Taryn Hubbard Environmental Research Spring 2010 Jason Hamilton
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Taryn HubbardEnvironmental Research
Spring 2010Jason Hamilton
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Food and Medicine production• Non-timber forest product• Exciting biological process• Nutrition—Protein, Vitamin B• Medicinal—Benefits to immune
system• Business opportunity
Beneficial decomposition• Mycoremediation: “Use of fungi
to degrade or remove toxins from the environment.” 1
• Mycoforestry: Restoration, mycorrhizal relationships
• Natural composters, pesticides, and fungicides
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How does it work?
Location• Outdoors• Indoors
Substrate• Straw, log, sawdust
Spawn• Mushroom starter
culture—mycelia & grain/sawdust
Ideal growing conditions• Warm, humid,
moderately lit
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Oyster Shiitake Maitake (Hen of the Woods) Wine Cap/King Stropharia Reishi Portabello, Button, Crimini Morel Lion’s Mane Chicken of the Woods Turkey Tail Straw mushroom
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Shiitakes: freshly cut logs, 3-8” in diamater
Ideal bark: in between thin & thick, developing ridges
Hardwood—Oak is best! 70-77˚F, 80-85% Humidity Natural shade & canopy cover
—mix of deciduous & evergreen forest
Clean forest floor, little to no slope
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Spring or fall• Will fruit faster if spring
Drilling pattern Plug or sawdust spawn Cover with wax
• Prevents infiltration• Holds water
Stacking formation: “Crib” “Forcing” logs
• Soak in water to “awaken” mycelia
Different varieties different time frames• Reishi & Maitake: 2+ years!
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Must replicate ideal conditions in an indoor setting
Oysters: •Temperature = 60-70˚F•Humidity
• 80% inoculation• 90% spreading• 100% fruiting
•Light•Air flow
Species dependent
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Sterilize substrate•Boil chopped straw(170º for 1-2
hours)•Carbon to Nitrogen ratio = 20:1
Layer sterile bag – substrate & spawn•Spawn: Grain or sawdust
Seal bag•10-20 quarter-sized holes for
fruiting Hang bag to maximize fruiting
area
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Difficult to replicate an ideal environment•Humidity & air flow
Infestations•Fungus gnats•Green mold•Outdoor insects & animals
King stropharia bed Time and Size
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Benefits•Supply of healthy mushrooms•Safety•Delicious!•Learn to build, create, and manage a space•Business potential
Forest fertility•Growth & Decomposition
Community connections•Teachers, local cultivators
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Future Fungi Goals•Mushroom marketing & business•Collaboration with EcoVillage, New Roots Charter
School, and other community connections•Spawn production•Fungi in the forest•Fungi in the community garden•Mycoremediation•Mycology course•Wild mushrooms
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Thank you!
1Paul Stamets Mycelium Running Penn State University Cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms
Mary Ellen Kozak & Joe Krawczyk Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in a Continental Climate