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Italian Oyster Mushroom Grow Kits: The Gourmet Mushroom Every Home Chef Needs   Meet the Italian Oyster Mushroom—a rich, hearty, and deeply flavorful variety that turns ordinary dinners into restaurant-worthy meals. Grown with ease using the Italian Oyster Grow Kit from Hernshaw Farms, these mushrooms deliver a velvety texture and savory aroma that chefs dream about—and now you can grow them right on your kitchen counter. What Makes Italian Oyster Mushrooms So Special? Italian Oysters (Pleurotus pulmonarius) are beloved by chefs for their **dense, meaty texture and buttery umami flavor**. They hold up beautifully to sautéing, roasting, or grilling—absorbing herbs...

  Why Buying Wholesale from a Reliable Supplier Is Key to Expanding Your Farm’s Mushroom Offerings Adding gourmet mushrooms to your farm can unlock year-round revenue—fresh markets, CSA add-ons, dried retail packs, and restaurant sales. The difference between a profitable program and a frustrating one often comes down to a single choice: partnering with a consistent, high-quality wholesale supplier. Wholesale inquiry: Ready to pilot or scale? Visit Spawn, Supplies & Wholesale or call 304-303-5514 (10am–4pm ET). The Power of Consistency in Wholesale Supply Uniform Colonization & Predictable Yields: Blocks that fruit on schedule let you plan harvests, labor, and deliveries....

How to Grow Chestnut Mushrooms (Pholiota) + 4 Gourmet Recipes Meet the crunchy, golden-topped Chestnut Mushroom—a cool-loving gourmet that rewards patience with unbelievable texture. This guide shows you exactly how to fruit chestnuts from a kit, when to open the bag, how to manage humidity and CO₂, harvest cues, storage, and four chef-level ways to cook them. Start with a fresh Hernshaw Farms Chestnut Mushroom Grow Kit. Quick Buy: Chestnut Mushroom Grow Kit — shipped from our West Virginia tunnel farm. Chestnut Mushrooms at a Glance Common name: Chestnut Mushroom (golden clustered gourmet) Typical species: Pholiota adiposa (not the same as...

  How to Grow Lion’s Mane Mushrooms + 4 Gourmet Recipes to Try Grow chef-quality Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) at home with a Hernshaw Farms Lion’s Mane Grow Kit. In this definitive guide, you’ll learn top vs side fruiting, dial in ideal conditions, add pro techniques, explore brain-health benefits, and cook four unforgettable recipes. Quick Buy: Order the Lion’s Mane Grow Kit — colonized inside West Virginia’s historic Memorial Tunnel. Why Lion’s Mane Is So Special With cascading white spines and delicate sweetness, Lion’s Mane is a gourmet favorite that also attracts attention for cognitive support. Traditional use meets modern...

Mycoremediation in Appalachia: How Mushrooms Help Heal Strip Mines, Build Soil, and Grow a New Future Mycoremediation is the process of using fungi—especially mushrooms—to stabilize, transform, and restore damaged land. At Hernshaw Farms, we are applying this powerful science to one of Appalachia’s toughest challenges: healing the strip mine next door to our Memorial Tunnel mushroom farm in the West Virginia Turnpike's Memorial Tunnel. How Mushrooms Transform Contaminated Soil Mushrooms don’t just grow—they engineer ecosystems. Their underground root networks, called mycelium, exude enzymes that break down complex chemicals and bind to metals, stabilizing and rebuilding soil structure. Biosorption: Fungal cell walls...