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Growing in the Desert Part II: with Jacq
Jacq Davis has cracked the code. After over six years of toiling in the desert, they’ve created an “edible landscape,” a lush permaculture garden oasis known as Epic Yard Farm in Tempe, Arizona where food is grown year-round.
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Choosing Spawn for Growing Mushrooms Outside
What's the difference between sawdust spawn, plug spawn, and grain spawn for growing mushrooms outside? And why would you choose to use one over the other? We'll demystify exactly what mushroom spawn is and cover some considerations that might sway your choice so you can get growing.
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Growing in the Desert Part I: with Kori Adkins
An interview on the challenges of growing mushrooms in the desert and creative solutions. Read on to learn how to grow mushrooms on your recycling.
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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?
Match your mushrooms to their preferred type of tree! Learn about species compatibility with this easy-to-use chart to help with log inoculation.
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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...
How to Get More Life From Your 'Spray & Grow' Mushroom Kit
Our Spray and Grow Kits are an easy and convenient way to start growing mushrooms. After they’re done fruiting on your kitchen counter, there are a few ways you can reuse your kit and keep on growing! Sometimes a little fresh air is all that a kit needs to be revitalized.
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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
Our latest experiment with our modified monotub: growing Black King oyster mushrooms on our Boomr Bag bulk substrate.
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Creamy Vegan Balsamic Hen of the Woods Soup
It's October in Maine and I've been hearing about people coming down with colds and fighting allergies, so when I found some maitake (hen of the woods) mushrooms at North Spore -- best bet I went to the soup drawing board.
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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...
Lobster Mushrooms: Maine's Other Lobster
While lobster mushrooms don't have the legions of fervent aficionados that porcini and chanterelle mushrooms command, they are equally delicious....
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