Shiitake_Mushrooms

Cultivating Shiitake Mushrooms through Forest Farming - Article outlining how forest landowners have an opportunity to utilize low-grade and small diameter trees thinned from their woodlots for the production of mushrooms.
Growing Shiitake Mushroom - Comprehensive instructions for cultivating this crop on freshly cut logs including an outline of the expected costs and returns. [PDF]
Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in an Agroforestry Practice - Well illustrated account of the processes involved in Shiitake production from the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry. [PDF]
Marketing: The Key to a Successful Shiitake Mushroom Business - Discussion of this most important part of mushroom production, including distribution, packaging, pricing and promotion, all of which are crucial to a successful outcome. [PDF]
Producing Shiitake Mushrooms: A Guide for Small-scale Outdoor Cultivation on Logs - Information on growing mushrooms on logs including preparing and inoculating the logs and the importance of maintaining the correct log moisture content.
Production and Use of Shiitake Mushrooms and Other Speciality Crops - Describes a research project aimed at evaluating the growth potential of different strains of mushroom and the use of various growing mediums, as well as the use of spent logs after composting.