Books on Mushroom Cultivation

"Mycelium Running"

• "Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World" by Paul Stamets includes detailed scientific information about growing mycelia and mushrooms. Topics include inoculation methods, such as spawn, spores and stem butts; cultivating in various mediums, such as leached cow manure, straw, logs and stumps; and gardening with medicinal and nutritious mushroom species. "Mycelium Running" also includes information on mycelium recycling, composting and mycorestoration techniques. The book was published in 2005 by Ten Speed Press and includes 339 pages and color illustrations.

"Mushrooms: Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect, and Environmental Impact"

• "Mushrooms: Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect, and Environmental Impact" by Shu-Ting Chang and Philip G. Miles provides an in-depth, technical guide to cultivation. Cultivation topics include a history of mushroom cultivation technology; the vegetative structure, nutritional and medicinal values of various types of fungi; nutritional and physical requirements for growth; reproduction and germination techniques; breeding and genetics; and in-depth cultivation techniques for a variety of medicinal and edible mushroom species. The book is 451 pages long, contains color and black and white photos and illustrations, and was published in 2004 by CRC Press.

"Fast Food From Small Spaces"

• "Fast Food From Small Spaces: The Square Inch Gardener's Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting and Sprouting" by R.J. Ruppenthal provides mushroom cultivation information designed for urban gardeners with limited space. Ruppenthal's book includes how-to information on topics such as utilizing small, dark spaces that would otherwise be unused, creating a growing kit, choosing mushroom species, growing indoors or outdoors, and cultivating for personal use and for profit. The book was published in 2008 by Chelsea Green Publishing Company. It contains 178 pages and black and white photos and illustrations.

"Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares"

• Greg A. Marley's "Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms" offers both a history of mushroom cultivation and a how-to guide for the mushroom enthusiast. The book recommends mushroom-growing starter kits, offers tips on indoor and outdoor cultivation and suggestions of the easiest mushrooms to cultivate in a home garden. The book was published in 2010 by Chelsea Green Publishing Company. It has 288 pages and includes color photos.