Resources for Mushroom Growers
Background Information
Information about mushrooms in general, how they grow in nature, the history of mushroom cultivation, commercial opportunities with mushroom cultivation and short summaries on how to cultivate various species.
- Professor Shu-Ting Chang, Emeritus Professor of Biology of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, produced a great book for the United Nations. It offers an overview of the mushroom industry, mushroom biology, and culrivation technology. Click the title to download the full, 65-page book: Training Manual on Mushroom Cultivation Technology
- Surabhi Sanchita, at Patna Women's College in India, produced report on training activities offered to women in India. It offers details on low cost production of several species and how cultivation of mushrooms is benefitting the people of India. Click the title to download the full, 58-page report: Training Report on Mushroom Cultivation
- For some deep knowledge try Bryce Kendrick's website. There you will find over 800 fungi photos and several chapters from his book The Fifth Kingdom.
- The North American Mycological Association has developed several slide shows their member clubs use to learn about wild mushrooms. Some are now available on the web. This information will help answer your questions and the questions of your customers. It will also help you learn more about the way mushrooms grow in nature so that you can better understand how they grow on your farm. Choose a program from the following list:
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Dr. George J. Wong, Associate Professor of Botany and Graduate Chair, Botanical Sciences at the University of Hawaii- Manoa: Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms (history).
- USDA's Office for Small-Scale Agriculture: A Small Scale Agricultural Alternative: Specialty Mushrooms
- Daniel J. Royse, Professor of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University: Specialty Mushrooms: Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms
- Terri Marie Beausejour, past-president of the Mycological Society of San Francisco and past chair of the society's Cultivation Committee: [Mushrooms in the Garden] [Creating a Mushroom Demonstration Garden]
- R. A Davis and B. J. Aegerter, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis: Edible Mushroom Cultivation (PDF - 544K)
- International Society for Horticultural Science: Mushrooms - sprouting with economic potential
- Mo-mei Chen, Visiting Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley: Mushrooms: A Fine Agricultural Crop
- Diana L. Meredith, freelance writer from Berkeley, California: Riding the Mushroom Boom
- University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry: Specialty Mushrooms in Agroforestry
- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas: Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing (PDF - 2,240K)
- David M. Beyer, Associate Professor - Mushroom Extension Specialist, Mushroom Science and Technology, Department of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University: Glossary of Commonly Used Terms for Mushroom Farming (PDF - 34K)
- A photo and a brief description various mushroom species, courtesy of
Coosemans, a world-wide wholesaler of fresh produce:
- Health Canada: Safe Handling of Mushrooms
This page was updated on November 30, 2010.
