Posts Tagged ‘mushrooms’

Mushroom Farming (video)

Carole Anne and Curly are Arkansas transplants (they both hail from the east coast), brilliant musicians and amazing mushroom farmers. Their hippie roots brought them “back to the land” and to the magnificent Ozarks. They’ve been farming now for over 20 years, and know the shiitake like they know their three children. Their farm is [...]

Sustainable Food: Mushrooms Grown from Coffee Grinds

January 20, 2011 This was an inspirational post, not just for the fantastic idea of using an ongoing resource of coffee grinds – Americans alone consume up to 400 million cups of coffee a day – but the fact that the idea of growing mushrooms from coffee grinds arose from a college lecture given by [...]

Wild and Cultivated Mushrooms at the Farmers Market (video)

Fall is upon us, the summer’s harvest is coming to an end, and many farmers are getting fields ready for next years crop. But not everyone is slowing their pace. If you grow mushrooms – whether cultivated or from the wild – your busy time is fast upon you. This is what I discovered when [...]

The Best Mushroom Soup

This recipe is from the video : Winery In Winter. Discover What goes on at a small winery during the winter months! 2 oz Dried Mushrooms (either a mixed variety pack or porcinis) 1 cup Marsala wine 8 oz Butter 3 Shallots, sliced thin 16 oz Button Mushrooms, cleaned & quartered 3/4 cup White wine [...]