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Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms for forest farming in the Northeast
Welcome to the NY Forest Mushroom Growers Network. This web site is an initiative of a larger forest cultivated mushroom research and extension project at Cornell University, and a Northeast SARE funded research /extension project, " Cultivation of shiitake mushrooms as an agroforesty crop for New England" Our goal is to encourage adoption of specialty forest mushrooms as one of the non timber forest crops that may be grown for profit as part of the agroforestry system known as Forest Farming. In addition to providing information about the mechanics of how to cultivate specialty forest mushrooms based on our own experience as well as extensive resources available online and in print, this website is also intended to foster communication and cooperation among amateur and professional mushroom growers, and those who are interested in trying.
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Registration closed for Camp Mushroom 2012
April 13 & 14, 2012
Arnot Forest, Van Etten, N.Y., (20 miles south of Ithaca)
We're at capacity. If you would like to be added to waiting list in case we have cancellations, email Bryan Sobel bds229@cornell.edu
Camp Mushroom is a unique beginner/intermediate level workshop for those interested in small-scale forest mushroom cultivation. Participants will be trained in two methods of mushroom cultivation (bolt and totem), laying yard considerations, and assist in a research project by inoculating bolts and/or totems. Each participant will also inoculate two shiitake bolts to take home.
More information.
'Camp Mushroom' in the New York Times
Do-It-Yourself Mushrooms, a feature in the April 14 Home and Garden section of the New York Times, chronicles the growing interest in home-scale mushroom production. Article quotes Ken Mudge on prospects for commercial-scale production. Read more.
Camp Mushroom 2010 photo album
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