Mushroom Liquid Cultures: How, Why and Where to Buy

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When it comes to home scale mushroom cultivation, we at the Fungi Academy believe in the power of mushroom liquid cultures!  Why? They’re easy and cheap to make, extremely scalable, colonize grains far quicker than agar cultures and can be used to make endless more liquid cultures or to inoculate grains in non-sterile environments. Compared […]

Grow Magic Mushrooms at Home with the Hoodie Tek

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There’s a new mushroom cultivation technique in town that’s simple, discreet, scalable, can fruit almost any mushroom species, requires practically no maintenance until harvest, and is helping people grow magic mushrooms at home with minimal time, effort or prior experience. Meet the Hoodie Tek, a game changer for people looking to grow magic mushrooms at […]

5 Simple & Cheap Ways to Grow Mushrooms at Home

Learning how to grow mushrooms at home can be intimidating at first. There’s all the new lingo, a grocery list of different equipment to consider buying, a million conflicting opinions on the best techniques, and the ever-looming risk of contamination. Yet as you become more experienced, you’ll likely learn how so many of the techniques […]

Mushroom Contamination: How to Spot and What to Do

Mushroom Contamination: How to Spot and What to Do In the world of mushroom cultivation, contamination is as inevitable as death and taxes. That’s why a solid understanding and consistent practice of the fundamentals of sterile technique is so important. Yet even with a flawless workflow, contamination will at some point find its way into […]

How Mushrooms Grow: A Day in the Life of Fungi

Have you ever wondered how mushrooms grow? You’re not alone. Due to its humble nature, the fungal kingdom remains a mystery to many. Hiding out of sight and mind, mushrooms pop up one day and disappear the next. They grow in damp, dark, shrouded places in seeming opposition to their plant counterparts. In fact, it […]

The 7 Best Mushrooms To Grow At Home

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You’ve received your tutoring, purchased your equipment, and reviewed what mistakes to avoid. Now, you’re ready to put your preparation into action. But how do you select which mushrooms to grow at home?  That depends entirely on what you want to achieve!  Don’t fret, we at the Fungi Academy are here to offer some guidance. […]

The Life Lessons Mushrooms Can Teach You

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Though magic mushroom experiences can offer great lessons, it’s not the only life lessons mushrooms provide. Let us explain. Some of you are probably curious and contemplating whether mushroom cultivation is worth the time and energy. Maybe you’ve even watched a couple of YouTube videos, scrolled around on Shroomery and decided mushroom cultivation is best […]

Mushroom Business is ShroomBooming!

Welcome to the ShroomBoom mushroom business movement! If you’ve made it here, chances are you’re interested in growing mushrooms not just for fun, but to earn a living and deepen your interconnectedness with nature. Well, you’ve come to the right place. In this report, you’ll learn why and how the mushroom business is booming, from […]

Urban Mushroom Farm: How to Grow 2,000lb/Week

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In early 2020, Tivoli Mushrooms, an urban mushroom farm located about 100 miles north of New York City, was pumping out nearly 2,000 pounds of fresh mushrooms per week. The business, in just its second year of existence, was booming. Their mushrooms were on plates in NYC restaurants, in the food hall of a local […]

Grow Mushrooms: 10 Reasons Why

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Do you love mushroom art, food, photos and factoids but are still wondering whether you should try to actually grow mushrooms? We understand. Even though we’re a team of mycophiles and fungi fanatics now capable of giving you 10 million reasons why you should grow mushrooms, all of us here at the Fungi Academy were […]