Mushroom cultivation is fast picking up as a profitable means for many progressive farmers in the valley to increase their income. Nisar Ahmad, 27, from Bramri area of Kupwara switched to mushroom farming four years back and there has been no looking back since then for him.
He grow
Amritsar: As vehicles whiz by on a Sunday morning, a young woman arranges pickles and chips at a tiny shop on the side of Batala Road, near Amritsar. It’s an unremarkable scene except for a board near the outlet, which says: ‘Randhawa Mushroom Farm’. All the edibles in the shop, too, hav
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A total of 34 farmers and farm women underwent training in summer mushroom cultivation at the Skill Development Centre of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) from May 9 to 11.
The course was planned in association with the department of microbiolo
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mushrooms HELP make these beef burgers extra juicy.
mushrooms HELP make these beef bur
Exploring the world of gourmet mushroom growers.
Ryan Staab (photo by Fred + Elliott)
Like many people, I ate canned mushrooms as I grew up, most often in spaghetti sauce or as a pizza topping. I thought they were spongy and tasteless.
Fast forward a decade. While I was visit
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Mycologist Hannah Hemmelgarn showing off some
Many of us are interested in growing fruits, vegetables, and herbs in our gardens. But have you considered the possibility that you could grow mushrooms, too? Mushroom cultivation is often considered to be a more specialist pursuit. But if you are interested in growing your own food, you will
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Mushrooms hold a distinct place in society’s collective consciousness, to the untrained eye falling into two major categories: food and poison. It is a delicate line they walk, between a familiar friend and frightening foe. There is a small but motivated group of mushroom enthusiasts out to
I always come across an unfamiliar fruit or veggie in the produce aisle that piques my interest. When I first saw oyster mushrooms, their fan-shaped appearance immediately caught my attention. But after doing some research, I found out there’s more to this type of mushroom than meets the