Jackie Hamel

Mushrooms require some experience to cultivate successfully. This includes knowing the amount of light and water the plant needs and how to expose them to these elements. Since mushrooms need …

When you hear the word juice, you probably think orange, apple, carrot, greens, and several other veggies, but mushroom juice? Even though mushrooms are 80% to 90% water, I hadn’t …

Wait, did I buy yellow oyster mushrooms at the market? Nope, I bought white Pearl oyster mushrooms. So what happened to turn this mushroom batch yellow? Oyster mushrooms come in …

You may have wondered if mushrooms are fungi, can mushrooms get moldy? After all, isn’t mold a type of fungus? Like almost any other food, mushrooms have the ability to …

Dried mushrooms can bring a delicious kick of savory flavor and meaty texture to any dish while being extremely affordable and easy to work with. And unlike their un-dried counterparts, …

Origins of the Shiitake Mushroom Shiitake mushrooms come from the Far East, where they grow on hardwood trees, specifically the Shii tree, which is how they got their name. Humans …

If you are one to enjoy a cup of coffee each day, then you might be looking for a way to give those spent grounds another use instead of sending …

Did you know mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants? These fun guys (pun intended) have piqued the interest of humans for millennia, being used …

I’ve been growing different varieties of mushrooms in different mediums, but one that I haven’t tested yet is growing oyster mushrooms in coffee grounds. I did some research and was …

After a recent farmer’s market visit I found the Shiitake mushrooms smelled slightly more pungent than prior batches. The vendor and mushroom grower assured me the Shiitake mushrooms were freshly …