You know adulting has launched successfully when the idea of fun isn’t pretending the floor is lava or watching Mentos explode in Diet Coke, but instead, you’re obsessing over growing your own ...
Not just any old logs will do. They should be 3″ to 6″ in diameter and about 3 1 /2′ long – cut from deciduous hardwoods. Oak, maple, ironwood, and beech all make good candidates. Avoid pine and fruit ...
Dan Lipow is the founder of specialty foods purveyor Foraged Feasts. Lipow and his team forage mushrooms and greens, which they then sell at farmer’s markets, but in addition to foraging in the wild, ...
After the button mushroom, the shiitake mushroom is the most commonly cultivated mushroom in the world, according to Cornell University. The practice of growing shiitake mushrooms intentionally on ...
Shiitake mushrooms are a world-renowned delicacy that are beloved by food enthusiasts. Their rich, earthy, umami flavor and meaty texture make them a sought-after ingredient in countless dishes. But ...
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How to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms at Home

Follow our easy steps for growing shiitake mushrooms on logs. You might be surprised to hear that growing shiitake mushrooms ...
Sawdust substrate supplemented with millet or wheat bran or both, were inoculated with spawn made from an isolate (PSU 305) of Lentinus edodes. Biological efficiency (%) and size data, on mushrooms ...
Q: I love mushrooms and heard that shiitake mushrooms can be grown on logs in my backyard. Do you know anything about that? - Phil from Campbell Hall A: Happy Spring, Phil. Yes, I do know something ...
MONTVALE, Va. (WDBJ) - At Wingstem Farm in Montvale, they’re growing various kinds of mushrooms. “We moved here in 2012 with the idea that we wanted to grow something sustainably,” said Lexi Rojahn of ...