5 Reasons Why You Should Grow Mushrooms

In my previous post I was talking about reasons why you shouldn't grow mushrooms. Now it's time to discuss the advantages of mushroom cultivation. Personally, I consider that discussing advantages and disadvantages of mushroom growing is very important especially because builds up motivation or does the opposite. Anyway, it's important for someone starting this to be informed and to know few thing before getting deeper into this.

Learning how to inoculate logs with mycelium. Photo: www.milkwood.net

1. You grow your own food. This would be the best advantage that is on my mind right now. You can grow great tasty mushrooms that you cannot find in the supermarket. And growing your own it brings you truly fresh and healthy food on your table. By contrast, supermarket mushrooms are different because most mushroom producers are using various types of chemical substances designed to get rid of competitors when the substrate is freshly inoculated with fungus mycelium. This is important for them in order to get a high yield in terms of mushroom production. Such chemicals are not a healthy choice, especially that some fungi species (e.g., Pleurotus ostreatus) have the ability to accumulate toxic substances into their fruitbodies (such as heavy metals, etc). After years such toxins accumulates in your body and you don't know how did you got sick. However, best is to grow your own food the healthy way.  Go organic and you'll be happy!

2. Mushrooms are healthy. Many cultivated mushrooms species are considered 'functional foods' this means that  they provide nutrients to your body and act as a therapeutic force too (e.g., shiitakes, oyster mushrooms, ear mushrooms, etc). Among other important nutrients and therapeutic substances, they are rich in proteins, have no cholesterol, contain polysaccharides with medicinal value, vitamins and minerals. The best choice for those that want to live a healthy life.

3. It's a source of income. Many people are thinking about mushroom cultivation as a powerful choice to achieve financial freedom probably because they believe that mushrooms are able to turn plant waste into food that may be sold in the market. It's a way to practically turn garbage into money: recycling (if you wish).

4. Hobby. Doing what you like is rewarding. Simply by watching the mushrooms growing under your own eyes it's an amazing feeling that I recommend you to experience. If you will feel pleasure then you will want more and more, this is the reason why some growers cannot stop growing mushrooms :). They are simply happy and pleased of what their doing.

5 It's a way to make new friends. A hobby reunites people enjoying the same feeling or people who would like to get to this feeling (newbies). Making friends and sharing your experience as a grower with them it's important because this may be a way to learn from others.. It's a mutual help that makes everybody happy.

Ok, this is for today, please add some comments, probably there are lots more reasons that I didn't cover up here, so feel free to add some of yours -it would be greatly appreciated.

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