There's no need to be in the dark about growing mushrooms. These tasty chameleons of the food world are extremely healthy—they are fat-free, low in calories, and filled with vitamins, antioxidants, ...

Layer the Mushroom Spawn Bags of spawn, ready for spreading on prepared patches of soil. Photo courtesy of Matt Williams There are lots of ways to do this part, but here’s how Williams recommends ...

This demonstrates how pearl oyster mushroom was growing from a kit in 27 days. We placed a mushroom spawn block in a shallow-filled tank to simulate high humidity environment. However, mold was ...

When Steve Shapson attended a mushroom growing seminar about 15 years ago, he learned that with a high-speed drill, some pasteurized sawdust inoculated with mushroom spawn, and a few logs he could ...

There isn't much going on in most kitchen gardens at this time of year, but there's one item you can produce all winter long. Satisfy your cravings for homegrown produce with an indoor mushroom kit.

These oyster mushrooms will continue to produce “crops” of mushrooms over the next few years, if the logs are kept moist. Fresh tomatoes, healthy green beans, sweet potatoes — these are all good ...

Growing mushrooms is easy to process with a little guidance. Although you can’t use regular garden soil, you can use spent coffee grounds. Growing mushrooms in coffee grounds is an easy and fun ...

Organic mushroom farming is one of the most profitable agribusinesses that can be started with minimum investment and space. Organic mushroom farming is growing gradually as an alternative source of ...

As an avid gardener and (very) amateur cook, learning how to grow edible mushrooms at home seemed like a no-brainer. Little did I know how little I knew. I ordered fungi guru Paul Stamets’ definitive ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small ...

Oyster mushroom cultivation can be quite rewarding. Here, you will learn everything you need to know to grow oyster mushrooms, from starting your own grain spawn and setting up your mushroom growing ...