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Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation
SIMPLE TO ADVANCED AND EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CULTIVATION
​BY TRADD COTTER
Chelsea Green Publishing
Mushroom Mountain

"When someone asks me if I grow magic mushrooms, I always reply by asking, “Aren’t all mushrooms magical?” I have been growing, culturing, researching, hunting, and learning everything I can about mushrooms for the last twenty years. I work with all kinds of mushrooms, and I am fascinated by every single one. The more you learn, the more your belief in their magic will grow...."

"Over twenty years later, I now frequent food and sustainability conferences, lecturing and teaching the values of environmentally responsible, low-tech and no-tech mushroom cultivation projects that anyone can apply to their home or small farm.

I am against the use of all chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers; I think nature knows best. Using mycorrhizae and composted mushroom substrate filled with worm castings, my gardens thrive and are highly productive without compromising the soil and water quality. I believe in creating perpetual and circular food systems, using sustainable techniques such as water harvesting and no-till cultivation, and using passive energy or seasonal production to minimize the energy use on my farm...."

Contents
Introduction
PART I
The Fundamentals of Mushroom Cultivation
1. The Ecology and Life Cycle of Cultivated Mushrooms 2. The Seven Basic Stages of Mushroom Cultivation
3. Choosing a Mushroom to Cultivate
4. Choosing, Handling, and Storing Spawn
5. Cultivating Mushrooms Outdoors on Logs, Stumps, and Wood Chips
6. Cultivating Mushrooms on Compost and Livestock Waste
7. Cultivating Mushrooms on Pasteurized or Sterilized Media
8. Cropping Containers
9. Natural Pest Control and Disease Management

PART II
Mushrooms for Life: Innovative Applications and Projects Using Fungi
10. Recycling, Composting, and Vermicomposting with Mushrooms
11. Urban Mushroom Cultivation
12. Shroomin’ Off the Grid
13. Mushroom Products and Cutting-Edge Applications
14. Mushroom-Infused Beer, Wine, and Spirits 15. Mushroom Marketing
16. Fungi in the Classroom

PART III
Advanced Techniques and Research
17. Basic Laboratory Construction, Equipment, and Procedures 18. Starting Cultures and Spawn Generation
19. Storing Your Cultures
20. Advanced Cultivation and Research Strategies
21. Morel Cultivation: Research Update
22. Introduction to Mycoremediation

PART IV
Meet the Cultivated Mushrooms

The Genus Agaricus (white button, portabella, and relatives) The Genus Agrocybe (black poplar)
The Genus Auricularia (wood ear)
The Genus Clitocybe (blewit)
The Genus Coprinus (shaggy mane)
The Genus Fistulina (beefsteak)
The Genus Flammulina (enoki, velvet foot)
The Genera Fomes, Fomitopsis, and Laricifomes (amadou and related conks)
The Genus Ganoderma (reishi and other varnished polypores)
The Genus Grifola (maitake, hen of the woods)
The Genus Hericium (lion’s mane, pom-poms)
The Genus Hypholoma (brick top)
The Genus Hypsizygus (elm oyster, shimeji)
The Genus Laetiporus (chicken of the woods)
The Genus Lentinula (shiitake)
The Genera Macrocybe and Calocybe (giant macrocybe, giant milky)
The Genera Macrolepiota and Lepiota (parasol)
The Genus Pholiota (nameko)
The Genus Piptoporus (birch polypore)
The Genus Pleurotus (oyster mushrooms)
The Genus Sparassis (cauliflower)
The Genus Stropharia (king stropharia, garden giant, wine cap)
The Genus Trametes (turkey tail)
The Genus Volvariella (paddy straw)

Acknowledgments Glossary
Bibliography
Resources and Suppliers
For a more complete list of common names, see individual profiles for each genus....