So i have been trying new setups that are sustainable in the months i have been out of this forum and i will post a topic i consider must and can be of great importance if you are one that can plan ahead.
I got this idea from something i saw at ted.com about the power of mycelium.
I had grown shrooms before but not in this fation. The idea is this you get some logs from a good hardwood and you inoculate the logs with plugs that are pre spawned with the mycelium of specific mushroom like shiitake, lions mane and rishii.
Once the mycelium expands and conditions are right the fruit = mushroom come from the log.
Not only are they healthy and tasty they can be dried up and depending on latitude and longitude and RH in your region you can get at least a pound a year per log.
So far the most competitive price i have seen is available for people in the usa at fungi.com im still waiting for a quote shipping to EU. I bought 100 plugs for twice the price you can get for 1K plugs in there but hey one has to start somewhere, i inoculated 3 oak logs and im now seeing the first pins coming out.
In a time we never know when emergency can arise some logs that produce something you can dry\store and that requires low maintenance and low investment can prove a lot of value imo.
The reishi mushroom can be used to make medicinal tea and extract and i will leave a link collection with references, its not really edible but still valuable cancer regression cases have been atributed to it in what was former terminal patients.
I wont get in a total A B C manual on out to do the stuff im leaving the word out and i hope you do due diligence and adapt a system that works for you and your surroundings.
Important links and references
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/mush...sh_farm_garden - Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2487/2
http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php...ubcatid=159#07 - Growing Shiitake Mushrooms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua-bAdvxEhg -Make a spore syringe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fNHT...eature=related - Taking a Spore Print
Reishi studys and papers
http://www.reishiessence.com/clinicalstudies.html
http://www.reishi.com/FAQ.htm
http://mycosource.com/medicine.htm
Enjoy guys
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