Description
Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation
Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation
Explore organic mushroom cultivation practices, groundbreaking research, and numerous ways to incorporate mushrooms into your life.
“A clear, comprehensive guide that is a gift to amateur as well as professional mushroom growers. This book opens the doors wide to a diverse and fascinating fungal world.” –Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden.
What would it take to grow mushrooms in space? How can mushroom cultivation help manage or utilize invasive species such as kudzu and water hyacinth, reducing dependence on herbicides? Is it possible to create a low-cost, easy-to-implement mushroom-growing kit that provides high-quality edible protein and bioremediation after a natural disaster? How can we improve our understanding of morel cultivation for better success rates?
For over twenty years, mycology expert Tradd Cotter has pondered these questions and conducted trials to find answers. In Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation, Cotter offers an in-depth exploration of the best organic mushroom cultivation practices, shares groundbreaking research, and provides numerous ways to apply your cultivation skills and incorporate mushrooms into your life.
Whether your goal is to help clean up industrial pollution in your community or simply enjoy a Reishi-infused homebrew ale, this book has you covered.
Inside, you’ll find:
- The Fundamentals of Mushroom Cultivation
- Innovative Applications and Projects Using Fungi
- Basic Laboratory Construction, Equipment, and Procedures
- Starting Cultures and Spawn Generation
- Detailed Descriptions of Over 25 Different Genus
The book guides readers through indoor and outdoor cultivation techniques, from integrating wood-chip beds with king Stropharia into your garden and building “trenched rafts” of hardwood logs with shiitake spawn to producing oysters indoors on spent coffee grounds or pasteurized sawdust in vertical plastic columns. For those seeking self-sufficiency by generating and expanding spawn, Cotter covers lab techniques, including low-cost alternatives using existing infrastructure and materials.
Cotter also shares his groundbreaking research on cultivating morels indoors and out, “training” mycelium to respond to specific contaminants, and perpetuating spawn on cardboard without electricity. Learn about making tinctures, powders, mushroom-infused honey, antibacterial mushroom cutting boards, and growing mushrooms on old denim jeans.
Geared toward readers who want to grow mushrooms without pesticides, Cotter introduces an entirely new way of thinking—growing mushrooms on just about anything, anywhere, and by anyone.
“This comprehensive introduction to growing and utilizing fungi has something for all mushroom-inclined readers… Both practical and passionate, Cotter offers extensive and detailed information.” –Publishers Weekly
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