Mushroom 101: Wild and Cultivated

A deep dive into mushroom growing and picking with local Alberta mushroom experts.

Show Notes

Welcome to Mushroom 101 with podcast producer, Melania Antoszko. In this episode, she learns how mushrooms grow and how to go foraging for them. She spoke to founder and CEO, Alex Villeneuve of Ceres Solutions on how he started his mushroom growing business and tips on mushroom foraging with Candice Cullum, the Red Deer regional coordinator for the Alberta Mycological Society. Listen to find out if you want to learn more about mushrooms in Alberta. 

Items mentioned in the episode: 

• Where you can purchase Ceres Solutions and their website
• Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, AB, Canada. pp. 416. Also published as Mushrooms of Northwest North America. 
• Alberta Conservation Sites
• Alberta Mycological Society Resources
• Join the Alberta Mycological Society Facebook Group 
• Snack fact sourced from Eater article What’s the Difference Between Cremini, Button, and Portobello Mushrooms?

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