Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

Paul Stamets

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Ten Speed Press
25 October 2000

Mycology, fungi (non-medical); Cookery by ingredient; Specialised gardening methods

"A detailed and comprehensive guide for growing and using gourmet and medicinal mushrooms commercially or at home.

""Absolutely the best book in the world on how to grow diverse and delicious mushrooms.""-David Arora, author ofMushrooms Demystified

With precise growth parameters for thirty-one mushroom species, this bible of mushroom cultivation includes gardening tips, state-of-the-art production techniques, realistic advice for laboratory and growing room construction, tasty mushroom recipes, and an invaluable troubleshooting guide.

More than 500 photographs, illustrations, and charts clearly identify each stage of cultivation, and a twenty-four-page color insert spotlights the intense beauty of various mushroom species. Whether you're an ecologist, a chef, a forager, a pharmacologist, a commercial grower, or a home gardener-this indispensable handbook will get you started, help your garden succeed, and make your mycological landscapes the envy of the neighborhood."

By: Paul Stamets
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 1.383kg
ISBN: 9781580081757
ISBN 10: 1580081754
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 25 October 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Stametsis the founder of Fungi Perfecti and codirector and founder of the Rainforest Mushroom Genome and Mycodiversity Preservation Project. He is the author of two seminal textbooks, The Mushroom Cultivator and Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, has been published in numerous journals, and is presenting more lectures on mycology than he can keep track of. An advisor and consultant to the Program for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Medical School and the 1998 recipient of the Collective Heritage Institute's Bioneers Award, Stamets lives in Kamilche Point, Washington with his collection of more than 250 medicinal mushroom cultures.

Reviews for Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

The most comprehensive manual of mushroom cultivation ever--filled with readable, useful informationabout every known mushroom species that people esteem for food and for medicine. Expanded, improved, and destined to be a classic. --Dr. Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Healine and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health