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FUNGI FOR THE PEOPLE | Mushroom Cultivation Research and Education How to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms OK, not the greatest picture - but man was it a tasty mushroom! Growing Shiitake on Oak LogsI've confessed before that I am a little obsessed with mushrooms - from growing oyster mushrooms in coffee grounds, to learning about edible wild mushrooms. (I'm still too nervous to eat them though!) Last Spring I contacted a local tree surgeon and scored a truck load of oak logs that had been cut down from a neighbor's yard - you need to let them sit for 3 weeks or so to allow the natural fungicides in the live tree to die back. Updated: Here's a step-by-step pictorial of the process courtesy of furtwangl on Flickr. Step One: Drill the Holes furtwangl/CC BY 2.0 Step Two: Insert Spawn Step Three: Wax Over Holes Step Four: There is no step four.... Once the logs are inoculated, you simply let them sit - preferably in a damp spot, raised off the ground so that they don't become colonized by other mushrooms - and you wait for them do their thing. My mushroom logs stacked behind the barn.

Sharondale Farm Mushrooms and Useful Plants Mushrooms db1 Our Associate, Deric Bruce, with a small portion of his day's harvest. Varnish Conk, Ling chih, Ling qi, Ling-Zhi, Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) The information relative to the Medicinal Aspects of the Mushrooms below has almost exclusively come from Christopher Hobbs' excellent book 'Medicinal Mushrooms'. Below are the links to mushroom availability, prices, pictures and information. Dried Mushrooms: Dried mushrooms have a shelf life of up to a year if stored in airtight containers in a cool place, or placed in the freezer for longest shelf life. Salted Mushrooms: Mushrooms preserved in salt are essentially dehydrated.

Start Your Own Mushroom Growing Business Whether you want to grow your own mushrooms to save money on buying mushrooms from supermarkets and grocery stores, or you fancy making money from your own home based mushroom growing business, you'll find advice and tips in this article to help you grow mushrooms that will be the envy of your friends and family, also the many customers for your mushroom growing business. Mushrooms are the fruiting body of some forms of fungi, and there are many very different species of mushroom in a range of shapes, colours and sizes. Mushrooms are prized for their nutritional value, as well as being good to eat and containing many health benefits. For those reasons and the fact that few people dislike them, you’ll find that harvesting mushrooms represents a very profitable hobby and business venture that virtually anyone can start, even without experience or high capital investment, and with just a small amount of space to work from. Main Stages of Mushroom Production picking. becoming regular clients.

Coffee Grinds to Mushrooms Yup. I’m not pulling your leg and I’m not kidding you around; oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are a species of fungus that can digest coffee grinds, including the filters that they are often discarded with, and produce reliable crops of mushrooms. I was skeptical at first but after doing what seemed to be no more than a month casually searching through online do-it-yourself blogs and investigating companies which distribute mushroom kits and spawn (such as The Mushroom Patch) I had the confidence to give it a shot. I was rewarded with not only beautiful and tasty oyster mushrooms but an acquired set of skills that I can now use to develop further cultivating techniques for this sadly underappreciated crop. Approximately one month after mixing together the coffee grinds and mycelium together, the oyster mushrooms are well into their first flush. But why would you want to grow your own mushrooms? Step 1. Chances are, there is a coffee shop near where you live. Like this:

Bulk Steamer Pasteurizer Tek (Lots of Pics) - Mushroom Cultivation Ever dream about a way to pasteurize bulk amounts of substrate without putting all that much work into it? A while ago I stumbled across an idea for a pasteurizer. The credit for the idea goes to Mycotopia. I have wondered for a while why I have not seen anyone (hardly anyone) use this here. I have altered the concept though. My method is a combination of the system i picked up from Mycotopia, with a bag technique I picked up from Agar here on shroomery. I'm not going to hold your hand on a step by step procedure as it is already built. I went to Lowes and picked up a 50 Gallon Roughneck Tub. I had one of these laying around so I decided to use this as my rack. Now this is the heart of the machine. Is that too expensive? That's where I bought mine, works like new. Here is what the Pasteurizer looks like. You need a thermometer to check temperatures while pasteurizing. Now here is how I attached my Steamer to my tub. Now you need to prepare your substrate.

Growing Shiitake Mushrooms Did you know that shiitakes are easy to grow in the home garden? Well they are and they only require a few items beyond the spawn (seeds). But before you jump into the fungus business, there are a few things you will need to know. 1. 2. Once you have your wood source and it is cut, it is time to order your spawn (seed). When your spawn arrives, it will be little dowels that are impregnated with the shiitake spawn. Share: Comments comments MushroomsOn The Menu Related Posts « Spirulina: High in Protein and Nutrients How to Make Your Own Mosquito Repellant » 6kW Steel Drum Pasteurizer Build - Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms Gave the pasteurizer it's first run with straw yesterday, going for round two today. I was able to fit over 1/2 of a square bale of straw in the thing. This means I'll get three 3' straw logs per run. I loaded it up with straw, squirted in some soap, filled it up with cold water and let it soak for 2 hours. After it was done pasteurizing and draining the straw seemed a little on the dry side, maybe because it was packed to tight? To pasteurize I first poured in four 5 gallon buckets with 80°C (176°F) water and half a cup of hydrated lime each. After the pasteurization cycle the drum was drained and the straw left to drip for a couple of hours.

Mushroom Farm, Old Lane, Nethertown, Drighlington, BRADFORD, West Yorkshire, BD11 1LU details | Postcode Finder UK Address Mushroom Farm Old Lane Nethertown Drighlington West Yorkshire Map Google+ Trial Grow Room before growing commercially - Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms This is a trial setup to learn as much as posible and when ready start a commercial mushroom growing business. In this trial growroom we will be doing the same tasks as in the future bigger setup but with less substrate, 40kg of substrate/week. - The room has a northwest orientation and has a big tree by the window. These and the A/C unit if needed will help keep the room fresh during the summer - There is plenty of natural light and no direct sunlight so artificial light is not needed - The Floor has been covered with several layers of thick plastic - We will put extra shelves (12 in total) to accomodate three blocks of 3 kilograms each - The two humidifiers maintain a 90-95% humidity. - Some trays with perlite help to maintain the humidity when the greenhouse is quite empty. - We had at home this old Thermo Hygrometer because my grandfather and father used to run a business where they sold them, it has become my favorite gadget. The image above shows the evolution of the humidity.

MycoKey home 21st Century Diversified Agriculture Project for Ghana - Aloha Ecowas Development Corporation LTD Low Technology Mushroom Cultivation using Agricultural Wastes as Substrates Mushrooms are an attractive crop to cultivate in developing countries for many reasons. One of the most compelling points would be that they are grown on agricultural wastes. It enables us to acquire substrate materials at low prices or even for free and to conserve our environment by recycling wastes. Mushrooms can be grown on virtually all types of available wastes. Figure 1. Banana and its leaves Figure 2. Figure 3. According to a recent survey, approximately 200 different wastes are available as mushroom substrates. Mushroom Cultivation Mushroom growing house (MGH) The recommended MGH (shown below) is an 8 x 6m brick and mortar structure, with cement floor, gable thatched roof with jute bags ceiling. At virtually all past sites, the MGH was modified in various ways. How to Build a Clean Room in a Simple Way Introduction What is a clean room? How does it work? Why do mushroom growers need a clean room? 1.

Mushrooms: Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect, and ... - Philip G. Miles, Shu-Ting Chang Since the publication of the first edition, important developments have emerged in modern mushroom biology and world mushroom production and products. The relationship of mushrooms with human welfare and the environment, medicinal properties of mushrooms, and the global marketing value of mushrooms and their products have all garnered great attention, identifying the need for an updated, authoritative reference. Mushrooms: Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect, and Environmental Impact, Second Edition presents the latest cultivation and biotechnological advances that contribute to the modernization of mushroom farming and the mushroom industry. It describes the individual steps of the complex mushroom cultivation process, along with comprehensive coverage of mushroom breeding, efficient cultivation practices, nutritional value, medicinal utility, and environmental impact.