Mushroom Growers' Handbook 1: Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

A practical manual for growing oyster, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms with simple equipment. It walks you through spawn production, substrate preparation, harvesting and marketing.

Peter Oei

A United Nations training manual on mushroom biology, spawn production and cultivation of shiitake, oyster and other species. It also covers the nutritional and medicinal value of mushrooms and how to run a training workshop.

Shu-Ting Chang

A 16-lecture course on mushroom growing that covers spawn production and the cultivation of button, oyster, paddy straw and milky mushrooms. It also explains pests, diseases, post-harvest handling and project costs.

C. D. Thapa, V. Prakasam, Mohinder Singh

A reference guide for commercial mushroom farms that covers composting, pest and disease management, pesticide use and food safety. Useful if you run or plan a full-scale growing operation.

British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

A manual for starting a small mushroom business, written by growers and researchers. It explains how to grow oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds and farm waste, and how to turn that into income.

Ivanka Milenkovic, Igor Milosavljevic