Unlike most farmers, Jack Galvin has little concern for late frosts, persistent droughts or sudden hailstorms. He harvests 365 days a year, rain or shine. His primary concern is creating a contaminant ...

With the unpredictable weather patterns, farmers are at crossroads. The field crops are vulnerable to harsh weather condition. Alternative crops should be explored to cope with the condition. One such ...

These oyster mushrooms will continue to produce “crops” of mushrooms over the next few years, if the logs are kept moist. Fresh tomatoes, healthy green beans, sweet potatoes — these are all good ...

Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) – which have nothing to do with oysters besides their similar shape – are some of the most delicate, subtlety flavored, and easiest to prepare mushrooms of the ...

If you love mushrooms, growing your own doesn't have to be a hassle. You can buy a kit like the kind we've featured, or try growing them in your fridge, but this method uses an old laundry basket and ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small ...

Rather than getting rid of that old pair of jeans or composting those spent coffee grounds, consider using them to grow mushrooms instead. Mycologist Tradd Cotter has been researching innovative ...

Across Alberta, a small but committed network of producers grows gourmet mushrooms in a province better known for dry winds ...

It’s fairly easy to grow oyster mushrooms indoors in a bag or a 2-gallon bucket using sawdust or spent coffee grounds as the growing medium. Mushrooms appreciate the nitrogen in coffee grounds, and ...

Technical sessions were conducted by KVK senior scientist Madhumita Sonowal, who delivered theoretical training, and field staffer Dhanpal Singh, who facilitated hands-on demonstration on substrate ...