We are taking orders for Spring 2024. We will be making sawdust spawn for Shiitake, Oyster, and Lion’s Mane mushrooms in loose/bag format only. We will make 2 sizes of spawn bags – 2.5 kilos (for 20 to 25 4′ logs) and 1.75 kilos (for less than 15 4′ logs).
We supply tools including manual inoculation tools, bits, and adaptors made specifically for this task. We will also supply cheese wax and Styrofoam caps required for your inoculation projects. Please see ordering page for pricing. Please place orders as soon as possible; place orders by email to office@mycosource.com. We will respond with an estimate and once order is confirmed an invoice payable by e-transfer or cheque. Details with the invoice.
We ship orders of this living spawn product as well as well as tools and supplies as soon as it is ready on a ‘just-in-time’ basis to coincide with outdoor log inoculation season in Canada. We ship via Canada Post, UPS, and FedEx from mid April until end of June. Customers will receive an email receipt when the order is paid and a Canada Post tracking # when the order is shipped.
Customers with confirmed and paid orders who want to pick up at Fun Guy Farm can do so by arrangement. We will have Pick-up days – April 27 to May 11, 11:00-5:00. Pick up time & date to be confirmed – details with receipt.
Mycosource Inc. is a small Southern Ontario company specializing in Spawn production for cultivation of ‘Wood Mushrooms’ (Shiitake, Oyster and Lion’s Mane) on hardwood logs during the outdoor log inoculation season in North America. We do not supply the raw hardwood logs. You cut or source fresh hardwood logs from autumn until spring in preparation for inoculation in April/May/June.
NOTE: We produce spawn to fill confirmed orders and cannot promise to fill your order for spawn if order is placed after March 31. Tools and supplies must be ordered as early as possible.
We offer Customer Support to help you achieve success with your outdoor log cultivation project. We aim to act as an educational enterprise for the dissemination of products and information about log-based outdoor mushroom cultivation as part of a diversified and sustainable forest ecosystem. While we no longer have workshops at Fun Guy Farm we offer customers free pick-up days where you can see demonstrations and ask questions – see below. Valuable information can be found in the pages of our website and we provide links to other excellent internet sites and resources. Timing for an inoculation project is important and customers are advised to become informed about timelines for log cutting and inoculation when planning the project. Please take advantage of this information and explore the links provided. Planning and attention to detail pay off with a successful inoculation project.
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2024 PICK-UP & DEMO DAYS Saturday April 27 until Saturday May 11 from 11:00am until 5:00pm. Pick-up days are for customers with confirmed orders. Please confirm date and ETA with invoice # 24 hours prior to pick up. We will email a map when order is confirmed and paid.
You can find a valuable resource for information on log cultivation. Downloadable Booklet published by the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as a product of an extension project at the Sustainable Agriculture Education Organization (SARE). Titled “Best Management Practices for Log-based Shiitake Cultivation in the NE USA”
https://projects.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/09992-foma:2011-shiitake-book.pdf
An introductory grower’s Guide from SARE can be found at https//projects.sare.org/projects-reports/lline 10-298
PLEASE NOTE: We can offer only limited Consultation about indoor-based cultivation. There is information about indoor-based Oyster mushroom cultivation on our website in the Commercial Oyster Cultivation Menu Please see the ‘Links’ page.
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