FOR-89: Resources for Shiitake Growers - University of Kentucky

FOR-89
KENTUCKY SHIITAKE PRODUCTION WORKBOOK
Resources for
Shiitake Growers
Deborah B. Hill and Marcella Szymanski,
Extension Forestry Specialists
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KENTUCKY SHIITAKE
Mushroompeople
Frank Michael
P.O. Box 220
Summertown, TN 38483
Phone: 1-800-386-4495
E-mail: mushroom@thefarm.org
Web site: http://www.thefarm.org/mushroom
Shiitake mushrooms growing on logs
Shiitake Suppliers
Field and Forest Products Inc.
N3296 Kozuzek Road
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Phone: 1-800-792-6220
Fax: (715) 582-0181
E-mail: ffp@field-and-forest.com
Mushroom Harvest
George Vaughn
P.O. Box 5727
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (740) 448-6105
E-mail: mushrooms@eureka.net
Northwest Mycological Consultants Inc.
John Donoghue
702 NW 4th Street
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: (541) 753-8198
Fax: (541)752-3401
E-mail: nmc@nwmycol.com
Web site: http://www.nymycol.com
Bags for Stack Rack
Rockford Package Supply
Cedar Springs, MI
Phone: 616-866-0143
Fruit approved PVC bags
2 mil, 48” x 48” x 60” (50/roll)
Bag Rack Materials
(PVC pipe and fittings, plywood)
The Home Depot
Lowe’s
Other building supply stores
Other plumbing supply stores
Hardware stores

Boxes
• You will need 3 lb-, 5 lb-, and 10-lb ventilated corrugated
cardboard boxes.
• For Kraft box/container companies in your county or
in your area, check the Yellow Pages, or contact your
county Extension agent.
• Many growers prefer a white surface rather than the
Kraft brown.
• Cooperate with the Kentucky Shiitake Growers Association
or with other local growers for volume orders.
• Leave space for the “Kentucky Shiitake” logo (if you
are a member of the association) and for your own farm
logo.
Shiitake Books
Bratkovich, Janet. 1987. Shiitake Sampler (recipes). 1366
Savageville Road, Jackson, OH 45640. 50 pages. $7.00.
Jones, Kenneth. 1995. Shiitake, the Healing Mushroom.
Healing Arts Press, One Park Street, Rochester, VT
05767. 120 pages. $8.95.
Kozak, M. and J. Krawczyk. 1989. Growing Shiitake Mushrooms
in a Continental Climate. Field & Forest Products
Inc., N3296 Kozuzek Road, Peshtigo, WI 54157. 45 pages.
$8.00.
Przybylowicz, Paul and John Donoghue. 1988. Shiitake
Growers Handbook. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company,
Dubuque, IA 52001. 217 pages. $23.00.
Sabota, C. et al., editors. 1993. Proceedings of the National
Shiitake Mushroom Symposium, November 1-3, 1993,
Huntsville, AL. Alabama Cooperative Extension Service,
Alabama A&M University. P.O. Box 967, Normal, AL
35762-0967. 224 pages. $10.00.
Sabota, C. et al., editors. 1997. Proceedings of the Second
National Shiitake Mushroom Symposium, October 6-8, 1997,
Huntsville, AL. Alabama Cooperative Extension Service,
Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762-0967. 146
pages. $25.00.
Snyder, Jennifer. 1993. The Shiitake Way: Vegetarian Cooking
with Shiitake Mushrooms. The Book Publishing Company,
Summertown, TN 38483. 128 pages. $7.95.
Stamets, Paul. 1993. Growing Gourmet and Medicinal
Mushrooms. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA. 552 pages.
$25.00.
University of Minnesota. 1989. Shiitake Mushrooms: The
Proceedings of a National Symposium and Trade Show, May
3-5, 1989, St. Paul, MN. University of Minnesota, Center
for Alternative Plant and Animal Products, College
of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN. 217 pages. $20.00.
Shiitake Articles, Sources of Information
Madison’s Ridgeview Farm Inc. (Shrooms in the Shade)
2760 Poplar Ridge Rd., West Union, OH
Phone: 937-544-4194
Has a medium-sized shiitake business. Good contact
for those interested in wholesale enterprise. Buys
mushrooms at wholesale prices.
The American Mushroom Institute
907 East Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Publishes Mushroom News and Mushroom News Flash
on a monthly basis for their members. Associate memberships
are $300 per year, and grower memberships
start at $350 per year.
Successful Farming Magazine
1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-3023
Has published two articles on shiitake in its ADAPT
series. One describes the initial experience of the
Geode RC&Ds shiitake project. The second shares
the experience of a Virginia shiitake farm. Copies of
these articles can be obtained from Betsy Freese at
Successful Farming (ADAPT).
Shiitake News
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
Rt. 2, Box 156A, Lanesboro, MN 55949
Phone: 507-467-2437
Nonprofit organization that publishes Shiitake News
three times a year. The 16-page newsletter costs $25
for an initial subscription that also includes three back
issues. Renewals are $15 per year.
The Mushroom Growers’ Newsletter
P.O. Box 5065, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
The newsletter is published monthly and includes production
and marketing information (including prices)
on other cultivated mushrooms as well as shiitake in
its eight pages. The current issue is $3.50, back issues
are $3 each, and subscriptions are $24 per year.
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Resources in Shiitake Economics
Anderson, S. and D. Marcouiller. 1990. Growing Shiitake
Mushrooms. Oklahoma State University. Extension Facts.
No. 5029.
Baughman M. 1993. Profit Potential from growing
Shiitake. In: Proceedings of the National Shiitake Mushroom
Symposium, Nov., Huntsville, AL. Proceedings
available through Alabama A&M University Cooperative
Extension Program (AGR-H-A111). Price is $10.
Shiitake Marketing Resources
Melville, P. and A. Porter. 1987. Shiitake Mushroom Marketing
Guide for Growers. The Southeastern Minnesota
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Rt. 2, Box
156A, Lanesboro, MN 55949. Phone: (507) 467-2437.
American Mushroom Institute. 1 Massachusetts Ave NW,
Suite 800, Washington DC, 20001-1429. Phone: (202)
842-4344.
Kimmons, T. 1991. Shiitake Mushrooms. Volume II:
Market Overview of an Emerging Agricultural Industry.
Report from the Shirley Community Services and Development
Corporation. Available through Tom E.
Kimmons, Shirley Community Development Corp., Rt.
1, Box A, Shirley, AR 72153. Phone: (501) 723-4443 Web
site: http://www.shiitakecenter.com/cdc/cdc.html. Price
is $14.
Krawczyk J. and M.E. Kozak. 1991. Year-Round Shiitake
Cultivation in the North. Shiitake Growers Association.
34 pp. Available through Field and Forest Products Inc.,
N3296 Kozuzek Road, Peshtigo, WI 54157. Phone: (715)
582-4997. Price is $10
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Snow Peas and Shiitake Soup
Serves 4
7 1 /2 cups hot water
3 teaspoons chicken-flavored bouillon granules
1/4 pound carrots, scraped, sliced in 1 /4" slices
4 oz fresh shiitake caps, sliced in 1 /4" slices
2 cups snow peas, trimmed and sliced in half, lengthwise
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1. In a saucepan, combine water, bouillon granules, sliced carrots, and
shiitake.
2. Simmer about 10 minutes over low heat until carrots are almost tender.
3. Add snow peas, green onion slices, and pepper.
4. Bring mixture to a boil for 2 minutes until peas are crisp-tender. Serve
immediately.
— adapted from Shiitake Sampler
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