Mushroom Farm Guided Tour at the Dirfys Mushroom Park, Evia

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Your introduction to the world of mushrooms begins with a twenty minute presentation by the mycologist of the team, who explains in a simple and engaging way the biology, the ecology and the magic of mushroom cultivation.

The experience then moves to the special greenhouses of 360 square metres, where autumn conditions prevail. The space hosts different species at every stage of growth: oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus citrinopileatus), shiitake (Lentinula edodes), lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) and coral tooth (Hericium coralloides).

You walk through the growing rooms, touch the substrates, photograph the crops and get practical, well founded information: nutritional value, how to store and preserve mushrooms and how to use them in the kitchen. The experts are there for a direct and friendly exchange of knowledge, with no academic tone. The visit can be completed with a meal at Mycena, where the dishes are based on the mushrooms grown on site.

What is included

• Introductory presentation by the mycologist of the team (about 20 minutes)
• Guided visit of the mushroom greenhouses
• Practical tips on nutrition, storage and cooking with mushrooms

Good to know

• Duration: about 45 minutes.
• The greenhouses are 2.5 km before the Park on the same road, with parking for 40 cars. You get there with your own vehicle.
• The Park is open to the public every day 10:00 to 15:00 and until 18:00 at weekends.
• If you also book a table at the Mycena restaurant, ask the Park about the reduced tour fee.

Price

Price: 9.20 € per person, for groups of at least 6 people. Children up to 14 years old: 2.65 €. Free for people with disabilities.

Bookings are on request: choose your date and number of guests and the Dirfys Mushroom Park confirms your visit. Requests are confirmed by Friday at 14:00 at the latest.

About the Dirfys Mushroom Park

The Dirfys Mushroom Park (Mycena Dirfis) in Kathenoi, Evia, is the first themed mushroom park in Greece. It grew out of the olive grove and botanical garden of the mycologists Thanasis Mastrogiannis and Lefteris Lachouvaris (Agricultural University of Athens), who in 2003 set up the first satellite mushroom cultivation system in Greece and in 2006 the first organised shiitake production unit in the country. Today the estate of seven stremmata hosts the mushroom farm, the themed park and the Mycena restaurant, where the menu is built around their own mushrooms and products of the island.

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