The Black Trumpet Blog

In June, North Spore visited Denver, Colorado to attend Psychedelic Science; a convergence of scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, professionals, and enthusiasts from the realm of psychoactive substances, including psilocybin. Here, we share some highlights from our trip!

If you love a tangy beverage that is also healthy and spicy, this drink is for you. Turnip Vegan concocted this reishi pineapple spice drink and popsicle using homegrown, immune-boosting reishi mushrooms from one of our fruiting block kits!

Our friend Zach of Spore to Fork created these 5 savory summertime recipes starring the popular blue oyster mushroom.

If you love shiitake mushrooms and meatball subs - this recipe is for you. Our friend Turnip Vegan crafted this cruelty-free coconut curry shiitake meatball sandwich using homegrown shiitake mushrooms from one of our fruiting block kits!

Researcher and artist Eryk Salvaggio explores the hidden world of mushroom language in this fascinating interview.

Learn more about one of the most popular cultivated variety of gourmet edible mushroom, the Blue Oyster mushroom, including where to find it, how to grow it, and the best ways to incorporate it into your cuisine.

In this article we explore Psilocybin mushrooms; how to identify them, where they are found naturally, how they are typically grown and the common strains of Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms on the underground market today.

For the past few years, our friend Turnip Vegan has been inspiring us with his passion for creating exciting, healthy, and beautifully crafted vegan food. For our most recent collaboration, he made this crispy buffalo mushrom wrap from scratch using freshly harvested blue oyster mushrooms from one of our Spray & Grow Kits.

The bucket tek, or technique, is one of the most reliable methods to grow oyster mushrooms quickly and on a predictable schedule. We’ll teach you how to source and prepare buckets, pasteurize your substrate, inoculate, and incubate your buckets with mushroom spawn.

This article explores 5 of the best ways to cook nameko mushrooms, including recipes for curry, risotto, pancakes and more!

Looking for a creative way to cook up some Lion's Mane Mushrooms? Chef Shadi Ramey developed this mouth watering recipe for crispy Lion's Mane Blue Corn Tacos. Check it out!

Learn how to make exciting healthy vegan foods with our friend Turnip Vegan! This easy recipe combines simple and delicious ingredients to make a vegan fish sandwich using lion's mane mushrooms.

We part the fungal fact from fiction in HBOs "The Last of Us" and predict which fungal invader(s) might actually lead to a global apocalypse.

This article explores 5 of the best ways to cook your homegrown shiitake mushrooms, including recipes for stir-fry, miso soup, and more.

Learn how to make exciting healthy vegan foods with our friend Turnip Vegan! This easy recipe combines simple and delicious ingredients to make scratch vegan hot dogs using North Spore's own lion's mane mushroom.

This article explores the basics of chestnut mushroom cultivation, including how to identify them, where to find them, how to grow them, and how they can be incorporated into your favorite foods.

In this article we illuminate a number of relationships between mushrooms and mortality and introduce a novel fungi-inspired burial technology.

Simply put, they are the first two stages in a life cycle that ends with mushrooms. We’ll discuss their differences, where they fit in the cultivation process, and weigh the pros and cons of using each in a liquid syringe.