Mycelial mayhem : growing mushrooms for fun, profit and companion planting

Mycelial mayhem Growing mushrooms for fun, profit and companion planting

David Sewak

Book - 2016

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Subjects
Mushroom culture.
Edible mushrooms.
Mycelium.
Mushrooms.
Published
Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
David Sewak (author)
Other Authors
Kristin Sewak (author)
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

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