Going Backwards. From June, before the mini-drought at Mildred's Lane, We found the tasty, orangey and yellow chicken on several different logs/stumps. Here is one Monique found at Mike Spittels. Here is about to be chopped up for ravioli filling:… Continue

I am in PA, At Mildred's Lane. We are less than halfway through the Town and Country Session, which is part dedicated to Transcendentalist research, and of course mushrooms cannot be excluded from conversation. One of our recent guests, Charlie Fox just sent me this note, and images of these watercolors painted by Kelly Bird:
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While I was away from the cemetery hunt, I went on my own mushroom hunt with Colin.... on foot and while biking.


On Sunday (biking from Salem to Lyme CT) and Tuesday (biking from Salem to Hartford CT today) we found Chicken of the Woods and a lot of Oysters and had a feast! We also went wa… Continue

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Rafter Sass showed us how easy it is to cultivate your own mushrooms!

Take Wood Chips/Straw/Natural Substrate (1 bale straw) soaked in water overnight (or mason's lime) and let it drain until it's spongey wet like good compost, then
mix the substrate with grain spawn (1lb) and pack it… Continue

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Even if you're an avid gardener - if you are only gardening plants, you're missing out! There is a whole other kingdom to explore - and eat. We can incorporate delicious, nutritious fungi in our veggie gardens, backyards, lawns, landscaping, balconies, and more... In this workshop, we'll explore the basics - and not-so-basics - of mushroom cultivation. We'll learn how to look at mushroom crops through a holistic, permaculture lens, and find the niche in the landscape where they can perform useful… Continue

from the NYTimes, published April 14

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/garden/15mushrooms.html?pagewanted=1

Alison Knowles

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Japanese farming folklore has it that lightning makes mushrooms multiply, and new research supports the idea. Mushrooms form a staple part of the diet in Japan, and the fungi are in such high demand that around 50,000 tons are imported annually, so scientists have been experimenting with artificial lightning to see if it could increase the crop.



A four-year study carried out at Iwate University in northern Japan on ten species of mushroom (so far) has shown that for eight of the 10 mu… Continue