Project Mushroom (eBook)

Project Mushroomis the practical and beautiful guide to growing, displaying, cooking and identifying edible mushrooms.Mushrooms are good for us and for the environment: they are asustainable,easy-to-growfood source and full ofnutritionalgoodness. But they can also be attractive and useful additions to our homes and gardens whether displayed in ceramic vases, on macrame or even used to make ink, paper or seed pots. In this book, mushroom experts Lorraine and Jodie Caley (aka the Caley Brothers) provide more than 30 projectsso you cangrow mushrooms at home.An extensive introductionde-mystifiesmushrooms, explainstheir benefits (for our health and the environment) and gives you amushroom-growingstarter kitProvides simple,easy-to-followtechniques forgrowing all types of mushroomDiscoverstrikingways to display and use mushrooms in the home: make sustainable hanging decorations or learn how to grow mushrooms in a bookLearn how to gardenwith mushrooms: make a mushroom bed or display varieties in seasonal containersExperiment witheasy recipes for adding mushrooms to your store cupboard, including a Vitamin D boost, mushroom tincture and dried mushroom powderIncludes a beautifully illustrated directory to help you identify mushroomsThis guide takes out the technical jargon, provides fascinating inspiration and answers all your burning questions. With so many ideas to explore, itdemonstratesthat mushroom growing doesn't have to be scary.Createdin collaboration withthe world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and with an extensive introduction and a directory of mushrooms, this book is amust-have for any modern mushroom lover.