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Growing in the Midwest with Tag
Species Spotlight: Reishi Mushrooms
Your Skin on Shrooms
Growing in the Desert Part II: with Jacq
Choosing Spawn for Growing Mushrooms Outside
Growing in the Desert Part I: with Kori Adkins
Species Spotlight: Shiitake Mushrooms
Shiitakes are one of the easiest and most foolproof mushrooms you can grow on logs. It's no wonder, humans have...
How to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs
Growing shiitake mushrooms on logs is one of the most satisfying and sustainable means of cultivating mushrooms. It’s more cost-effective...
Which Species of Log is Best?
Medicinal Mushroom Tinctures: How To Benefit From Using Them
The popularity of medicinal mushroom tinctures is undoubtedly on the rise, but what are the benefits? And how should you...
Mushroom Extracts: The Mycelium vs. Fruiting Body Dispute
How to Get More Life From Your 'Spray & Grow' Mushroom Kit
Growing Cordyceps Mushrooms in Thailand
In early 2019, before Covid-19 made international travel near impossible, I spent some time in South East Asia and had a...
Vegetarian Savory Mushroom Tart Recipe
Mushrooms are standard fare in tarts and quiches but rarely do they add as much to a dish as they...
Experimenting with our Modified Monotub
Mycophobia: Mushrooms Reinterpreted
“Fungi are the antithesis of civilization, born of wild mycelium that is free of social constraints and defiant of imposed...
Creamy Vegan Balsamic Hen of the Woods Soup
Visit us at The Common Ground Fair! (And check out this video)
Every September North Spore heads to the Common Ground Fair to hawk spawn and talk about mushroom cultivation. If you're...