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| origins of mushroom cultivation |
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the cultivation of mushrooms started in earnest in paris in the 1700s.
cornell's mycologists traveled there in the early 1900s to learn about their practices |
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| mushroom cultivation in the US |
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| began on long island in the 1800s and later moved to Pennsylvania |
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| _________ _________ is the eastern capital of mushroom production in the US |
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probs due to a combo of luck and the fact that there was a huge horse population in town. The horse feces were good for growing mushrooms.
city sells itself as "mushroom capital of the world" and has a mushroom festival every fall |
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| the supermarket mushroom: |
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| the most common supermarket mushrooms.. |
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| are varieties of the same species, which is native to europe. they include portobello, cremini, and white button |
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| the farm has invested in new tech that improves efficiency and mushroom quality. has specially designed and climate-controlled warehouses. production was predicted to double from 11 mill lbs in 2011 |
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agaricus bisporus nutrition:
mushrooms are nutritious and low in |
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garicus bisporus nutrition:
they are rich in amino acids and an excellent source of |
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| vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 (and sometimes D) |
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garicus bisporus nutrition:
they contain minerals such as |
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the mushroom growing process:
to begin, one needs to obtain.. |
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the mushroom growing process:
with regards to the tissue culture: |
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tear, don't cut
take a tiny bit off with a sterile scalpel
put onto a petri dish
(it will produce either a contaminated or a clean culture. pure cultures will be clean cultures) |
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the mushroom growing process:
then, grow the spawn: |
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bulk up the fungus so you can inoculate the manure later (big cos will do this in big bags)
take some of the fungus from the petri dish and give it nourishment |
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the mushroom growing process:
use compost |
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use some sort of substrate such as horse manure, chicken litter, or straw.
however, it can't be fresh. therefore, you need to compost it. mix everything together and let it ferment. This is a microbial process that breaks down the materials. It steams and heats as it composts (due to microbial activity). |
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the mushroom growing process:
run the spawn |
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| put your spawn in the composted pile |
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the mushroom growing process:
casing |
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| cover colonized compost with non-nutritive medium to stimulate fruiting bodies. If you don't do this, the fungi will just eat and not create fruiting bodies |
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