Rich in nutrients, mushrooms are considered a ‘super food.’ Incidentally, mushroom farming is not familiar to most people in Kerala where the climate is ideal for this food crop. Manorama Horizon, the educational portal of ‘Malayala Manorama’, has arranged a short online course in mushroom farming for beginners. Children as well as anyone interested in farming can join the course, which aims to create awareness among participants on growing mushrooms.

The course seeks to address this issue by highlighting the advantages of growing mushrooms.

Methods of farming at a low cost and in the limited space of houses and flats would be discussed. Participants can also clear their doubts on various types of mushrooms and precautions to be taken while growing them.

Each participant will be given an e-certificate and a mushroom bag worth Rs 700.

The recordings of the course will be available online for three months. The course, being conducted in association with Leena's Mushroom Farms, will start on April 29. The class will be led by Jithu Thomas, Managing Partner of Leena's Mushroom Farms which is based at Pazhoor in Piravom.

For further details, call 9048991111 or visit https://www.manoramahorizon.com/course/mushroom-farming-for-beginners/