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<\/span><\/h2>\nCUT<\/h2>\n
White oak and cherry trees on the plantation that are crowding better trees and that are around 6 inches in diameter are cut and collected. The logs are sorted and sawed into 4 ft lengths. Quarter inch holes are drilled all around each log with an angle grinder, 6 inches apart. Some species grow on beech trees \u2013 which are selected and cut into totems, 3-4 ft tall vertical logs cut into disks.
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<\/span><\/p>\nInoculate<\/h2>\n
Each cheery and oak hole is filled with sawdust spawn \u2013 a dense mixture of sawdust and mushroom spores, germinating into a net of white mycelium. Once filled, the holes are capped with hot wax to protect the spawn from weather and insects. Each log is labeled with a metal tag marking the date and strain of it\u2019s spawn. Each totem gets sawdust spawn is packed between the layers. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\u201d18px\u201d]<\/div>
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<\/span><\/p>\nGrow<\/h2>\n
The logs are cabin stacked and moved on palettes \u2013 kept in the shade of spruce and pine trees, cool and moist. The totems are covered with a bag or shade cloth. As the logs rot the mycelium will grow, absorbing the nutrients that become the fruiting body of the fungus. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\u201d18px\u201d]<\/div>
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<\/span><\/p>\nHarvest<\/h2>\n
In 9 to 12 months the log should begin to germinate mushrooms, fruiting several times a year for the next 2-3 years, until the nutrients have all been absorbed. To activate production the logs are soaked in cool water for 24 hours. Within a few days the log starts \u201cpinning\u201d, producing white dots of early mushroom growth. The mushrooms are collected when the gills first become visible. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\u201d18px\u201d]<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\u201dstretch_row_content\u201d content_text_aligment=\u201d\u201d use_row_as_full_screen_section=\u201dyes\u201d][vc_column css=\u201d.vc_custom_1561390404197{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201d5812\u2033 img_size=\u201dfull\u201d alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=\u201dgrid\u201d anchor=\u201dProcess\u201d content_text_aligment=\u201d\u201d use_row_as_full_screen_section=\u201dno\u201d][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\u201d.vc_custom_1561655513242{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}\u201d el_class=\u201dGoldBodyHeader\u201d]<\/p>\n
Product<\/h1>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row anchor=\u201dProduct\u201d content_text_aligment=\u201d\u201d use_row_as_full_screen_section=\u201dno\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1561413759298{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}\u201d el_class=\u201dProduct\u201d][vc_column el_class=\u201dMushromSpecies\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1561390736077{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\u201d el_id=\u201dMushroomSpecies\u201d][vc_row_inner row_content_width=\u201dgrid\u201d content_text_aligment=\u201d\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1561391014978{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;background-color: #f4f0ed !important;border-bottom-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}\u201d el_class=\u201dMushroomRow\u201d el_id=\u201dMushroomRow\u201d][vc_column_inner width=\u201d1\/4\u2033 css=\u201d.vc_custom_1560522166557{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201d5981\u2033 img_size=\u201dlarge\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1568903698520{border-right-width: 10px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Nameko<\/h2>\n
Pholiota microspora<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Nameko is a richly colored mushroom that grows in clusters and most productively on cherry (<\/span>Prunus avium<\/span><\/i>) logs. The mushroom\u2019s slimy cap has gelatinous properties that naturally thicken soups and sauces like miso or stir fries. <\/span>It is one of Japan\u2019s most popular cultivated mushrooms. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=\u201dMushroomGif\u201d width=\u201d1\/4\u2033 css=\u201d.vc_custom_1560521417632{padding-right: 20px !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text]
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_content_width=\u201dgrid\u201d content_text_aligment=\u201d\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1596407042346{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;background-color: #f4f0ed !important;border-bottom-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}\u201d el_id=\u201dMushroomRow\u201d el_class=\u201dHideMe\u201d][vc_column_inner width=\u201d1\/4\u2033 css=\u201d.vc_custom_1560522194987{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201d5626\u2033 img_size=\u201dlarge\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1560522710182{border-right-width: 10px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nLions Mane<\/h2>\n
Hericium erinaceus<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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Lentinula edodes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The best logs for shitakke are from hardwood trees (\u201cshii\u201d is \u201cfrom hardwood trees\u201d in Japanese), particularly oak. Our most abundantly available tree species is white oak, <\/span>Quercus alba<\/span><\/i>, so shitake is naturally our highest volume mushroom. It\u2019s the jack knife of the collection \u2013 tolerant, versatile, and valuable. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=\u201dMushroomGif\u201d width=\u201d1\/4\u2033 css=\u201d.vc_custom_1560521578487{padding-right: 20px !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text]
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shortcutmushrooms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Shitake-1.gif?resize=1060%2C1060\" "\\"NamekoGif\\"")
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_content_width=\u201dgrid\u201d content_text_aligment=\u201d\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1561391043171{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;background-color: #f4f0ed !important;border-bottom-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}\u201d el_id=\u201dMushroomRow\u201d][vc_column_inner width=\u201d1\/4\u2033 css=\u201d.vc_custom_1560522229863{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201d5924\u2033 img_size=\u201dlarge\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1568903615739{border-right-width: 10px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nOyster<\/h2>\n
Pleurotus ostreatus<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
We grow our beautiful oyster mushrooms on beech trees. Layers of spawn are pressed between layers of the tree and clusters of oyster mushrooms bloom from the edges. These silky and savory mushrooms can be saut\u00e9ed, stir-fried, roasted, fried, braised, grilled \u2013 you name it![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=\u201dMushroomGif\u201d width=\u201d1\/4\u2033 css=\u201d.vc_custom_1560521598017{padding-right: 20px !important;}\u201d][vc_column_text]
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