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Just Because We Can Grow It... Should We?
Why you won’t see the beautiful Golden Oyster on our farmers market stands or other offerings in the future. And not to beat a dead horse but this is something that we feel very strongly about. Golden Oysters are one of the most beautiful mushrooms we’ve ever grown….bright, fast, and incredibly productive. But you’ll notice they’re not part of our lineup at Swift Current Farms right now. That’s a deliberate decision and one rooted in both experience and emerging research.Go
Sarah Sue Duffy
Apr 192 min read


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Feb 15, 20230 min read


Golden Enokii
One of the most popular cultivars of Golden Enoki mushrooms in Asia is Flammulina velutipes, a member of the Physalacriaceae family....
Sarah Sue Duffy
Oct 15, 20221 min read


Shiitake
The second most consumed mushroom in the world after the button mushroom is the shiitake mushroom, botanically known as Lentinula edodes....
Sarah Sue Duffy
Oct 15, 20221 min read


Blue Green Oysters
Blue oyster mushrooms, or Pleurotus ostreatus var., are known scientifically. Columbinus is a classification of shelf fungus belonging to...
Sarah Sue Duffy
Oct 15, 20221 min read
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