Fungi Feastival runs from Batemans Bay to Eden June 16 to July 16

There was huge interest in the locally grown oyster and wine cap mushrooms displayed by the Fungi Feastival team.

The oyster mushrooms are edible mushrooms grown at Central Tilba by Annette Kennewell.

Oyster mushrooms, also known as 'tree oysters' or 'pearl oysters', have broad fan-shaped delicate caps with short stems and come in a variety of colours including white, pink, gold, blue, grey, tan and black pearl.

They are sweet and succulent to taste with a subtle flavour.

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Wine cap mushrooms (King Strophoria) are large or 'giant' mushrooms that are grown outdoors in a garden.

These edible mushrooms have a reddish-brown cap with dark coloured gills and a delicious earthy taste similar to a portobello but with a more robust flavour.

They are cultivated locally by Josh Whitworth of Collective Cultures in Dalmeny.

There was extensive interest in the Fungi Feastival's Mushroom Growing workshops.

Mr Whitworth will be facilitating home-grown mushroom workshops at Batemans Bay Library on Saturday June 17 and at Narooma Library on Saturday June 24.

He will demonstrate how easy it is to grow oyster mushrooms indoors and how to create mushroom garden beds to cultivate wine cap mushrooms outdoors.

Marita Smith of Milton Mushrooms will present morning and afternoon workshops at SAGE Community Garden in Moruya on Saturday July 15.

Participants will learn how to grow their own mushroom bucket using low-tech sustainable methods.

Ms Kennewell of Tilba Mushrooms and Fiona Kotvojs of Gulaga Gold truffles will facilitate a fungi growing workshop at Annette's small farm on Saturday, June 17.

Ms Kennewell will demonstrate how to grow oyster mushrooms and participants will tour her mushroom fruiting room.

Mushroom growing substrates from sugar cane mulch to hardwood pellets and logs will be compared for growing oysters, shiitake and lion's mane mushrooms.

Ms Kotvojs will talk about her experience growing truffles with oak and hazelnut trees at her farm located near Dignams Creek.

The Fungi Growing Workshop at Tilba is already fully booked.

Another Fungi Growing Workshop is scheduled for the Bega Valley on Sunday, July 16.

Visit the festival's website to book and for more information on this workshop or other Fungi Feastival events, celebrating the science, food and art of fungi.

The Fungi Feastival co-founders thank their sponsors: Mumbulla Community Foundation, Bega Valley Shire Council, GlobalGiving and the Australian Government; Tilba and Narooma Chambers of Commerce; Sugar Bush Creative and Gulaga Gold.

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