Shiitake mushrooms at Mueller's Mushrooms in Guatay, Calif. (Alan Nakkash / For The Times; typography and illustration by Selina Saldivar / For The Times) As an avid gardener and (very) amateur cook, ...

During our talk, I learned more about the company’s powerful mission to inspire and educate folks by making home gardening beyond simple with products like their DIY mushroom grow kit. Not only are ...

Is growing morel mushrooms possible? While not the easiest thing to cultivate, it can be done. Learn how to grow morel mushrooms at home and what to avoid. Every weekend at the farmers market, I have ...

Plus, how to care for mushrooms so they can grow and be harvested. Stuart Walmsley/Getty Images If mushrooms are an ingredient you commonly buy at the grocery store, you may want to consider growing ...

Select a mushroom-growing kit or purchase spores. Kits are ideal for beginners as they contain everything you need, including a substrate (growing medium) inoculated with mushroom spores. Popular ...

Spawn plugs before and after the mushroom mycelium has grown on them. Learn how to make mushroom spawn at home on a mushroom grow log to kick-start your backyard permaculture forest. If you’re ...

Growing crops you can eat is incredibly rewarding. But, for many gardeners, mushrooms are not on their to-grow list. This is probably because growing mushrooms is a bit different from how you grow ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We are able to grow our own food outdoors hereabouts by the seasons only. Indoors is another matter, although anything large-scale, of course, is the domain ...

As an avid gardener and (very) amateur cook, learning how to grow edible mushrooms at home seemed like a no-brainer. Little did I know how little I knew. I ordered fungi guru Paul Stamets’ definitive ...

Growing your own food at home isn’t just a move that can help you save money—it’s also a great way to foster a deeper connection to your food, which can make every bite that much more delicious. But ...