July 2009
3 posts
Mycophobia in Denver →
Mycophobia runs rampant in Denver, Colorado. Oyster mushrooms (a delicious edible species) are growing on the wet wood in her basement because she doesn’t take care of her house.
From the article:
But that’s a scary thought for Lassman, who hopes her landlord will do the dirty work.
“I’m not touching that thing,” she said.
Fun with Fungi: Mycology Careers →
“As Bidartondo and Collier demonstrate, training as a mycologist usually means putting off specialization at least until graduate school. “There is no B.Sc. degree course in mycology in the U.K.,” says Gareth Griffith of Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom, though some departments offer undergraduate courses on the topic. The type of mycology taught varies among...
June 2009
6 posts
How to Eat a Bolete →
“Dried boletes should first be soaked for 30 minutes, and as with fresh boletes, the liquid is highly flavorful. When the rehydrated boletes are sauteed, they will have more flavor if they are cooked with the liquid. Although the texture of these are lacking, they are excellent for adding flavor to soups, or as flavoring in salads or meats. One interesting suggestion is to add a small...
Home Lab Techniques - Mass Mycelial Expansion
I’m employing a technique this evening to expand a single colonized grain master of Pearl Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) into several dozen syringes of liquid mycelium. Basically, to make a long story short, the culture syringe I originally bought from SporeWorks ran me about $18 and I’m a poor college student with a little bit of savy.
I’m not sure who originally pioneered the...
NC Mushroom Growers' Association →
While the NCMGA website seems inactive, the coop started by Steve Rice and company is novel. Basically, farmers are being encouraged to start their own mini shiitake farms. In my state, oak logs are abundant and shiitake are fairly easy to grow on logs, with the fall climate favorable for fruiting.
NC A&T has a program where they will provide free shiitake spawn if farmers can prove they can...
Why We Need Mushrooms →
“Mycelium of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) can eat petroleum products, denaturing them, and the mycelium converts the hydrocarbons into cellular carbohydrates. Examples include using mycelium to break down oil, dioxins (and PCBs), as well as nerve gas toxins.”
Who said nerve gas couldn’t be delicious?