Mushrooms FAQ
Q: Do you grow mushrooms from spores? A: While it is possible to do such a thing, I do not. I grow mushrooms from direct tissue culture, which means that I take a small bit of a likely specimen...
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Explore mushroom profiles and medicinal reference pieces covering Reishi, Chaga, Turkey Tail, King Stropharia, and more.
King Stropharia 101: History, Benefits, and Uses (aka Stropharia Rugoso-Annulata)
King Stropharia (AKA Wine Caps, Garden Giant) is a fairly common mushroom to be found in cultivated and disturbed environments, but not so much in a wild setting. Any landscape that is mulched...
Read articleHemlock Reishi 101: History, Benefits, and Uses
Tsugae Reishi grows mainly in the northern forests of the world on the decaying stumps and logs of hemlock, fir and pine trees. True Reishi, or Ling Zhi (Ganoderma lucidum) grows mainly in warmer...
Read articleReishi Mushrooms 101: History, Benefits, and Uses (aka Ganoderma Lucidum and Ling Zhi)
Reishi is the most revered of the medicinal mushrooms and has the longest recorded history of use. It was believed to extend life span and increase youthful vigour and vitality. Ganoderma was...
Read articleChaga 101: History, Benefits, and Uses
Chaga is unique, in that the fruit body is not the part that is used medicinally. In fact, the fruitbody is rarely even seen in the wild. The part that is used for medicine is a hardened mass of...
Read articleTurkey Tail Mushrooms 101: History, Benefits, and Uses (aka Trametes Versicolor, Yun Zhi, Kawaratake, and Coriolus Versicolor)
Turkey Tail mushrooms are one of the most researched and respected of the medicinal mushrooms. They are also one of the most common in the northern forests of the world, from Europe to China and...
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