Mushrooms – Low Technology Institute

Skill Share Workshops: Log-Grown Shiitake and Wincaps in Woodchips

April 24, 2019

Mushrooms are a great source of nutrition and a wonderful addition to any garden. Garden enthusiasts can easily grow many varieties of mushrooms in a shady spot in their backyards. During this workshop we will demonstrate several easy-to-learn techniques for adding edible mushrooms to diversify your garden experience. You’ll also learn about the live cycle … More Skill Share Workshops: Log-Grown Shiitake and Wincaps in Woodchips

Mushroom Report — Baby, It’s Cold Inside

January 25, 2017

The button mushroom spawn in my six indoor beds has appeared to have stalled, and I think it is due to the cool temperatures in our basement, but let me start at the beginning. Last fall, I gathered and composted some horse manure (read about it here). I then spawned it with button-mushroom inoculated “seeds” … More Mushroom Report — Baby, It’s Cold Inside

Research Update — Mushrooms and Deer Hide

November 16, 2016

Things are moving along this fall. We have a few projects running at the moment, and I have updates on two of them: growing mushrooms and tanning deer hides. Note, I do not have pictures of the deer posted below, but I do show skins being cleaned. If you have an aversion to that sort … More Research Update — Mushrooms and Deer Hide

Research Update — Acorns and Mushrooms

October 25, 2016

Two of our current projects moved along today. Here are the data and impressions. Acorn Processing Acorns are a decent-value nut found widely across the temperate world. The common thought is that a person could collect many times more calories than he or she expended while gathering acorns. I am gathering data on the caloric … More Research Update — Acorns and Mushrooms

Low-Tech Mushroom Guide from 1901

October 24, 2016

Part of what we do here is reviving technology that was common in the past but rare today. If you look for how-to guides on mushroom cultivation online, you find plenty of sites that show you how to make a HEPA-filtered clean room and intricate inoculation instructions, but people have been growing mushrooms well before … More Low-Tech Mushroom Guide from 1901

Failure — 2016 Edition

October 3, 2016

The F-word. It happens. Even if we had the benefit of hands-on mentors, we’d still experience failure. We’ve had a number of failures this year and we’d like to share them with you. In addition to avoiding our missteps, you’ll benefit from hearing the solutions we’ve found. Greenhouse Tomatoes We have squirrels here and last … More Failure — 2016 Edition

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