#winecap

update: stickers added!

Down in the wood chips: wine cap stropharia (Stropharia rugoso-annulata), by far the most common fleshy fungus on Franklin Park grounds. It's a European import that survives among the North Americans by colonizing only man-made environments such as mulch beds and gardens.

There’s very few mushrooms that bring such a simple joy and happiness like the Stropharia does. This mushroom is such a delight! Stropharia rugoso-annulata Or commonly know as like...five names but we like to call it the Wine Cap, hence the luxurious burgundy matte hue of the cap on these huge mushrooms. I love growing this mushroom and now that the snows are thawing, & the sleeping garden reveals itself, I’m reminded what lies ahead in the coming months! Slowly awakening and thus the mycelium does too. You can grow this mushroom for food and for soil health! It’s the easiest! Grab some Wine Cap Sawdust Spawn from us and plant some yourself in your garden or landscape. These love to grow alongside plants, so even if it’s a full sun garden, as long as you have plants, the Wine Cap mycelium will thrive below the canopy and helping retain water and reduce erosion. Lots of ways to grow this mushroom but we think they like wood chips and cardboard/straw combo. Add some compost and other dead organic matter and they’ll love you forever. Hit our website or #etsyshop and grab yourself some sawdust spawn! #smugtownmushrooms #mycology #winecap #strophariarugosoannulata #sawdustspawn #fungi #mushrooms #permaculture #soilhealth #mycoremediation #mycelium #kingstropharia #gardening #love #greatlakes #newyork #fingerlakes #myceliatethestate (at Rochester, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-1ObYgc4n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1im033d3wb1cr

I can’t contain myself! I’ll be in plant heaven next Saturday at @fruition_seeds Farm Store! It’s really spring and it’s time to seriously get growing and to support our local farms, growers and suppliers! By growing organic plants we also support pollinators! It’s a dream come true, that I get to return to the Naples Valley down in the #fingerlakes to be alongside my life long friends over at @fruition_seeds! I’ll be teaching two classes that day before #fruitionseeds #farmstore opens and one after! Foraging in the morning and Wine Cap mushroom cultivation in the early afternoon. Come for the day and learn from us and then stay to browse and get your local, organic, bio-regionally adaptive non-GMO seeds and plant starters from Fruition! We will also have our full pop-up shop and folks get can fresh mushrooms, cultivation supplies and more fungi related goodies from us! Space is limited for the classes so please sign up ahead of time on our website. Both classes run $20 each or $30 for both! Let’s get growing! Thank you to Petra, who helped organize this event next week AND who is the first person I ever foraged a mushroom with. I’ll never forget the noises we made and the glee in our eyes. We took over our friends apartment in Arcata, CA and found pounds of chanterelles, the largest sweet tooth(Hydnum) I have ever seen even til this day and more. We were drunk on fungi! Crawling on our hands and knees, taking in the moist Redwood forests of northern Cali. Oh Petra you are shining light of love and I can’t wait to see you next week! THANKS FOR HOSTING ME! More info on my website! #smugtownmushrooms #fruitionseeds #fingerlakes #flx #naplesny #canandaigua #mycology #fungi #winecap #organic #seedfarmers #mushroomcultivation (at Fruition Seeds) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPsdg_gZ38/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bb4ionp30836

Happy as heck Wine Cap parents! Pounds upon pounds harvested over the past month for these folks! Don't wait to grow this easy mushroom outdoors in your garden, farm and outdoor landscapes. Available on or website and on our #etsy page Now is the time Mush Love #smugtownmushrooms #mycology #winecap #strophariarugosoannulata #mycelium #permaculture #polyculture #mushrooms #homegrown #love #diy #diwo

Heads up! Lots of people asking about our #mushroomspawncsa and what it entails. Here's a brief description and lots more info is at our website under "2017 CSA" www.SmugtownMushrooms.com So if you wanted to start an outdoor mushroom patch and didn't know what kind to get, just snag our CSA and have 7 varieties of mushrooms planted by the Fall! Perennial mushroom patches Permaculture, returning nutrients back to the soil for plants to use again and to keep the cycle going. Support us and grow your own. While you help us, you help you, make food and medicine. Win win #smugtownmushrooms #mushroomspawn #spawn #mushroomcultivation #mycology #permaculture #gardening #fungi #food #diy #mushrooms #growyourown #love #local #northeast #midatlantic #winecap #oystermushrooms #shiitake #lionsmane #nameko