Mushrooms are sprouting in your outdoor bed, but how can you tell if they are edible – or a poisonous wild mushroom? Thankfully, Wine Cap mushrooms are not just easy to grow – they are also easy to identify! Buy Wine Cap Grow Kit Learn how to grow Wine Caps Turning Straw into Mushrooms Customer […]
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Mushroom Growing Tips Interview Jessica Wolf Part 2
Interview with Mycologist Jessica Wolf Get inspired to grow mushrooms for food and medicine in this two part interview with mycologist Jessica Wolf, co-founder of Grow Mushrooms Canada. Yarrow Willard visits her mushroom farm in Sayward BC, and the two delve into easy and inexpensive techniques that will have you growing mushrooms in no time. […]
Mushroom Growing Tips Interview Jessica Wolf Part 1
Interview with Mycologist Jessica Wolf Get inspired to grow mushrooms for food and medicine in this two part interview with mycologist Jessica Wolf, co-founder of Grow Mushrooms Canada. Yarrow Willard visits her mushroom farm in Sayward BC, and the two delve into easy and inexpensive techniques that will have you growing mushrooms in no time. […]
Finding Mushrooms Logs After Winter Storm
A blizzard at the mushroom farm on Vancouver Island brought down many fresh trees. Join Jessica and Sparky on a walk down the logging road in search of perfect logs to grow mushrooms on. Buy Plug Spawn Buy Sawdust Spawn Buy Innoculation Tools
Mushrooms, Vitamin D & COVID19
Vitamin D is essential for immune functioning, can increase life expectancy, and even reduce deaths from COVID-19. I heard that mushrooms contain Vitamin D, so I had to know – can eating mushrooms help keep me alive and healthy during this pandemic? The “Sunshine” Vitamin Known as the Sunshine Vitamin, Vitamin D is the only […]
Top Three Mushrooms to Grow in the Summer
While most wild and cultivated mushrooms flourish in the cool rains of spring and fall, a few types fair well in the summer heat. Our production manager Rheanna shares her pictures and tips for growing the three “heat-loving” mushrooms. Take a look at our Mushroom Kits Pink Oyster Imagine finding stunning pink edible mushrooms on […]
When Is Too Late to Inoculate?
Customers often ask “When is the best time to plant my mushroom logs?” While the “ideal” time to plant your mushroom logs is early spring, you can plant anytime up until a month or so before winter freeze sets in. That’s great news because opportunities to gather logs can present themselves year-round. Is there a […]
