Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
Description
Description
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 color 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 neighborhood.
About the Author
About the Author
Paul Stamets is 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.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"The most comprehensive manual of mushroom cultivation ever--filled with readable, useful informationabout every known mushroom species that people esteem for food and for medicine. Expanded, improved, and destined to be a classic."--Dr. Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Healine and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Ten Speed Press
Pub date:
2000-10-25
Length:
592 pages
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