mushroom-growing-guide Archives

Starting a Small-Scale Mushroom Business

September 8, 2025 · Countryside Contributor · Growing

Discover practical ways to launch a small-scale mushroom business with easier, less labor-intensive methods.

Using Mushroom Log Cultivation Kits

March 13, 2025 · Countryside Contributor · Growing

Grow mushrooms indoors with mushroom log cultivation kits and learn to inoculate plugs or sawdust spawn to produce mushroom fruits.

Growing Shiitake Mushrooms on a Log

April 27, 2022 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Growing

Add to Favorites By Anita B. Stone, North Carolina – If you ever wanted to grow mushrooms on the homestead and make a decent wage, growing shiitake mushrooms is the way …

Collecting Wild Mushrooms

April 7, 2021 · Countryside Contributor · Self-Reliance

Nature’s bounty is endless. All it takes to harvest wild foods requires to be at the right place at the right time.

Foraging for Mushrooms

March 13, 2019 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Self-Reliance

Knowledge of edible wild mushrooms can enhance your outdoor experience and give you a bit of self-reliance. There is this mystique about mushroom hunting.

Drying Mushrooms: Instructions for Dehydrating and Use Afterward

March 13, 2019 · Marissa Ames · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites Drying mushrooms is an easy way to “upcycle” your produce. While most foods lose flavor or texture after dehydration, mushrooms improve. Mushrooms have been eaten since ancient …