The Black Trumpet Blog

Whether inoculating grain jars, cloning your favorite edible or medicinal mushrooms, or mixing bulk substrates our new NocBox Still Air Box is a practical and affordable choice for those looking to reduce contamination with confidence.

Found from North America to Europe and Asia, Hen of the Woods, or Maitake, is a versatile gourmet edible mushroom with a rich history and countless benefits to human health.

Turnip Vegan is prepping us for the holidays with this festive main course recipe: Brown Sugar Cranberry Lion's Mane! Friendsgiving will never be the same again.

Searching for mushroom soup recipes to keep you warm this season? Here, we've collected our favorite simple mushroom soups that you can make using your homegrown or foraged mushrooms.

Here is a step by step guide for success using the Boomr Bin. Created by mycologists, our modular design is a fresh take on a tried and true method for cultivating your favorite edible and medicinal mushrooms at home, confidently.

In this article we offer advice for aspiring mushroom hunters, including resources for identification along with a fascinating interview with Maine's poisonous mushroom expert Greg Marley.

Turnip Vegan is helping us kick off autumn with this salutation to summer: an Italian oyster teriyaki bowl filled to the brim with delicious vegetables. Oyster mushrooms love a marinade, and this one will have you more than satisfied as a meat replacement!

As fall arrives, it's time to prepare mushroom projects for spring. We've pulled together some late-season project ideas for growing mushrooms in beds, containers, and logs and have some tips for region-specific projects.

Spore n' Sprout's videos began to appear in our feed several months ago and we are intrigued by the variety of species he's been able to cultivate at home, both indoors and out, using simple, accessible techniques. We had the privilege of speaking with Keegan recently to ask him a little more about his motivations, observations, and goals for the future!

What do mushrooms have to do with Barbenheimer? We watched both films and decided to explore the relationship between Barbie, Oppenheimer and fungi. Mushrooms have more in common with them than meets the eye, and their unique ability to consume a variety of materials, including plastic and nuclear radiation, has the power to transform society as we know it.

North Spore was honored to take part in the 43rd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival where we caught up with mushroom documentarian Alan Rockefeller for a wide-ranging chat on fungal photography, DNA sequencing, and microscopy.

Lion's mane mushrooms absorb the flavors of your favorite marinades - so this vegan alternative to jerk chicken is a fantastic meat substitute in this creative wonton taco recipe!

This week's blog highlights the popular and tasty chanterelle mushroom, including how to identify, collect, and cook these golden beauties, along with the many ways this single mushroom boosts both human and forest health.

Our friend Zach shows how to let your homegrown Italian oyster mushrooms shine with some simple, mouth-watering recipes Our friend Zach shows how to let your homegrown Italian oyster mushrooms shine with some simple, mouth-watering recipes including an omelette, sandwich, tomato sauce, and more!

Here's a deeper dive into five common medicinal mushrooms: chaga, reishi, lion's mane, shiitake, and cordyceps. We touch on how each have been used traditionally and where modern science stands on their effects.

Growing your favorite mushrooms just got a lot easier with ShroomTek, North Spore’s hotly awaited All-In-One Complete Mushroom Grow System. In this feature we cover necessary materials and methods for success in the inoculation, storage, colonization, fruiting and harvesting of your ShroomTek, along with important environmental considerations.

Perfect for summer, this vegan poblano pepper enchilada recipe by our friend and renowned chef Turnip Vegan calls for your homegrown pink oyster mushrooms! Pink oyster mushrooms love heat, so they are ideal to grow (and cook) in summer.