Growing Mushrooms

If you buy edible wild mushrooms at the market, many cost over $30 a pound. Yet, these same mushrooms grow wild and are often free. Most people prefer to purchase the mushrooms because they lack...

Mushrooms are a tasty addition to many meals. Foraging for wild mushrooms is an interesting and fun hobby. Even beginners can find edible mushrooms growing near them in parks, forests or their own...

As a young child, one of my fondest memories is hunting wild morel mushrooms. Without a place to hunt for the wild mushrooms, I have resorted to growing them at home in my back yard. Morel...

It might seem silly that a fungus could be considered the "lord of the forest" or that it could attract hunters from hundreds of miles away, but that is the reputation of morel mushrooms. These...

Every spring people hunt the woods for fresh morel mushrooms. Morels are considered a delicacy by the hunters and to the restaurants where they sell their finds. Growing morels at home takes...

Morel mushrooms are some of the easiest mushrooms to correctly identify in the wild. Although they are readily spotted, there are look-alikes that are harmful if eaten and care must be taken to...