THE MUSHROOM GROWER'S NEWSLETTER P.O. Box 5065-TP Klamath Falls, OR 97601 U.S.A. mycoworld@aol.com BACK ISSUES $3.00 (US) each in U.S.A., Canada & Mexico $4.00 (US) elsewhere 10 or more issues: $2.50 (US) in U.S.A., Canada & Mexico $3.00 (US) elsewhere First Class postage included in the U.S.A. Air Mail postage included elsewhere APRIL 1992 Our premier issue! National specialty mushrooms sales statistics for 1990-1991. The basics of shiitake cultivation on logs - including potential costs and returns. The Mt Shasta Mycological Society, basic mushroom ecology, and more. MAY 1992 News of the first stages in development of a growers' co-op in the northern California-southern Oregon region. The basics of oyster cultivation in columns - including potential costs and returns. Effects of alfalfa in oyster substrate, setting up a grow room, and more. JUNE 1992 The basics of cultivating morels indoors. What has been happening in the west coast shiitake market. Adjusting pH in pasteurization water. The North American Mushroom Conference, The American Mushroom Institute, and more. JULY 1992 How to develop a co-operative. What The National Agriculture Library has to offer. Mycorrhizal mushrooms, the NW Shiitake Association, and more. AUGUST 1992 A visit with Fungus Humungus, a northern California grower. Lung problems encountered when growing oysters and some solutions. The basics of growing stropharia, co-op news, and our first paid advertising! SEPTEMBER 1992 Mushrooms in the news. The facts about matsutake. A book review: Reishi Mushroom - Herb of Spiritual Potency and Medical Wonder. The basics of growing reishi and more. OCTOBER 1992 How to obtain organic certification. National specialty mushrooms statistics for 1991-1992. More on solving lung problems experienced when growing oysters. Fungal herbicides, Oregon Tilth, and more. NOVEMBER 1992 The key factors you need to consider to increase shiitake yields. How NASS obtains statistics on mushrooms production. Semi-wild cultivation and more. DECEMBER 1992 We expand to a 6 page format! The latest mushroom news. Cultivating shiitake according to the Forest Products Lab. Grading schemes for oyster mushrooms. More options for controlling lung problems. Shiitake and oyster production and prices compared - 1988 through 1992 and much more. JANUARY 1993 International popularity of mushrooms - which species are popular where. Mushrooms suppress cancer in rodents. The nutritional value of mushrooms. A southern Oregon grower's first experience with oysters - including a field trial of alfalfa amendment to the substrate and much more. FEBRUARY 1993 SPECIAL INSERT: Oyster Brochure General background and sources for information on shiitake production. Growing mushrooms indoors - try a kit. The number of mushroom growers - agaricus and specialty growers compared, 1989 - 1992. Included with this issue: The Oyster Mushroom - brochure with recipes, nutritional information and historical background. MARCH 1993 Using the news to develop marketing ideas. Putting together the research on sawdust substrates for shiitake. The North American Mycological Association publishes a brochure called Gardening With Mushrooms, In The News, and more. APRIL 1993 Wholesale market price reports - where to get them. Book reviews: The Mushroom Researcher and Genetics and Breeding of Edible Mushrooms. Shiitake on sawdust, part 2. San Francisco Market Prices. MAY 1993 Mo-Mei Chen's mushroom workshop - including Mo-mei's recipe for sawdust substrate and our first picture page. Letter: poisonings from Verpa bohemica? San Francisco Market Prices. JUNE 1993 SPECIAL 8 PAGE ISSUE Shiitake Mushroom Seminar by Northwest Mycological Consultants with a photo page - overview of both log and sawdust culture. San Francisco Market Prices. JULY 1993 SPECIAL INSERT Small-Scale Ag Alternative: Shiitake World-wide production, 1986 and 1990 compared (all species). Growers talk about shiitake. Shiitake exudate. Earth tube heat exchangers. Button marketing. French truffle markets. San Francisco Market Prices. AUGUST 1993 Shiitake - The Video, Oikawa Shiitake Farm (with picture page), San Francisco Market Prices, Bits and Pieces SEPTEMBER 1993 ANOTHER 8 PAGE ISSUE! Green Peak Mushroom Farm - Shiitake on logs (with pictures!), Fear And Delight In Mushrooms, The President's plan for forest mushrooms, San Francisco Market Prices, Bits and Pieces, and more! OCTOBER 1993 STILL ANOTHER 8-PAGE ISSUE! U.S. Production 1992-1993, Filter patch sizes for Sawdust Based Shiitake, Redway Workshop: Co-op Happenings, Mt. Shasta Speech, Marketing Notes, San Francisco Market Prices, and more! NOVEMBER 1993 LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE STAYING 8 PAGES! US specialty mushrooms price and volume 87-93 (graphs), Matsutake and you, mushroom flies, wild shiitake? - not yet, San Francisco Prices, and more! DECEMBER 1993 Growing truffles in the us, straw substrate for shiitake - update, new Oregon law, matsutake postscript, market prices and more! JANUARY 1994 How to grow French black truffles, Book Review: Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, Marketing Gourmet Mushrooms - Introduction, Video Review: Matsutake Education Video, market prices and more! FEBRUARY 1994 Video Review: Welcome to the Fungal Jungle, Klamath Falls Mushroom Farm - shiitake on sawdust (with photos), Marketing Gourmet Mushrooms - Marketing Plan, Book review: The Ecology of Mycorrhizae, market prices and more! MARCH 1994 Fungiphobia and The American Council on Science and Health. Marketing - Farmer's Markets, Grocery Stores, Restaurants. Shiitake Notes - chips vs sawdust, corncobs. Market prices and more. APRIL 1994 Getting the Most from your Autoclave, Marketing - Farm Sales & Cooperatives, San Francisco prices, Bits and pieces MAY 1994 Now, BOTH San Francisco AND New York Prices Book Review: Sell What You Sow, Marketing - brokers and novel approaches, Bits and Pieces JUNE 1994 California Truffles, Cultivating Lion's Mane, Marketing - Part 6: Conclusion, Prices, and more! JULY 1994 Persimmon Hill Berry Farm, Review - Statistics on Floppy Disk, Morel Mountain - Sold, A Quality Sealant, prices and more! AUGUST 1994 Information SuperHighway, Review - Produce Availability and Marketing Guide, The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, ATTRA, Mushrooms in Tennessee, prices and more! SEPTEMBER 1994 SPECIAL INSERT Small-Scale Ag Alternative: Specialty Mushrooms Shiitake Business Planning Facts, Humidification and Watering, prices and much more! OCTOBER 1994 SPECIAL INSERT Because You Asked - Manchurian Mushrooms The Mushroom Council, 1993-1994 Mushroom Production Statistics (U.S.A.), Weekly Prices from San Francisco and New York, Impulse Sealing Tips, and much more!