Paul Stamets is the most successful cultivator of a wide range of exotic mushrooms known to me. In this latest book he brings together history, folklore, scientific facts and his own extensive first hand experience—all presented in an entertaining and informative format. As with the earlier Mushroom Cultivator, Growing Gourmet & MedicinalMushrooms will certainly become a standard reference. Scott Redhead, Ph.D., Dept. of Botany University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Recommended Mushroom Field Guides Mushroom Book Suppliers Annual Mushroom Festivals & Events Mushroom Cultivation Seminars & Training Centers Mushroom Study Tours/Adventures International Mushroom Associations North American Mushroom Societies & Associations mediately. After the spores have fallen, the spore print can be sealed, stored, and saved for future use. It can even be mailed without harm. By collecting spores of many mushrooms, one creates a Species Library. A mushroom hunter may find a species only once in a lifetime. Under these circumstances, the existence of a spore print may be the only resource a cultivator has for

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Stropharia rugoso-annulata) require frequent watering. Shaggy Manes (Coprinus comatus) prefer the cool, fall rains, thus requiring little attention. In comparison to indoor cultivation, the outdoor crops are not as frequent. However, outdoor crops can be just as intense, sometimes more so, especially if one is paying modest attention to the needs of the mushroom mycelium at critical junctures throughout its life cycle.MUSHROOMS, CIVILIZATION & HISTORY Immortality (1976) where he postulated that the mysterious SOMA in the Vedic literature, a red fruit leading to spontaneous enlightenment for those who ingested it, was actually a mushroom. The Vedic symbolism carefully disguised its true identity: Amanita muscaria, the hallucinogenic The resident mushroom mycelium increases the plant's absorption of nutrients, nitrogenous compounds, and essential elements (phosphorus, copper and zinc). By growing beyond the immediate root zone, the Methods of Mushroom Cultivation Mushrooms can be cultivated through a variety of methods. Some techniques are

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We’ve encountered folks who say, “I don’t like mushrooms.” To us, that’s like saying, “I don’t like drinking liquid.”

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Figures 3, 4, 5. Meso-American mushroom stones, circa 300 years B.C., from the Pacific slope of Guatemala. ated, and the judicious use of saprophytic fungi by homeowners as well as foresters may well prevent widespread parasitic disease vectors. Selecting and controlling the types of saprophytic fungi occupying these We thinkthey taste like a combination of portobello mushrooms with notes of white potatoes and red wine. Do king stropharia have medicinal properties: Oyster mushrooms are native to different temperate regions around the world. Like shiitakes, different subspecies of oyster mushrooms grow in different seasons. Our native winter oyster mushrooms fruit throughout the fall and winter here, but other types fruit in the spring and summer. Where to buy oyster mushrooms for growing: future propagation. I prefer taking spore prints on a pane of glass, using duct tape as binding along one edge. The glass panes are folded together, and masking tape is used to seal the three remaining edges. This spore book is then registered with notes written affixed to its face as to the name of mushroom, the date of collection, the county and locality of the find. Spores collected in this fashion remain viable for years, although

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King stropharia are native to Europe and North America. They fruit in the spring and again in the fall (biggest flushes seem to be in spring). More about king stropharia mushrooms: Casing: A Topsoil Promoting Mushroom Formation . .... 209 21. Growth Parameters for Gourmet and Medicinal Mushroom Species... 211 Spawn Run: Colonizing the Substrate Primordia Formation: The Initiation Strategy derground. Buddha was given the mushroom by a peasant who believed it to be a delicacy. In ancient verse, that mushroom was linked Once the Oyster mushroom life cycle is completed, the substrate can be again sterilized, and inoculated with the next species. Shiitake, Oyster, King Stropharia and finally Shaggy Manes can all be grown on the same substrate, increasingly reducing the substrate mass, without the addition of new materials. The majority of the substrate mass that does not evolve into gases is regenerated into mushrooms.The conversion of substrate mass-to-mushroom mass is mind boggling. These concepts are further developed in Chapter 22. The following list of decomposers are wild mushrooms most frequently occurring in wood chips in the northern temperate regions of North America. In general, these natural competitors are easy to distinguish from the gourmet mush-ford the most opportunities for cultivation. To select the best species for cultivation, several variables must be carefully matched. come a food source for the mushroom mycelium. The resulting downstream effluent is cleansed of not only carbon/nitrogen-rich numbers and variety, the populations of saprophytic and parasitic fungi initially rise, a direct result of the increased availability of dead wood debris. However, as woodlots are burned and replanted, the complex mosaic of the natural forest is replaced by a highly uniform, mono-species landscape. Because the replanted trees are nearly identical in age, the cycle of debris replenishing the forest floor is interrupted. This new "ecosystem" cannot sup-

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room species described in this book.Those that are mildly poisonous are labelled with * ; those which are deadly have two **.This list is by no means comprehensive. Many other species, especially the poisonous mycorrhizal Amanita, Hebeloma, Inocybe & Cortinarius species are not listed here. Mushrooms from these genera can inhabit the same plot of ground where a cultivator may lay down wood chips, even if the host tree is far removed.

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which often cause uncontrolled laughter, hallucinations, and sometimes spiritual experiences. Outdoor cultivators must hone their skills at mushroom identification to avert the ac- throughout the world, because I believe these mushrooms can enrich our lives as well as improve our health. Andrew T. Weil, M.D., author, Health and Healing and The Natural Mind. of these prized fungi. Faster methods are clearly desirable, but presently only the natural model has shown any clue to success. Given the huge hurdle of time for honing laboratory techniques, I favor the "low-tech" approach of planting trees adjacent to known producers of Chanterelles, Matsutake, Truffles and Boletes. After several years, the trees can be uprooted, inspected for mycorrhizae, and replanted in new environments. The value of the contributing forest can then be viewed, not in terms of board feet of lum-