Mycelial mayhem Growing mushrooms for fun, profit and companion planting
Book - 2016
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Gabriola, BC :
New Society Publishers
2016.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- xviii, 269 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780865718142
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Dave's Mycelial Mayhem Journey
- Kristin's Mycelial Mayhem Journey
- Section I. Mycelia
- 1. Why Mushrooms?
- Why Not Mushrooms?
- Mushrooms Are Part of Our Fabric
- Mushrooms for the Future
- On the Mushroom Path
- 2. Mushroom Basics
- Fungi: A Kingdom of Its Own
- Mushroom Structure and Life Cycle
- Relevance of the Life Cycle to Cultivation and Harvest
- Facilitating Growth and Reproduction
- Fungi in Our Ecosystems
- Mushroom Life Cycle and Ecology as Teacher
- Section II. The Stem
- 3. Growing Mushrooms
- The Assessment
- Outdoor Cultivation
- Wine Caps (Stropharia rugoso annulata)
- Oysters
- Pink Oyster (Pleurotus djamor)
- Italian Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)
- Golden Oyster (Pleurotus cornucopiae)
- King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii)
- Nameko (Pholiota nameko)
- Pioppino or Black Poplar (Agrocybe aegerita)
- Lion's Mane or Hericium (Hericium erinaceus)
- Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
- Maitake
- Black, Yellow, and Grey Morels (Morchella angusticeps, M. esculenta and M. deliciosa)
- Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
- Indoor Cultivation: The Mayhem Within
- 4. Wild Collecting and Purveying
- Tenets to Follow When Collecting Wild Mushrooms
- Tenets to Follow When Purveying Wild-collected Mushrooms
- 5. Companion Planting and Other Sustainable Methods
- Systems Thinking: It's Not Just About the Mushrooms
- What's the Difference? Economics vs. Ecology
- What's the Difference? Sustainability vs. Resilience
- Biomimicry
- Permaculture Principles
- Putting It All Together: Resilient Design
- Applications for Mushroom Growing
- Composting
- Recycling Spent Growing Medium
- Materials and Energy Reduction
- Business Resilience
- Sharing Your Bounty
- Section III. The Fruit of Your Labor
- 6. Umami of Edible Mushrooms
- What Is Umami?
- From Harvest to Feast: Handling Mushrooms for the Best Umami
- Complementary Food Pairings for Umami and Health
- The Taste, Texture and Presentation of Specific Mushrooms
- Culinary Supplements
- Recipes
- 7. Nutritional Benefits of Mushrooms
- Nutrition and Medicine
- Nutritional Content of Mushrooms
- The Known Benefits
- The Super Seven Medicinal Mushrooms
- Mushrooms' Major Health Improvement Functions
- How to Maximize Nutritional Content
- Cautions
- 8. Niche Business or Supplemental Income
- Mushrooms As a Business?
- Knowing How to Grow
- Formulating Your Idea
- Evaluating Your Market: Conducting a Market Analysis
- Getting Started
- 9. Marketing Mushrooms
- Challenges and Opportunities
- Developing Your Story
- Traditional Advertising
- Target Marketing and Understanding Your Unique Market
- Crafting Your Online Presence
- Collaboration
- Face Time
- Developing Your Unique Marketing Strategy
- Evaluating Your Efforts
- Looking Forward and Anticipating Change
- Section IV. Spreading the Spores
- 10. Conclusion: Spread Your Spores
- Appendix: Marketing and Communications Materials
- North American Resources by Subject
- References
- Index
- About the Authors