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Grower Highlights
Riverside Farm: Innovative Shiitake Mushroom Log Techniques
This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Winslow Robinson of Riverside Farm in North Yarmouth, Maine. Winslow and...
Health & Wellness
Psilocybin Mushrooms and America's Great Psychedelic Awakening
The psychedelic renaissance in the US has been gradually progressing for over a decade now and it’s no surprise that...
Grower Highlights
Fry Farm: Growing Lion's Mane and Shiitake Mushroom Pillars in Georgia
This week we had the privilege of speaking with Matt Fry of Fry Farm in Bethlehem, Georgia about their expertise...
Grower Highlights
Angel Schatz: Growing Edible Mushrooms in Central Texas
Angel Schatz is part of the leadership team of both the Central Texas Mycological Society and Austin Organic Gardeners. She...
Grower Highlights
Fungal Forms & Basement Cultivation with Artist Sam Shoemaker
Mary: Hi! Can you share your name, pronouns, a little about yourself and where you are? Sam: Sam Shoemaker (he/him)....
Grower Highlights
Growing in the Midwest with Tag
For this week's grower highlight, we were able to speak with experienced home-brewer and outdoorsman Tag Huff of Peculiar, Missouri...
Collaborations
Your Skin on Shrooms
We know mushrooms can do so much to support our bodies, but did you know that includes the outside too?...
Grower Highlights
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,”...
Guides
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...
Grower Highlights
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...
Species Spotlights
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...
Guides
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...