26/06/2022
Online Mycological Supply Store - Grow Mushrooms Canada
Grow Mushrooms Canada. Buy quality grow kits, spawn and mycological supplies to meet all your mushrooms growing needs. Shiitake, Oyster, Lion's Mane, Reishi, Turkey Tail, Maitake, Chicken of the Woods and more! Ships within Canada.
01/05/2022
Hi friends. This is what i've been up to the last few years. Carving a little time out for foraging again this spring. This week I have harvested big leaf maple flower buds and enjoyed them sushi along with homegrown pickled shiitake! Hope you are well and thriving. Your comments and shares are appreciated to help us reach more people with the fun of mushroom growing!
Mushroom Growing Tips - Interview with Mycologist Jessica Wolf
Learn easy ways to cultivate mushrooms at home in this two part series with mycologist Jessica Wolf, co-founder of Grow Mushrooms Canada. “Herbal Jeti” Yarrow Willard visits our farm in Sayward BC, where we delve into inexpensive mushroom growing techniques that require few tools or equipment. W...
10/12/2021
Unique gifts from our family business based on Vancouver Island BC. Best of the season to you!
Grow Mushrooms Canada - Gift Guide!
Give the unforgettable experience of growing mushrooms! Mushroom kits, tools, books, medicinal mushroom tinctures and powders, 5 mushroom hot chocolate and more.
22/02/2020
Bringing the wild into cultivation - check out my video on how to grow mushrooms on logs. Filmed at our new home in Sayward BC. We have a sale on mushroom plug spawn 15% off until Feb.29, 2020.
https://wp.me/P9nWhJ-qN
How to Plant Your Mushroom Log with Plug Spawn - Grow Mushrooms Canada
Many delicious edible mushrooms can be grown on logs, like oyster, shiitake and Lion's mane. In this video biologist Jessica Wolf demonstrates planting mushroom logs.
21/12/2019
Happy Holidays everyone! Four more days to enter our contest for you and a friend to each win $100 Gift Card from our family-run business. www.growmushroomscanada.ca
Season’s on for our Annual Holiday Contest.
You and a friend can EACH WIN $100 GIFT CARD redeemable for mushroom grow kits, plug spawn, liquid culture and mycological supplies at www.growmushroomscanada.ca
TO ENTER:
1. Click on contest photo and like this post
2. Tag your mushroom-loving friend in comments. Voila you are both entered to win!
*Multiple entries allowed- put each tag in a separate comment for it to count as an entry.
Share on your page to give more friends a chance to win (and increase your odds too if they tag you in their contest entry).
Contest closes December 24, 2019 at 11:59PM PST. The winning pair will be randomly selected and contacted through messenger on December 25, 2019. Giveaway Gift Card applies only to orders shipping within Canada. This giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by Facebook/Instagram.
07/12/2019
Juliet Pendray is teaching a class on lichens!!
Enlichenment! Level One - Introduction to Lichens
Intrigued by lichens and wanting to know more about them? In this classroom and field session, we will cover how to identify lichens, how to distinguish them from other organisms, their place in the local ecologies, and how they are used as food, medicine and tools. This course is intended for those...
15/11/2019
We are now set up to grow from our new home in Sayward BC and have these beautiful mushroom kits ready to ship anywhere in Canada. Makes for a unique gift!
Order from www.growmushroomscanada.ca
11/09/2019
Regretfully I don't think I will be able to schedule any fall wild mushroom workshops this year, but I'm excited that in the future I will be able to offer wild plant and mushroom workshops from our new property in Sayward BC!!
Exciting New Changes at Grow Mushrooms Canada! - Grow Mushrooms Canada
Sept.4, 2019 Canadians – you have been so keen to grow our mushroom kits that we have outgrown our current production facilities. Paul and I are excited to share that we are moving to Sayward, BC so that we can expand to better supply your mushroom growing needs! We are busy as beavers renovating ...
11/05/2019
Natural environments are good for you, both mentally and physically, research suggests | CBC News
More evidence is pointing to how nature plays a role in diminishing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as improving mental well-being.
29/04/2019
Interested in learning about edible seaweeds? Amanda offers educational seaweed experiences on Vancouver Island. Also check out her seaweed products. https://www.dakinitidalwilds.com/calendar
Calendar - Dakini Tidal Wilds — Dakini Tidal Wilds ...wild-crafted seaweed & herbal healers
Upcoming Classes + Workshops + Events
20/03/2019
Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline
Researchers found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 percent reduced odds of having mild cognitive impairment.
27/01/2019
Growing packaging with fungus to replace styrofoam.
VIDEO: Inventor Inspired By Childhood Memories Of Fungus
As a child on a New York farm, Eben Bayer helped his dad shovel wood chips in the barn. That's where he noticed a stretchy web of fungus that became the basis of his biodegradable packing material.
24/11/2018
Mushroom Grow Kits for sale. Lion's Mane, Oyster, Yellow Oyster, Shiitake, Turkey Tail, Reishi, King Trumpets and Wine Cap. Grown on Vancouver Island with pure hardwood sawdust and organic Canadian wheat bran.
Pick up from Errington, or ship across Canada. Please order directly from our website www.growmushroomscanada.ca
19/10/2018
Join us for Vancouver's biggest event of the year!
28/09/2018
Island Health (VIHA) has asked municipalities to help spread the word on death cap mushrooms. We are now entering the season of death cap mushrooms, where they can be seen growing in most urban areas. VIHA would like to take this time to raise awareness to the general public to prevent any accidental consumption, which may lead to severe illness.
The below attachments are sent to you by Island Health, Health Protection Environmental Services Program, and have been recently finalized by the BC Centre for Disease Control. For further information on poisonous mushrooms, please go to the following BCCDC webpage: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/food-your-health/fruits-vegetables-grains/wild-mushrooms
28/08/2018
Herbalist Elizabeth Bliss is holding this class near Parksville on Vancouver Island.
28/08/2018
Here's a wonderful event!
18/07/2018
Fatal mushrooms found in Greater Victoria
Island Health is warning of an extremely toxic mushroom which is popping up earlier than usual in Greater Victoria.
24/05/2018
Amanita pantherinoides is a gorgeous and poisonous mushroom. They are particularly abundant on Vancouver Island this spring. Take caution to not let your dogs or children eat them.
https://www.vanmyco.org/about-mushrooms/poisonous/amanita-pantherinoides/
Amanita pantherinoides - Vancouver Mycological Society
16/05/2018
I'm giving a talk this Saturday morning at Buckerfields in Parksville.
Join Jessica Wolf - Wild Food Guide on May 19th at 10 a.m.to learn about how to grow, identify and harvest wild Mushrooms!
Call to reserve your spot!!
07/05/2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=361YVBkFylo
Make Fabric From Nettles
Watch nettles being turned into fabric. This film shows harvesting, retting, stalk splitting, pith removal, carding, finger-spinning and knitting. This 'fiel...