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Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

By Paul Stamets
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Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets is an extensive guide that provides practical advice on cultivating a wide range of edible and medicinal mushrooms. The book covers everything from growing techniques, choosing the right species, and understanding the ecological role of fungi, to utilising them in sustainable environmental solutions. It serves as both an educational resource and a practical handbook for anyone interested in mushroom cultivation.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a passion for home gardening and an interest in cultivating your own gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. The author, an expert mycologist, provides comprehensive guidance on mushroom cultivation techniques, making it perfect for both beginners and experienced growers looking to expand their knowledge and skillset.

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Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

After years of living in dread of mushrooms, we can't get enough of these rich, delicate morsels. When the local forest or market no longer suffices, it's time to grow your own with this guide to cultivating 31 species. Recipes are included so growers can savour the fruits of their labour.

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A detailed and comprehensive guide for growing and using gourmet and medicinal mushrooms commercially or at home.

"Absolutely the best book in the world on how to grow diverse and delicious mushrooms." - David Arora, author of Mushrooms Demystified

With precise growth parameters for thirty-one mushroom species, this bible of mushroom cultivation includes gardening tips, state-of-the-art production techniques, realistic advice for laboratory and growing room construction, tasty mushroom recipes, and an invaluable troubleshooting guide.

More than 500 photographs, illustrations, and charts clearly identify each stage of cultivation, and a twenty-four-page colour insert spotlights the intense beauty of various mushroom species. Whether you're an ecologist, a chef, a forager, a pharmacologist, a commercial grower, or a home gardener—this indispensable handbook will get you started, help your garden succeed, and make your mycological landscapes the envy of the neighbourhood.

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Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms is praised for being an expansive and highly informative manual on mushroom cultivation, covering a wide range of species known for their culinary and medicinal benefits. It is recognised for its readability and practical content, making it a valuable resource for both amateurs and experts in mushroom growing. The book is described as an improved and essential work in its field, with potential to become a classic reference.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781580081757

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2000

Country: United States

Imprint: Ten Speed Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 39.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 1383g

Pages: 592

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Education & Reference Home & Garden Non-Fiction Paul Stamets Penguin Books Science & Nature

About the Author

Paul Stametsis the founder of Fungi Perfecti and codirector and founder of the Rainforest Mushroom Genome and Mycodiversity Preservation Project. He is the author of two seminal textbooks, The Mushroom Cultivator and Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, has been published in numerous journals, and is presenting more lectures on mycology than he can keep track of. An advisor and consultant to the Program for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Medical School and the 1998 recipient of the Collective Heritage Institute's Bioneers Award, Stamets lives in Kamilche Point, Washington with his collection of more than 250 medicinal mushroom cultures.

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