Gourmet & medicinal mushrooms you can grow at home

Top 6...

Many types of mushrooms make delicious food and also have proven medicinal and health benefits.

Even if you don’t have the time or interest to forage, you can still grow your own mushrooms!

No, you don’t want to grow mycorrhizal fungi (ex: chanterelles & truffles) since they grow in symbiosis with trees.

Instead, you’ll grow saprobic/decomposing fungi that “eat” materials like logs, spent grains, coffee grounds, etc.

Here are the top-6 mushrooms we recommend for home growers...

#1: Lion’s mane  (Hericium erinaceus)

Taste: similar to crab meat Benefits: great for brain health

#1: Lion’s mane  (Hericium erinaceus)

#2: Wine cap, aka king stropharia (Stopharia rugosoannulata)

Taste: richer, better portobellos Benefits: antitumor, antioxidative, &  antihyperglycemic

#2: Wine cap, aka king stropharia (Stopharia rugosoannulata)

#3: Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes)

Taste: rich umami Benefits: boost immune system, cholesterol & weight reduction

#3: Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes)

#4: Maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa)

Taste: rich, earthy, meat-like umami Benefits: boost immune system, lower blood sugar, inhibit cancer cell growth

#4: Maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa)

#5: Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.)

Taste: seafood-like, similar to scallops Benefits: antiviral, anti-tumor, immune boosting, anti-diabetic, and more

#5: Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.)

#6: Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus spp.)

Taste: texture & flavor like chicken Benefits: antimicrobial, antiviral, diabetes prevention/control

#6: Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus spp.)

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