Mushroom Cultivation References

Home Cultivation Supplies: kits, spawn, books etc.

  • Fungi Perfecti
    Paul Stamets, leader in the home cultivation field — supplies, books, kits, everything a mushroom cultivator needs.
  • Field and Forest Products
    Home cultivation supplies, kits, spawn, books. Located in Peshtigo, Wisconsin
  • Mushroom Mountain
    Bulk spawn, plug spawn, extracts, kits, mycogardening supplies, workshops.
    “Mushroom Mountain was designed as an interactive farm, teaching the benefits of using fungi and how to protect our environment with mushrooms? We specialize in lectures, field trips, and cultivation workshops”
  • Mushroompeople
    Online catalog of mushroom spawn, books, and mushroom-growing supplies. Located on “The Farm,” a surviving commune from the 60’s.
  • Mushroom Adventures
    Grow at home kits and supplies. Button and Portobello kits available.
  • Unicorn Bags
    Autoclavable plastic bags for spawn. Supplies. Growing conditions for a large number of mushroom species can be found here.
  • Spore Trading Post
    Cultivation Supplies, magic mushroom emphasis
  • Mycosource.com
    Fun Guy Farm. Kits, spawn, log inoculation video
  • Everything Mushroom
    Books, ready to grow mushroom kits, dried wild gourmet mushrooms, outdoor garden patches, mushroom logs, mushroom cultures and spawn, gifts, art
  • Mycopath
    Mushroom cultivation supplies. Liquid culture syringes available.
  • Bioculture
    British—Cultures, supplies, cultivation info.
  • Lost Creek Shiitake Mushroom Farm
    Since 1992 sending mushroom log kits to shiitake lovers and gardeners. Shiitake log kits.
  • MycoSupply
    Extensive inventory of quality, professional level cultivation supplies: pressure cookers, lab equipment and supplies, glove boxes, transportable grow room, and much more.
  • Wylie Mycologicals
    Wylie Mycologicals is a specialty mushroom facility which includes a mycological laboratory, spawn rooms and growing chambers. Ontario, Toronto.

Commercial Mushroom Cultivation Sites

  • Phillip’s Farms
    A major commercial supplier of specialty mushrooms. Pennsylvania.
  • Monterey Mushrooms, Inc
    A major commercial supplier of specialty mushrooms. California
  • American Mushroom Institute
    National voluntary trade association representing the growers, processors, and marketers of cultivated mushrooms in the United States and industry suppliers worldwide.
  • MushroomCompany.com
    Publishes the Mushroom Growers Newsletter.
  • Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc.
    A major producer of specialty mushrooms. Sebastopol, CA
  • International Society for Mushroom Science
    ISMS seeks to further the cultivation of edible (including medicinal) macrofungi. It is non-political and non-profit making. The objectives of ISMS are the dissemination of information on new developments and the science of mushrooms and to stimulate exchange of new ideas between growers and scientists around the world.”
  • Canadian Mushroom Growers Association
    A voluntary, non-profit organization whose members are dedicated to the production and marketing of fresh mushrooms in Canada.
  • Forest Mushrooms
    Forest Mushrooms, St. Joseph, MN. Commercial supplier. Wild mushroom broker.
  • Modern Mushroom Farms
    Suppliers of “whites” (Agaricus bisporus) in every shape and form (Pennsylvania)

University Sites

  • Penn State Mushroom Spawn Laboratory
    In the 1920s, Penn State became the first land-grant college to initiate a comprehensive mushroom research program. Led by internationally recognized scientists and supported by the mushroom industry, the program developed improved composts and production practices that were adopted by growers worldwide. It also helped Pennsylvania retain its leadership in U.S. mushroom production.
  • Fresh Mushrooms
    Penn State mushroom promotional site
  • Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (Mushrooms) Iowa State University

Mycological Society Sites

Manuals and Articles on Mushroom Cultivation

Other Mushroom Links

  • Radical Mycology Radical Mycology is a grassroots organization dedicated to sharing open-source, accessible information on the easiest and most effective means for working with mushrooms and other fungi to increase personal, societal, and ecological resilience.
  • Fungi for the People, a group of passionate mushroom cultivators working toward environmental  and social justice and empowerment. Our mission is to bring the skills of mushroom cultivation and use to a wide audience with the intent to help build resilient and ecologically enhanced relationships.
  • www.fungifun.org Forum on mushroom cultivation
  • The Shroomery Magic mushroom emphasis, but good info on general mushroom cultivation. Cultivation forum
  • Bio-Organics Supply Center Mycorrhizal innoculants and organic gardening supplies (US).
  • Mushroom Production Statistics From USDA. Detailed numbers on mushroom production. Covers decades going back to the 1960’s.
  • Mushroom Marketing Presentation From the Mushroom Council. (pdf of a PowerPoint )
  • Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?
    An interesting TED talk. Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens — and the environment.
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