Growing Mushrooms at Home: The Complete Guide to Knowing, Growing and Loving Fungi

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Elliot Webb

Growing Mushrooms at Home

The Complete Guide to Knowing, Growing and Loving Fungi

Elliot Webb

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English

Octopus Publishing Group
09 July 2024

Mycology, fungi (non-medical); Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables

Everything you need to know to start growing mushrooms at home!

Looking for something quick and easy to grow, that doesn't take up much space, and offers numerous health benefits? Then mushrooms are the perfect choice! Growing Mushrooms at Home will take you through all the basics, from key equipment and step-by-step growing guides all the way to how to turn your harvest into teas, coffees and tinctures. These guides can be used for many varieties - including shiitake, lion's mane, wine cap and oyster - and multiple different growing situations, from buckets and bags to outdoor beds and logs.

As well as revealing the essential growing know-how, the book explores our long and complex human history with mushrooms and the fascinating ways fungi continues to shape our world. From ancient Aztec rituals and underground tree communication networks to ground-breaking new medicines and organic pesticides, Growing Mushrooms at Home uncovers the weird and wonderful world of mushrooms, and everything they have to offer.

By: Elliot Webb
Imprint: Octopus Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781804191958
ISBN 10: 1804191957
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 09 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Elliot Webb grew up on a farm in South Wales and spent most of his childhood outdoors, exploring the woodland and fields and becoming passionate about foraging and fungi. He earned a BSc in fishery management and aquaculture from Portsmouth University in 2012. From there, he went on to manage one of the most reputable fish farms in Scotland before travelling the world, honing his trade and forming the concept of Urban Farm-It. Urban Farm-It aims to encourage and inspire a positive shift in our culture around sustainable food production and consumption. They introduce people to the world of urban farming through accessible education and top quality resources, including best-selling mushroom growing kits.