A Cook’s Book of Mushrooms
by Jack Czarnecki. The master mushroom chef of our time has written a culinary masterpiece. Delectable recipes and photos of shiitake, cepes, portobello, straw, chanterelle, enoki, and morel dishes. A great gift. 208 pp. hardcover
All That the Rain Promises & More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
by David Arora. A lively and funny field guide with superb photos 264 pp.
All-American Pressure Cookers & Sterilizers
These are heavy-duty cast aluminum, have gasketless metal-to-metal seals, and include a pressure gauge, pressure regulator, and rack. The sterilizers (X models) are industrial-grade, and also include an aluminum basket and flexible metal vent hose. The 25X models feature thermostatic electric heating elements and a choice of either 120V or 240V. Please do not add to cart — call us at (866) 521-1555, or email us, for the latest prices.
Alternative Methods of Shiitake Inoculation
by Bob Harris. Saw kerf, spawn comb, and other alternative methods by our founder. 7 pp.
Aluminum Tags (10)
Record the date & kind of mushroom in the log, batch number, tree species, etc. & staple to end of the log.
Aluminum Tags (100)
Record the date & kind of mushroom in the log, batch number, tree species, etc. & staple to end of log.
An Outlaw In My Heart: A Political Activist’s User’s Manual
by Stephen Gaskin. An eloquent call to non-violence and spiritual revolution. 149 pp.
BEYOND SURVIVAL, CD Slide Show
by Frank Michael. The simple technologies & strategies needed to survive and prosper in the era of Peak Everything, Unemployment, and Global Warming. An abundance of beautiful material, references, & urls. PDF PowerPoint CD, 63 slides in color.
Button Mushroom Ready-To-Fruit Kit
Agaricus bitorquis, the worldwide favorite mushrooom. Mist with water and follow the directions for lush fruitings. Available from September to May.
Cannabis Spirituality, with 13 guidelines for sanity and safety
by Stephen Gaskin. On civil rights, spiritual communion, consciousness, and relationships. 136 pp. Currently sold out. A new, revised edition may be available in 2011.
Casing Soil (1 gallon)
For mushrooms that fruit only if cased with a light, porous, low-nutrient medium. Peat moss brought to a neutral pH with crushed granite and lime. 1 gallon.
Casing Soil (1 pint)
For mushrooms that fruit only if cased with a light, porous, low-nutrient medium. Peat moss brought to a neutral pH with crushed granite and lime. 1 pint.
Cheese Wax (1 lb.)
Apply melted to each inoculation site to prevent spawn dehydration and insect damage. Sticks to the log and remains pliable even in coldest weather. 1 lb., does 10 logs.
Cornsteep Dextrose Agar (1 lb.)
Similar to Bob’s Malt, with dextrose as the sugar. Gives good growth with fewer sectoring problems, for long-range maintenance of cultures transferred from malt agar. 1 lb.
Cornsteep Dextrose Agar (1/2 lb.)
Similar to Bob’s Malt, with dextrose as the sugar. Gives good growth with fewer sectoring problems, for long-range maintenance of cultures transferred from malt. 1/2 lb.
Cornsteep Fermentive Extract (1 lb.)
In granular form for addition to agar medium or grain, for better growth on grain media. Add in the ratio of up to 20% of the dry weight of the medium. 1 lb.
Cornsteep Fermentive Extract (1/2 lb.)
In granular form for addition to agar medium or grain, for better growth on grain media. Add in the ratio of up to 20% of the dry weight of the medium. 1/2 lb.
Cultivation of Shiitake and Other Exotic Mushrooms in Taiwan (DVD)
DVD video, by James W. Kimbrough.
Cultivation of Shiitake and Other Exotic Mushrooms in Taiwan (VHS)
VHS video, by James W. Kimbrough.
Developing and Marketing “Meal in a Bag” Products (DVD)
Full title: Developing and Marketing “Meal in a Bag” Products for Small Shiitake Growers, DVD video by Mary Ellen Kozak.
Developing and Marketing “Meal in a Bag” Products (VHS)
Full title: Developing and Marketing “Meal in a Bag” Products for Small Shiitake Growers, VHS video by Mary Ellen Kozak.
Do-It-Yourself Solar-Heated Greenhouse Plans
With a small solar-heated strawbale greenhouse you create a year-’round microclimate shielded from temperature extremes and storms. Ideal for cultivating mushrooms in a moist, warm environment year ’round. At the same time, you can grow organic greens and vegetables in compact Square Foot Gardening high beds that produce 5X more veggies than regular gardens, on minutes a day. Three pages of drawings, text, and references.
Drill Bit for Plugs
Drill bit — easily sharpened with a flat file for long life. Twist, brad point, 5/16” for plug inoculation in logs.
Drill Bit for Sawdust
Drill bit for sawdust inoculation in logs. Twist, brad point, 7/16”, easily sharpened with a flat file for long life.
Drill Bit Stop, 7/16″ for Sawdust
7/16” bit stop collars for sawdust inoculation of logs.
Note: we don’t carry stop collars for 5/16″ drill bits, as the small diameter causes them to slip off.
Earthworm Compost (10 lb.)
For larger yields of all compost-loving mushrooms. Predigested by earthworms to give a rich, coarse, black medium. Call (866) 521-1555 for your shipping amount. Sorry, no COD’s. 10 lb.
Extending the Growing Season (DVD)
Full title: Extending the Growing Season and Year-Round Production of Shiitake on Natural Logs, DVD video by Joe Krawczyk.
Filter Disks (2.75″, 100)
Placed under mason jar rings, allow cultures to breathe without contamination. Autoclaveable, reusable. Regular 2.75” mouth.
Filter Disks (2.75″, Dozen)
Placed under mason jar rings, allow cultures to breathe without contamination. Autoclaveable, reusable. Regular 2.75” mouth, 1 dozen.
Filter Disks (3.5″, 100)
Placed under mason jar rings, allow cultures to breathe without contamination. Autoclaveable, reusable. Large 3.5″ mouth, 100 disks.
Filter Disks (3.5″, Dozen)
Placed under mason jar rings, allow cultures to breathe without contamination. Autoclaveable, reusable. Large 3.5″ mouth, 1 dozen.
Filter Patch Bag
Autoclaveable bag with 1-sq.-in., 0.3-micron filter patch. 18.5” long x 8” diam., 1 bag.
Filter Patch Bags (100)
Autoclaveable bags with 1-sq.-in., 0.3-micron filter patch. 18.5” long x 8” diam., 100 bags.
Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
by Terence McKenna. 315 pp.
From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs, 2nd Ed.
by Andrew Weil and Winifred Rosen. A unique theory of addiction interwoven with some fascinating history. 240 pp.
Grapefruit Seed Extract (100 – 125-mg Tablets)
A very potent edible biocide that purifies water, prevents parasites, and disinfects produce and any surface. GSE is 10-100 X more potent than chlorine, iodine, or silver oxide, yet it can be diluted and drunk to kill bacteria, fungi and viruses and to detach parasites, while sparing beneficial intestinal flora. Bacteria do not develop antibiotic resistance to it. In tablet form for those who don’t like the intensely bitter taste. Perfect for first-aid kits, travel, eating out, visiting relatives, life, and other adventures. 100 – 125 mg tablets
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, 3rd Edition
by Paul Stamets. The state-of-the-art manual for every mushroom cultivator on sawdust, straw, bagasse, coffee grounds, and many other agri-wastes. Contains in great detail all the parameters and fascinating facts for shiitake, maitake, reishi, 7 species of oysters, portabella, and many other gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Speaks to environmental concerns, health, and business success. Excellent on all phases of sterile technique starting from mushroom spores / clones. Beautiful color photos. 585 pp.
Growing Wild Mushrooms: A Complete Guide to Cultivating Edible & Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
by Bob Harris. A simple guide to sterile methods, spores, and natural cultivation of wild mushrooms in compost. Identifies wild mushrooms and poisonous look-alikes. 88 pp., color photos.
Kentucky Forest Trees
A nifty pocket-sized booklet for identifying all kinds of oaks & other trees that grow anywhere.
Lasagna Gardening
How to make truly low-cost, instant high-rise growbeds using leaves, grass clippings, and compost. Combined with Square Foot Gardening, these two methods are capable of eliminating world hunger. Beautifully illustrated with hand drawings, 244 pp.
Lion’s Mane – sawdust spawn
Hericium erinaceus is grown experimentally in wafer stacks or partially buried logs in damp places, and also in sterilized sawdust bags. Sawdust spawn only.
Lion’s Mane Ready-To-Fruit Kit
Hericium erinaceus, also known as Pom-Pom Mushrooms, looks like clusters of cream-colored icicles, with a taste similar to lobster when sauteed in butter. Exotic and delicious.
Magic Mushrooms in Religion and Alchemy
by Clark Heinrich. Praised by Albert Hoffman and Terence McKenna, this is a treasure trove of controversial excursions into myth, legend, and religion. 221 pp., illustrated.
Maitake – sawdust spawn
Grifola frondosa grows experimentally in hardwood logs or stacked log wafers in plastic bags, but most reliably in sterilized sawdust & woodchip bags. Sawdust spawn only.
Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture
by Christopher Hobbs. The results of research on reishi, shiitake, maitake, and over 100 mushroom species on stimulating the immune system, preventing and treating cancer and AIDS, and treating heart disease. 251 pp.
Monday Night Class, Revised & Annotated Edition
by Stephen Gaskin. A series of conversations that were attended by thousands of people, and helped determine the spiritual direction of a generation of cultural creatives. Second edition, annotated. 191 pp.
Morel – sawdust spawn
Morchella angusticeps are delicious, but growing them is tricky and difficult, no guarantees! Grown in the soil in sheltered areas of the woods or garden. Sawdust spawn only.
Morel – Sawdust Spawn
The Black Morel (Morchella angusticeps), like the other morel species, is quirky and unreliable because it has not been cultivated for decades like shiitake and oyster mushrooms. However, their unique zesty flavor keeps people trying and sometimes succeeding in growing these delicacies of the forest. Morels are grown in the soil, in areas sheltered from strong wind but not necessarily clear of grasses or trees. Detailed instructions are provided with your order.
Mushrooms Demystified
by David Arora. This Big Mama of field guides covers over 2000 species, has a checklist of the 70 most common mushrooms, detailed keys, habitats, classification, cookery, the meanings of scientific names, and toxins. Color and b&w photos, 960 pp.
Mushrooms in the Garden
By Helmut Steinek. Not about shiitake; create magic in your garden with a variety of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms in an edible landscape. 148 pp., color photos.
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
by Paul Stamets. A manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. Growing mushrooms is one of the best things we can do for the environment. Here you’ll find out how to revitalize wastelands, decompose toxic waste sites, reduce silt from streambeds, and remove pathogens from agricultural watersheds. Detailed myco-restoration of forests and the latest medicinal and nutritional properties of mushrooms. For the conscious cultivator and gardener. Heavily illustrated, 340 pp.
One Dozen Test Tubes with Screw Caps (125 x 20 mm)
With autoclaveable plastic screw caps (125 x 20 mm), 1 dozen.
Paint Stick
Write on the metal tags using vivid code colors. Weatherproof and permanent. One paint stick.
Permaculture at The Farm
Intensive courses in organic gardening, natural building, ecovillage design, Peak Oil, and more. A whole-systems immersion experience in ecovillage living, hands-on practice and courses. Wide access to information, tools, and resources, with on-site & off-site consulting and outreach. For information on these courses call 931-964-4474. ECOVILLAGE TRAINING CENTER, The Farm, PO Box 90, Summertown, TN 38483-0090 USA.
Persephone’s Quest: Entheogens and the Origins of Religion
by Gordon Wasson, et al. On the Eleusian mysteries and the culture of ancient Greece. 257 pp.
Phoenix Oyster – sawdust spawn
Pleurotus pulmonarius is a warm-weather fruiter, unique for growing well in softwoods like pine, fir, and spruce logs, as well as in the soft hardwoods like poplar. cottonwood, sweetgum, willow, etc. The Phoenix oyster is heat-loving, and grows well in India and Hawaii.
Sawdust oyster spawn is suitable for cultivation in logs or in stacked larger diameter log wafers, indoors or out.
Phoenix Oyster Ready-To-Fruit Kit
Pleurotus pulmnarius has a uniquely fresh and subtle flavor, with bluish to brown color that depends on the light level. See also our “TeePee” kit, designed for school science projects.
Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story
by Alexander and Ann Shulgin. Pioneering research in entheogenic and sexual biochemistry. 200 detailed descriptions of the endogenous workhorses of the brain and their effects, and their chemical structures with diagrams. 978 pp.
Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, & Hallucinogenic Powers
by R.E. Schultes & A. Hoffman. A visual feast on the many entheogenic plants used by our ancestors. 192 pp.
Polyethylene Bag
18” long x 8” diam., autoclavable spawn or fruiting bags, with 1-sq.-in. microfilter breathing patch. One bag.
Polyethylene Bags (100)
18” long x 8” diam., autoclavable spawn or fruiting bags, with 1-sq.-in. microfilter breathing patch, 100 bags.
Polyethylene Bags (100)
18” long x 8” diam., autoclavable spawn- or fruiting bags, with 1-sq.-in. microfilter breathing patch.
Polyethylene Tubing (20′)
For tall column bags for growing mushrooms in straw or sawdust, 4 mil thick, 12” diameter x 20’.
Polyethylene Tubing (20′)
For tall column bags for growing mushrooms in straw or sawdust, 4 mil thick, 12” diameter x 20’.
Portobello Ready-To-Fruit Kit
These delectable, dark-gilled, tawny mushrooms can be grown right in your kitchen. Simple directions yield about 4-5 lbs in 3-4 fruitings. Great flavor! Available from September to May.
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide
by Paul Stamets. Ancient uses as sacraments and mind-enhancers. Identification guide for the world. Beautiful color electron microscope photographs. 256 pp.
Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower’s Guide: A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts
by O.T. Oss and O.N. Oeric. With a foreword by Terence McKenna, this is a classic manual on dung-inhabiting mushrooms, and the evolutionary, medicinal, and historical aspects of entheogenic mushrooms. Many photos, 86 pp.
Reishi Mushroom: Herb of Spiritual Potency & Medical Wonder
by Terry Willard, M.D. A thorough medical survey of a mushroom revered in ancient China. Modern research shows Reishi is a powerful immuno-modulator, showing efficacy in treating certain cancers. Colorfully illustrated. 167 pp.
Reishi Ready-To-Fruit Kit
Ganoderma lucidum, China’s “mushroom of immortality,” is known for high immunomodulating properties in the medical literature. Not directly edible, it is used in teas and ground up for capsules.
Reishi: Ancient Herb for Modern Times
by Kenneth Jones. Excellent summary of the benefits of reishi. 34 pp.
Sacred Mushroom Seeker: Tributes to R. Gordon Wasson
by T. Reidlinger. The true adventures of Gordon Wasson, banker, author, and ethnobiologist. 283 pp. Softcover. Hardcover available.
Sacred Mushrooms & the Law
by R. Boire. “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.” 69 pp.
Sawdust Spawn Inoculation Tool
The perfect tool for inoculating sawdust spawn into drilled holes in a log. Made of brass with plastic grip, thumb-spring driven. Lasts a lifetime.
Shiitake – plug spawn – MP510 (wide range)
Our most versatile all-around strain of shiitake. Fruiting range 55-80°F. For production indoors or outdoors on natural logs. Yields large mushrooms with thick flesh, tolerant to hot and cool weather. Has a fast spawn run, 6-9 months from inoculation to first harvest. 1,000 plugs, enough to do about 30 – 4″ diam. x 40″ long logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – plug spawn – MP512 (warm weather)
Warm weather strain of Shiitake, fruits at 65-80°F. Spawn run (incubation) is 9-12 months after inoculation. Produces large mushrooms with medium thick flesh. Outdoor strain. 1,000 plugs, enough to do about 30 – 4″ diam. x 40″ long logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – plug spawn – MP852 (warm weather)
Warm weather strain of Shiitake, fruits best in hot weather around 65-86°F. Spawn run (incubation) is 9-12 months after inoculation. Greenhouse or outdoor strain. This strain is sensitive to overwatering, needs an airy, less humid fruiting area.
1,000 plugs, enough to do about 30 – 4″ diam x 40″ long logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – plug spawn – MP853 (warm weather)
Fruits around 60-82°F. Greenhouse or outdoor Shiitake strain. This variety produces the largest mushrooms with the thickest flesh. Slow to fruit (10 months-1 year) but with the longest production life by 20-40%, and yields mushrooms up to 7-1/2″ across. 1,000 plugs, enough to do about 30 – 4″ diam. x 40″ long logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – plug spawn – MP855 (cold weather)
Fruits at 41-68°F, greenhouse or outdoor strain. Incubation period or “spawn run” is longer, running from 9 months to 1-1/2 years. Fruits from October to June, seldom in summer. 1,000 plugs, enough to do about 30 – 4″ diam. x 40″ long logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – sawdust spawn – MP510 (wide range)
Our most versatile all-around strain of shiitake. Fruiting range 55-80°F. For production indoors or outdoors on natural logs. Yields large mushrooms with thick flesh, tolerant to hot and cool weather. Has a fast spawn run, 6-9 months from inoculation to first harvest. One 1 Kg. bag of sawdust spawn inoculates 20 logs of average size 4” diameter x 40” long.
SAWDUST SPAWN is the most economical way to grow mushrooms in natural logs. The extra piece of equipment you might need is a $27 inoculation tool. Its cost can be recouped in spawn savings within 125 logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – sawdust spawn – MP512 (warm weather)
This warm weather strain fruits at 65-80°F, 9-12 months after inoculation. Produces large mushrooms with medium thick flesh. Outdoor strain. One 1-kg. bag of sawdust spawn inoculates 20 logs of average size 4” diameter x 40” long.
SAWDUST SPAWN is the most economical way to grow mushrooms in natural logs. The extra piece of equipment you might need is a $27 inoculation tool. Its cost can be recouped in spawn savings within 125 logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – sawdust spawn – MP512 (warm weather)
Warm weather strain of Shiitake, fruits at 65-80°F. Spawn run (incubation) is 9-12 months after inoculation. Produces large mushrooms with medium thick flesh. Outdoor strain. 1 Kg bag, enough to do about 20 – 4″ diam. x 40″ long logs.
SAWDUST SPAWN is the most economical way to grow mushrooms in natural logs. The extra piece of equipment you might need is a $27 inoculation tool. Its cost can be recouped in spawn savings within 125 logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – sawdust spawn – MP852 (warm weather)
Fruits around 60-86°F, greenhouse or outdoor strain. Fruits best in hot weather. This strain is sensitive to overwatering, needs an airy, less humid fruiting area. One 1 Kg. bag of sawdust spawn inoculates 20 logs of average size 4” diameter x 40” long.
SAWDUST SPAWN is the most economical way to grow mushrooms in natural logs. The extra piece of equipment you might need is a $27 inoculation tool. Its cost can be recouped in spawn savings within 125 logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – sawdust spawn – MP853 (warm weather)
Fruits around 60-82°F. Greenhouse or outdoor strain. This variety produces the largest mushrooms with the thickest flesh. Slow to fruit (10 months-1 year) but with the longest production life by 20-40%, and yields mushrooms up to 7 1/2″ across. One 1 Kg. bag of sawdust spawn inoculates 20 logs of average size 4” diameter x 40” long.
SAWDUST SPAWN is the most economical way to grow mushrooms in natural logs. The extra piece of equipment you might need is a $27 inoculation tool. Its cost can be recouped in spawn savings within 125 logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake – sawdust spawn – MP855 (cold weather)
Fruits at 41-68°F, greenhouse or outdoor strain. Incubation period or “spawn run” is longer, running from 9 months to 1 1/2 years. Fruits from October to June, seldom in summer. One 1 Kg. bag of sawdust spawn inoculates 20 logs of average size 4” diameter x 40” long.
SAWDUST SPAWN is the most economical way to grow mushrooms in natural logs. The extra piece of equipment you might need is a $27 inoculation tool. Its cost can be recouped in spawn savings within 125 logs.
Note: Logs produce mushrooms for years without the need to re-inoculate. This holds true for all species of mushrooms.
Shiitake Cultivation in Japan (DVD)
DVD video by Bob Harris, who travels to learn the cultivation of mushrooms on hardwood logs. 21 min.
Shiitake Cultivation in Japan (VHS)
VHS video by Bob Harris, who travels to learn the cultivation of mushrooms on hardwood logs. 21 min.
Shiitake How-To Video (DVD)
Step-by-step, natural log cultivation of shiitake, the favorite mushroom, for the backyard gardener or professional cultivator. 27:39 min. DVD video.
Shiitake Ready-To-Fruit Kit
Lentinula edodes, the king of mushrooms, is our specialty. Shiitake combines a smoky-woodsy flavor with firm, chewy texture. Immune-stimulating properties make it a true “health food.” Growing shiitake in natural logs is cost-effective for your kitchen and/or for sales, e.g. as part of a CSA. For full information, visit our Spawn pages.
Shiitake Starter Kit – plug spawn – MP510 (wide range)
The MP510 wide-range temperature strain is extremely popular for shiitake cultivation indoors or outdoors in natural logs. Fruiting range is 55-80°F.
Yields large mushrooms with thick flesh, tolerant to hot and cool weather. Has a fast spawn run, 6-9 months from inoculation to first harvest.
The starter kit includes 300 spawn plugs, 1 lb. wax, 10 aluminum tags, and detailed directions. This is enough to inoculate 10 logs of average size 40″ long x 4″ diameter.
Note: Inoculated logs keep fruiting for several years without the need to re-inoculate. This is true for all strains and species of mushrooms.
Shiitake Starter Kit – plug spawn – MP512 (warm weather)
The MP512 warm temperature strain has a fruiting range of 55-80°F, thrives in warm weather. Yields mushrooms with medium-thick caps. Has a fast spawn run, 6-9 months from inoculation to first harvest.
The starter kit includes 300 spawn plugs, 1 lb. wax, 10 aluminum tags, and detailed directions. This is enough to inoculate 10 logs of average size 40″ long x 4″ diameter.
Note: Inoculated logs keep fruiting for several years without the need to re-inoculate. This is true for all strains and species of mushrooms.
Shiitake Starter Kit – plug spawn – MP852 (warm weather)
The MP852 warm temperature strain has a fruiting range of 60-86°F, is tolerant of hot weather, a greenhouse or outdoor strain. This strain is sensitive to overwatering, needs an airy, less humid fruiting area. Yields mushrooms with medium-thick caps. Has a fast spawn run, 6-9 months from inoculation to first harvest.
The starter kit includes 300 spawn plugs, 1 lb. wax, 10 aluminum tags, and detailed directions. This is enough to inoculate 10 logs of average size 40″ long x 4″ diameter.
Note: Inoculated logs keep fruiting for several years without the need to re-inoculate. This is true for all strains and species of mushrooms.
Shiitake Starter Kit – plug spawn – MP853 (warm weather)
The MP853 warm temperature strain is a greenhouse or outdoor strain. This variety produces the largest mushrooms with the thickest flesh. Slow to fruit (10 months-1 year) but with a long production life by 20-40%, and yields mushrooms up to 7-1/2″ across.
The starter kit includes 300 spawn plugs, 1 lb. wax, 10 aluminum tags, and detailed directions. This is enough to inoculate 10 logs of average size 40″ long x 4″ diameter.
Note: Inoculated logs keep fruiting for several years without the need to re-inoculate. This is true for all strains and species of mushrooms.
Shiitake Starter Kit – plug spawn – MP855 (cold weather)
The MP855 cool temperature strain fruits at 41-68°F, a greenhouse or outdoor strain. Its incubation period or “spawn run” is longer, running from 1 to 1-1/2 years. Fruits from October to June, seldom in summer. It is used to reduce heating bills in greenhouses or indoors, where about half the logs are inoculated with the wide-range strain MP510.
The starter kit includes 300 spawn plugs, 1 lb. wax, 10 aluminum tags, and detailed directions. This is enough to inoculate 10 logs of average size 40″ long x 4″ diameter.
Note: Inoculated logs keep fruiting for several years without the need to re-inoculate. This is true for all strains and species of mushrooms.
Shiitake, the Healing Mushroom
by Kenneth Jones. What gourmet mushroom is used as a treatment for cancer, HIV, high blood pressure, and CFS? The same Shiitake you can grow in your backyard! Extravagantly documented, includes some recipes. 120 pp.
Spawn – Quantity Discounts
PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE SAWDUST SPAWN IN ALL OUR MUSHROOM SPECIES, BUT PLUG SPAWN IS AVAILABLE ONLY FOR SHIITAKE.
Sugars that Heal: The New Healing Science of Glyconutrients
by Emil Mondoa M.D and Mindy Kitei. A revolutionary book about long-chain sugars that are essential to our nervous and immune systems. The body synthesizes these sugars, except for eight essential polysaccharides that must come from food. The highest sources of these essential sugars are mushrooms. Authoritative guide from a physician who treats intractable diseases. 262 pp. hardcover.
Sunwings Solar Water Heater Plans
A batch water heater you can build in a few weekends. Install it on the rooftop or at ground level. Plumb to a regular water heater, or connect to it with a garden hose. Plans include an outdoor solar shower cabaña, ideal for poolside, remote cabin, or campground. 20 pp., detailed illustrations.
T-Shirt – “Vintage Mushrooms”
A traditional collection of 25 different species, in mellow colors on a cream background, showing the correct and updated Latin names. A fun and unusual gift. Please specify M, L, XL sizes
Taming the Wild Mushroom
by Arleen and Alan Bessette. Most excellent, with stunning, detailed color photos. 113 pp.
TeePee Mushroom Kit (Phoenix Oyster)
The TeePee Mushroom Kit — Pleurotus pulmonarius — is perfect for experiments and school science projects. The kit includes enough phoenix oyster spawn to inoculate 14 rolls of new toilet paper. A profusion of oyster mushrooms begins to fruit in 4-6 weeks, averages two or three fruitings.
The All-New Square Foot Gardening Book
by Mel Bartholomew. Grow your organic greens and veggies in 1/5 of the space, using 1/5 of the water, 1/5 the weeding, and with 1/5 the work! The book shows how to create instant raised-bed gardens without ever having to dig up the ground again. A perennially best-selling book, this earth-saving treasure was on National Public Television for 8 years. Heavily illustrated in color, high-quality paperback, 272 pp.
The Audubon Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
by Gary Lincoff. A pocket-sized guide that’s really loaded. The simple visual key takes you through 762 full-color photo identifications. 926 pp.
The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change
by Albert K. Bates. A densely written and researched book, it’s the true reality show of the planet, the one in which you and I are actors, too. Thrilling and mind-blowing, a child could understand it, but some politicians may find it beyond their ken. Low-tech, practical solutions to climate change, soil depletion, overpopulation, and world unemployment. It’s about how to regreen the planet and save us from global warming and mass starvation. Lots of pictures!
The Chanterelle Book
by Gary Lincoff. A pocket-sized guide that’s really loaded. The simple visual key takes you through 762 full-color photo identifications. 926 pp.
The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
by Terence McKenna and Dennis McKenna. 229 pp.
The Market for American Dried Shiitake Mushrooms…
This DVD contains both The Market for American Dried Shiitake Mushrooms by Paul Goland, and Conversion of an Existing Structure for Automation by Gerald Seibel.
The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home
by J.S. Chilton and Paul Stamets. A classic book on all phases of mushroom cultivation. The expert manual on making compost. The growing parameters for many edible and entheogenic species are given, compiled from hard-to-find sources and offering the student a good starting place. The chapters on contamination and troubleshooting are excellent. Includes the cultivation of the Agaricus mushrooms (Button and Portobello). Good illustrations and photos, 415 pp.
The Portobello Cookbook
Chef Jack Czarnecki cooks as he sings praises for portobello. Color woodcut illustrations. 88 pp., hardcover.
The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Changing Times
by Albert K Bates. Who knew petrocollapse could be so tasty? A hopeful and humorous look at the next 30 years to the world beyond petroleum, by a pioneer futurist and ecovillage innovator. 237 pp.
The Psychedelics Encyclopedia
by Peter Stafford. What really happened; an encyclopedia with a heart. 420 pp.
The Shiitake Way
by Jennifer Snyder. Wonderful gourmet recipes, with tips on buying and storing shiitake. Dr. Andrew Weil explains shiitake’s anti-cholesterol and immune-enhancing properties. A great gift! 112 pp.
The Tempeh Cookbook
by Dorothy R. Bates. Over 100 recipes of this delicious staple of Indonesian cuisine, from Breakfast Sausage and Hero Sandwiches to Mock Mincemeat Pie. Full instructions for making tempeh at home (we sell starter kits too!). 96 pp, illustrated.
The Totally Mushroom Cookbook
by Helena Siegel and Karen Gillingham. A little mushroom-shaped book with excellent recipes. 95 pp.
Tihkal
by Sasha & Ann Shulgin. The sequel to Pihkal, the psychedelic adventure-romance of well-known chemist Sasha Shulgin and his wife Ann, with chemical details. 804 pp.
Tree Oyster – grain spawn
Oysters (Pleurotus ostreatus) can be grown in pasteurized hardwood sawdust or straw, in 6′ tall column bags. A 5-lb. bag of grain spawn will inoculate from 200 to 400 lbs. of dry substrate. Fruits at 60-70º F. 5 lb.
Please also see our Book section for GROWING GOURMET & MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS 3rd Ed. by Paul Stamets, a beautiful illustrated manual for all methods of growing many types of mushrooms. 585p.
Tree Oyster – sawdust spawn
Pleurotus ostreatus grows well in softer hardwoods like poplar. Sawdust spawn only.
True Hallucinations: Being an Account of the Author’s Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil’s Paradise
by Terence McKenna. 237 pp.
Wax Daubers
Little fuzzballs on a wire handle, used to daub a little melted wax on each inoculation site right after inoculating a log.
Woodland Mushroom Production as Sustainable Agriculture (DVD)
Subtitled “A Forester’s Perspective”, DVD video by Chris Burnett.
Woodland Mushroom Production as Sustainable Agriculture (VHS)
Subtitled “A Forester’s Perspective”, VHS video by Chris Burnett.