Saprophyte that will technically grow on anything with cellulose to break down. Bioefficiency is the limiting factor there. That means you can practically turn agricultural and forestry waste into food. Coconut coir, hardwood sawdust, corn and sugarcane stalks, straw, coffee beans, manure. If you can sterilise it, you can use it and get a second crop without additional field work.
Minimal inputs. The only nutrient you need to supply is nitrogen, and that can be with sources like gypsum or coffee beans. The only pollution with fungiculture is the polypropylene grow bags most commonly used outside of jars. Success is all about environmental control rather than nutritional profile so it's much simpler than horticulture.
The colonies are edible to livestock if the base material is. After the straw or grain colony stops producing mushrooms, the myceliated straw/grain is extra healthy feed.
It's great for cardiovascular and immunological health, and is anti-inflammatory
It replaces pork in dishes. It vastly improves staple foods like rice and bean dishes.
It can be grown in passive indoor conditions. 60-80f, 80%~ relative humidity. The latter means misting a plastic tub a few times a day.
That 5th point is where I see particular value for us. The Black Panthers integrated themselves into the community by providing free breakfasts for children. As things get worse, diets are going to revert back to smaller portions of more basic foods. With oyster mushrooms you've got a luxury ingredient that adds a lot to otherwise simple dishes and it can be grown in the background as green recycling. When I get a homestead together, supporting a mutual aid effort with them is a priority. Good food will gather hungry people.
Oyster mushrooms.
Saprophyte that will technically grow on anything with cellulose to break down. Bioefficiency is the limiting factor there. That means you can practically turn agricultural and forestry waste into food. Coconut coir, hardwood sawdust, corn and sugarcane stalks, straw, coffee beans, manure. If you can sterilise it, you can use it and get a second crop without additional field work.
Minimal inputs. The only nutrient you need to supply is nitrogen, and that can be with sources like gypsum or coffee beans. The only pollution with fungiculture is the polypropylene grow bags most commonly used outside of jars. Success is all about environmental control rather than nutritional profile so it's much simpler than horticulture.
The colonies are edible to livestock if the base material is. After the straw or grain colony stops producing mushrooms, the myceliated straw/grain is extra healthy feed.
It's great for cardiovascular and immunological health, and is anti-inflammatory
It replaces pork in dishes. It vastly improves staple foods like rice and bean dishes.
It can be grown in passive indoor conditions. 60-80f, 80%~ relative humidity. The latter means misting a plastic tub a few times a day.
That 5th point is where I see particular value for us. The Black Panthers integrated themselves into the community by providing free breakfasts for children. As things get worse, diets are going to revert back to smaller portions of more basic foods. With oyster mushrooms you've got a luxury ingredient that adds a lot to otherwise simple dishes and it can be grown in the background as green recycling. When I get a homestead together, supporting a mutual aid effort with them is a priority. Good food will gather hungry people.