Montana Mushrooms

Mushrooms are a great natural source of vitamin D. In Paul Stamets book “Mycelium Running”, he talks about the difference exposure to sunlight can have on the amount of vitamin D available. The level of vitamin D in shiitake mushrooms went from 110 IU  to 21,400 IU per 100g by drying outside in the sunlight, [...]

An inspiring story about a young mushroom farmer named David Falkowski, who was asked the question… “Why mushrooms? I realized that mushrooms are a key component in the cycling of organic matter. Through mushroom cultivation not only do you create humus, or organically rich soil, the basis of soil, but also, as a bonus, we [...]

Another informative talk by Paul Stamets Paul Stamets was on TED . Here is his talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html

This is a guest opinion written in response to an earlier piece on Paul Stamets.   http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2009/05/15/opinion/hjjajeifhgfgif.txt Guest opinion: Montana ‘shrooms By Dean Robbins – 05/14/2009 Ever since The Standard published a Monday Musings column on how great mushrooms are (March 16), I’ve been wanting to add my two cents. The importance of mushrooms in Montana [...]

I bought the The Giant Morel Mushroom Patch™  as a gift for my dad last October. The kit is available at fungi.com (link on homepage) and is one of many mushroom kits and products available. Dad lives in Oregon now and I was curious how the kit would grow. He also loves morels and is [...]