Sep 16th 2025
This citizen science study aims to examine if Almond Agaricus (Agaricus subrufescens) mushrooms can be cultivated on on fully composted spent brewer's grain and on a mix of fully composted spent brewe…
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Sep 16th 2025
Fungi can be a tricky lot. We know lots of folks who cook with mushrooms they harvest from their forest farm. Many new mushroom growers pose the question "Would it be possible that the log I planted w…
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Sep 15th 2025
It's been just over a year now since we here at Field & Forest began our journey into truffle cultivation. In the past year we have prepared our orchard grounds, planted our seedlings, and built i…
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Sep 15th 2025
Information on how long you need to wait after wood is cut for mushroom cultivation is all over the map. This is with good reason, we live in a big country with lots of climate zones and lots of diffe…
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Sep 12th 2025
Nameko, Chestnut, and Brick Cap are all fall-fruiting mushrooms that look similar, but have some distinct differences. How Chestnut, Nameko, and Brick Cap Mushrooms are Similar These three mushrooms s…
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Sep 12th 2025
In light of some recently published research, Golden Oyster has been making the rounds on media outlets in the last week or so. And not in the "any media is good media" type of way. Golden oyster is n…
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Sep 10th 2025
One of our most frequently asked questions in regards to Wine Cap cultivation is "How much spawn do I need to plant a Wine Cap bed?". In order to thoroughly answer this we created 7 Wine Cap study plo…
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Sep 9th 2025
One of the hurdles potential growers face in outdoor mushroom cultivation is sourcing suitable logs. There are several "need-to-know" factors about logs prior to inoculating them, outlined below. 1. L…
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Sep 8th 2025
Oyster mushroom cultivation on straw is a popular way to grow an abundant harvest of these delicate mushrooms. The first step in the cultivation journey is to choose suitable straw for the process- be…
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Sep 5th 2025
Those of you who have purchased or grown the Chestnut mushrooms in the United States in the last 10 years are already familiar with these beautiful and tasty mushrooms. Many of our spawn and block cus…
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Sep 4th 2025
In the spring and late fall, Wine Cap mushrooms can look different than expected. Just like spring and late fall Shiitake, Wine Caps can be freakish enough that people send us of photos of what they h…
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Sep 3rd 2025
Wood Blewits, (Clitocybe (kly-TOSS-i-bee) nuda) are a fall weather loving mushroom that you can find in the wild but also make for a great backyard cultivation project. What do Blewit Mushro…
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