Learn how to grow mushrooms and enjoy a special lunch prepared by Chef Ann Testa featuring local mushrooms (some grown by facilitator Cayle Moreo), along with eggs and produce grown at the White Violet Center gardens. Discussion topics will include the use of mushrooms as a sustainable food source and how to grow your own gourmet and medicinal mushrooms.

Participants will make their own mushroom straw logs to take home.

Location: White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026
Time: Noon-3 p.m.
Cost: $40
Register: Online (below) or call 812-535-2946 or email mwimsett@spsmw.org

Facilitators:
Chef Ann Testa, White Violet Center Farm Projects Assistant
Cayle Moreo, Sustainability Director, Indiana State University’s Office of Sustainability
Tara Elmore, Director of Outreach and Events, Sisters of Providence