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General
Crazy About Mushrooms – mushrooms in history: ancient Greeks & Egyptians
the Food Timeline – history of mushroom cultivation
Fungi Online – introduction to the biology of fungi
Mushroom Growers’ Newsletter – great resource for mushroom enthusiasts and growers
Mushroom Council (US) – supporting mushroom growers; lots of info
Paul Stamets – famous mycologist – if you’re interested in fungi, you’ll love this site
Radical Mycology – based on the belief that the highly resilient lifecycles of fungi and their interactions in nature serve as powerful learning tools for how humans can best relate to each other and steward the world they live in – wow!
TED – six ways mushrooms can save the world
UN Food & Agriculture Organisation – make money by growing mushrooms – with a slant towards small farmers in developing countries
University of California – introduction to the fungi
Wikipedia – fungiculture (growing mushrooms)
Growing button mushrooms
the Blue Economy – mushroom cultivation booklet for the small mushroom entrepreneur
North American Mycological Association – growing mushrooms at home
Penn State University – information on mushroom production, pest management, mushroom cultures available for purchase, and new trends and developments in the industry
Practical Action – mushroom growing, with an emphasis on developing countries
WikiHow – how to grow mushrooms indoors
Growing shiitake and other species
GroCycle – how to grow oyster mushrooms at home
Mushroom Growers’ Newsletter – excellent resource listing for growing all kinds of mushrooms, including shiitake, oyster, maitake, reishi, morels, truffles and more
Truffles, Mushrooms & Mycorrhizas – providing assistance to those who want to grow truffles and other edible mycorrhizal mushrooms
University of Kentucky – shiitake production on logs – step-by-step with pictures
University of Maryland – growing and marketing shiitake mushrooms
the Urban Farming Guys – how to grow shiitake mushrooms
Cooking with mushrooms
AllRecipes – almost 2000 recipes involving mushrooms
BBC Food – mushroom recipes
Food.com – over 7000 mushroom recipes – apparently – we didn’t count them
