Helpful Resources for Mushroom Lovers: Growing Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs (pdf) → An outline of shiitake cultivation basics

Growing Shiitake Mushrooms Workshop Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County Sat. May 18, 2019; 9 – 11:30am Chemung County Fairgrounds 4-H Building Learn to grow your own shiitake mushrooms!  Gillian and John will walk you through the steps of inoculating, caring for, and harvesting mushrooms from hardwood logs.  We’ll cover many aspects of production, from…

When we begin, snow crunches underfoot, breath hangs in the air, and the woods are still.  Each tap we put in is a small act of faith that the world will warm and spring will appear.  Slowly, as we check buckets and find delight in the trees’ responses to the changing temperatures, we find that…

We are thrilled to be giving a talk this Thursday, February 21st 2019 from 5:30-7:00 PM at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County! Our topic is “Diversity of Macrofungi of New York State“; it’s a mouthful, but that’s apt because there’s so much to talk about!  Come marvel with us over the incredible mushrooms and…