Grow SHIITAKES on LOGS with Hawk Meadow Farm - Ep. 037

My partners and I are keen to do some more mushroom cultivation on our land, so we figured we'd visit the OG of log-grown shiitake-Steve and Anne Sierigk from Hawk Meadow Farm back in May. (And yes, it was THAT cold in May to wear a jacket!)
Steve was the first cultivator of log-grown shiitake on the east coast of the United States and has inspired countless people to take up the ranks. He takes us through his personal story, the history of shiitake in the area, and how to inoculate logs and harvest the mushrooms.
More information at www.hawkmeadowfarm.com
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[@tjoconnor2846]

I started a mushroom farm because of this video. I am expecting my first commercial scale production spring of 25'. Thanks for the inspiration

[@cassiemarkland]

wow wow wow! That is so cool!

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[@lambbrookfarm4528]

I live in central New Hampshire. I've been growing Shiitakes for 14 years now. I inoculate about 250 logs a year. Being older, I cut my summer soakers logs shorter. 34" fits in the juice drums I soak in. this allows me to move the water rather than moving the logs. I've found some strains at Field and Forest that produce some great large caps in the heat....after watching farther, I see you grow Night Velvet, so you know the folks at F&F. Thanks for posting. Brice

[@bluehawaii1671]

I myself am growing some shiitake in Japan and excited that you guys are doing it in exactly the same way!

[@colofduty3836]

How did they turn out?

[@zackhapa6768]

Is it important to use wax? Most say yes but some I seen some say it makes a proorer quality mushroom. What’s your view/ method? Also, I’m trying this in humid florida so it’s a guess things might work out it.

[@shaneapplegate1975]

I inoculate logs and grow mushrooms I'm such a fun guy ✌️ I'm a buckeye that grows something other than corn 🌽

[@chantalrochon3566]

This video is eye and ear candy ( for me). I come from a Métis family in Quebec Canada . My earliest memory is wild mushroom picking with my family . This video inspired me to grow mushrooms in my yard. Thank you for this video 🎉❤❤❤❤

[@Dennhunt1]

This has been one of the most interesting and fascinating episodes you all have done! I really enjoyed it! Wow! Keep up the great work! 👏🏼❤️

[@sashastarshanti3599]

I have a whole new appreciation for Shitakes, thank you! Such an educational experience. My appreciation to you as always Summer, and to the really cool family of Hawk Meadow Farm. The OG's of US Shitake farming!

[@delphiavillars]

This is so great I love mushrooms I wish I new someone we could look for this kind and and others in the woods here in Arkansas. I am 80and have very S.S. I love porchabella mushroom s but in the store they cost so much can't afford to buy them.They are good to ward off Cancers. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@eileenklinghagen3087]

@Delphia Villars Hello from Minnesota. I'm 75 and enjoy mushrooms over most you ge in grocery stores. When you get the mushrooms they have more vitamin c if you put them in the sun 30-40 minutes.

[@jessedeane6036]

SHITake is the only hybrid manmade mushroom I AVOID it. Not worth the time.

[@julielopez3345]

@@jessedeane6036 I did not know that it is a hybrid!! I know it’s a cancer fighter. So are other mushrooms like Lions mane.

[@julielopez3345]

My question is about using dried or powdered mushrooms. They are added to shakes, coffee, and tea so they aren’t getting cooked for the 20 min. needed to break down the kitein. ( I know I’m not spelling it right). So how is it ok to use?

[@863fernando09]

I love that summer is just walking around eating mushrooms. Thanks for the video!

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[@TheKrispyfort]

I found one of those mushrooms growing in my garden bed yesterday. Must guard the Danko Shiitake So, excited 😁

[@voxquivive3303]

Wow. I don't live in US but next time I go to a farmers market in my country I will proceed with far more respect. These folk are amazing.

[@Primitivemycology]

Great video! I've been cultivating indoors and out for several years now and I totally agree that the fungi I grow outside in beds have a better texture than inside using sawdust blocks. And the absolute best mushrooms are the ones I grow on logs outside, Texture and taste.

[@chowlissy]

What a wonderful video, relaxing, informative, and instructive, with pleasant "actors". Thank you.

[@hannahcallicott1715]

I truly believe this series is the best thing brought to KZbin. Thank you for this FFL!

[@SophyaAgain]

18:10 I was just thinking about that. Watercress and arugula are my favorite greens for salad. Nowadays a lot of veggies (mainly leafy greens) are hydroponics. And I think they are tasteless compared to those grown in soil. Now I grow some of my favourite veggies in my small garden. 😄

[@minjachung4579]

Awesome, 👸

[@Openeyees]

Natural charmers having a really good, interesting conversation!

[@audreyjudd8196]

You show the most interesting topics! Very educational...always learning something new. Thank you, Summer, Steve and Ann Sierigk! Fascinating... :)

[@JoshuaFletcher]

Mushroom growing is something I've started doing and this sort of video gets me even more inspired to do more and understand more what I'm doing.

[@JimKat5646]

Feb 25 2024. Enjoyed watching the video ! Very informative. I’m kind of bummed ! I had a friend that climbs and takes down trees over and we took down 15 trees on my property to expand my gardening. I have away a lot of wood plus I burned a lot . I had so many oak branches I burned or gave away ! And now I come across shiitake mushrooms videos ! Oh well I can always grab some elsewhere. Thank you for sharing 👍👍

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Congrats again! The way you conduct matters, the edition ... the hour flies. I do eat macrobioticly for a while every year since the 70’s and love it . It can do wonders for my health

[@georgeradcliffe7511]

I live in England and have always LOVED mushrooms but have never foraged for them (too scared of food poisoning) So this vid has infused so much respect in me for your work... It is also thoroughly educational... Many thanks... Love it!!!!

[@justkeepgoing2657]

The man teaching her to drill the holes was charming. I enjoyed this thoroughly

[@emalinel]

mmmm i've usually been skeptical about the medicinal value of fungi (not because I don't believe food can't be medicine and sustenance for our bodies, but more because of the overflow of supposedly health-conscious products that use fungi) but this video does bring the message back home: the same foods we find flavorful and that struggle in their native (or close to native environments) give us medicinal benefits for our everyday lives. Thanks for another great video! I learned a lot about shiitake production today :)

[@MistSoalar]

those shiitakes are so beefy. looks absolutely different from the flappy ones I get from the grocery stores. now I really want to grow my own.

[@silvertree2189]

What a Mycology genius! I've learned so much. Thanks for sharing your years of knowledge!

[@gypsygirl731]

Very informational and inspiring video. Im Going to try this as they’re very expensive to buy,I love these mushrooms and I even buy mushroom coffee of various kinds for various reasons. It doesn’t taste earthy like the mushrooms but it’s beneficial as it’s the extract mixed in and less caffeine which Americans can do less of and more of mushrooms. Mind immunity etc is all good. Wonderful field trip today watching this

[@deedahl2866]

Shiitakes are the Best Kept Secret for good health and awesome taste/nutrition! I had 500 natural logs inoculated many years ago, when living in NE Oklahoma. Unfortunately, the contacts that I had only wanted 5-10 pounds a week when I was trying to sell 50 pounds a week to each location. I ended up dehydrating and keeping a LOT of powdered Shiitake for my own human consumption! The inoculation process is like working in a prison labor camp; but the rewards of knowing YOU did the work, and how they grew, naturally, without chemicals or pesticides, made it worth the effort. #1 Son is the "new" strain that I tried most recently.

[@staylongo]

I’m so glad i found your channel! Great thoughtful content! I’m a lifetime learner and looking forward to growing these and sharing your channel with my extended family. Thank you !

[@deedahl2866]

I used pallet wrap on freshly inoculated Shiitake logs and saw amazing results! I would pour water in through a hole in the top and then pull the plastic wrap back over the hole. It would soak into the logs slowly. Then I would turn them over and let the little bit of water run back down the other way. I did this until there was no more water running. WORKED GREAT!

[@JUSTIN-NOURSE78]

Really got to pay attention if you're gathering firewood on this property. What a great video with a wealth of information, I find it very inspiring!

[@thecrazysoaplady2497]

If you'd have told me a few days ago that I would spend an hour watching a video about mushrooms, I'd have said you were crazy! Well, here I am. Crazy!! Very informative.

[@paullong4471]

Thank you..God bless everyone 😊❤

[@jhonj9552]

thank's for being teacher and greeting's from the ozark's 💜🙋‍♀

[@xStahlx]

What a masterclass. Inoculated my own logs last week, would do things entirely different after seeing this video. Subscribed, curious to see what else you guys are up to!

[@deedahl2866]

Try the Pancake method with Shiitakes! Shouldn't it work faster? I've done pancake method with Oysters but the Shiitake logs that I did that way were purchased and I did not get to know about the grow-out.

[@thunder402]

Another very informative video. So interesting. Thank you Summer for this great insite on mushroom farming and thank you Hawk Meadow Farms for the awesome tour. Now lets eat!

[@wigglewiggle3789]

This was fascinating. Seriously. Loved it. Take care.

[@jamesconran9871]

Love your show. I use cardboard to block weeds too. I noticed if the cardboard is damp the tape comes off easy and all together. Really makes the job easier.

[@rosiekitties]

Me and my husband grew shiitkes mushroom some got as big as a eating plate that was in the early 2000's ....they smell so good and were delicious the first year we didn't get so many but the second year they were growing all over we had about 30 logs...we dried most of them my husband bought the spores from a Co. in Shirley ark. we had to sale our property due to my husband health and move to town.

[@coagulatedsalts4711]

i've always appreciated mushrooms but i find that recently i've been ravenous for them!!! i think they're so cool and if it's possible i'd love to just take my old furniture and use it to feed mushrooms so that i can essentially eat my table!!

[@nobakwaas5161]

Haha u can't eat em raw though

[@mobaby1979]

Forget farm to table - that's TABLE to table!! :)

[@rottenrafflesia]

Malaysian Chinese here. Shiitake is the mushroom that we eat the most. very delicious. and it is generally sold dry here as well

[@lanceowens5902]

And I would like to say thank you for helping to keep a great natural clean way to do this alive 👍🎯💯✅🍄🍄🍄‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@tinakon4386]

ah,, I see , thanks for this program. now I see how they grow shitake mushrooms. so happened this evening I cooked shitake mushrooms with chicken fillet and ginger( chinese style) with black soya and sesame oil. Love your programs, I say again and again. very interesting. thankyou! see you soon! love mushrooms. and waiting to see how yours turn out. now you might wanna try growing shitake.😊💗

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[@lanceowens5902]

I'm near the Ohio river valley area and I pick 2 subspecies of the ovoids I never knew shrooms could be that potent and are they ever wow and we're I live they are established and they bust out crazy every spring thank you Mycelium I love you 🍄👍🤠😎🎯💯✅

[@deborahjoyvalentine6180]

Growing mushrooms sounds exciting! Y'all are awesome to listen to.

[@JosephSwan-m7t]

Thanks for this. Just last week I ordered the plugs and set up my logs for growing Shiitakes. This was informative and enjoyable to watch. Answered a lot of my questions. Thanks NW CT USA.

[@valeriejensen983]

Very awesome knowledge about mushroom growing. Very good show, thank you!♥️🙏👍

[@kingkillah101]

Great stuff. I used to live in Ithaca very close to these folks -- subscribed for sure

[@valeriem3644]

Considering doing some backyard shiitake on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes, this video is amazing! What a great video! He is such an ingesting teacher.

[@ThMnCompwnnt]

Its amazing to discover that its actually the same for all plants that the more struggle they go through when growing the more benefits they have in them. And I think we as people are the same. The more struggle we go through and if we can grow from it instead of it breaking us down the better we become for it.

[@anthonydavinci7985]

Excellent disscusion, Info, just Beautiful...

[@julesditzler6815]

Every new video is as awesome as the last, thank you guys for bringing us on your adventures.

[@Tiziano182]

love this! something i want to remind people knowing where you buy it from. mushrooms are the filters of nature, so if they grow on heavy contaminated soil. those mushrooms will absorb that. so its an important deal

[@pasqualeapuzzo4925]

Incredible i can't believe you in NY can't wait to do your tour ! !!

[@emilzet6086]

Thank you for sharing, and your lovely smile !

[@markgball]

best video I've seen about growing on logs!!!

[@dagmarcirlan440]

Again totally amazing video! Guys you rock! 🌱💚🌱

[@LylasDad]

This is awesome and the girl in the overalls is soooo cute lol - I’m hooked on growing and these videos are very helpful ! Thank you.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

This is so incredibly exciting; just watching the passion and love you have for what you do makes me want to start my own mushroom garden. (I've wanted to for ages but this lights the fire all over again)

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

Why, and more importantly, when, do the logs get dunked in the river? And for how long? This vid is so bloody exciting. I love it and want to do it. Thanks guys

[@TheTexasTakebyMissVikie]

This video is much better than the others... Easy to understand info that you can actually utilize and begin growing your own. Your videos are nice but many times they are too focused on technical names instead of teaching the properties / uses... It is easy to see it is a Passion for these people and they have enjoyed learning as well as sharing their new found knowledge... Thank All of you for Sharing✨🤗✨ Miss Vikie 🕊💞🕊

[@tamarawilcox6954]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. I am trying to grow Shitakes for the first time in upstate NY and this was immensely informative and inspiring :-)

[@sonyashah554]

I'm in Australia. I just discovered your video's last week. I'm enjoying them so much. So great to see something so different living so far away. I really love the tours. I feel like I'm right there in these great places. Thanks again.

[@wrestrel5]

Great questions great answers, thanks for sharing all the particulars.

[@TheAstonp]

these mushrooms gave me really bad itchy hand after eating them . btw really good video and interesting video, thanks to the interviewer

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

Shitake is delicious. Mince meat, mushrooms slices, chopped garlic, chopped Shallots, oyster sauce, white pepper powder (little), little, sugar, light soy sauce. Dash sesame oil. Little dark soy sauce for coloring brown. Some corn starch diluted. Enough thickening. Good to eat like spegethi Noodle ( angle hair) with bok choy or choy sum. Toppings, fried garlic 1 teaspoon, chopped green onion.

[@suburbanhomestead]

This video has been quite informative and enjoyable to watch.

[@tlngnckr11]

I freaking love the woods. Thank you for giving me more things to look for! Never heard of fairy shrimp in my life. Keep up the great work!

[@jjdawg9918]

Incredibly interesting. I find the same applies to Morels when it comes to adversity for the mushroom and flavor. I found some in an apple orchard once and no flavor. The ones found under an 40 year dying elm are fantastic.

[@woodspirit98]

Great video. Great questions. Thank you

[@Vulture-88]

Wow, I'm in love with you guys!!! Thank you for being you!!! Great info, great life, great love....

[@twistertruecrime]

Great info here. I think if I were using the inoculation tool on a regular basis, I would wear a glove with a thick pad to protect the palm of my hand from the pounding motion of getting the medium to release into the hole. Having worked in the nursery industry myself, I recieved an injury to my hand from repeatedly using the palms of my hands to compact soil when potting plants. Badically wrapoing hands around the pot, with thumbs pressed against the stem of the plant to keep it centered vertically, then pounding the pot on the table to compact the soit. At one point, I compleatly lost the use of my right thumb for almost a year. If your hand feels numb , esoecially at night... Beware. 😊 I now insert a pad inside my glove,and it works great.

[@BeautifulByNature3369]

This is a great show. You did a great job putting it together.

[@Valko67]

i like to grow them to as a lot of diffèrent species to , thanks for the video , i enjoyed as like all of you're videos 🙂

[@barbll000]

Totally fascinating video. I learned so much. Thanks. FYI - Skunk cabbage flowers are one of the first sources of food for honey bees in spring. I can't tell you what the honey would be like because being so early in the season the bees would eat it all.

[@FarmtasticJourney]

Thanks for the video!

[@Inga464]

This was fascinating! I am a gardener but have known nothing about bamboo except that it is invasive. Eye opening

[@lizf3325]

This WAS great! Ty🪵

[@PaulBraman-t1h]

Great video, thank you so much!!!!

[@forresttbarnes5710]

Was just thinking about heading on another trip, and now I'm packing my bags. Love you guys

[@stormevans6897]

Oh man I'm dying for land to do stuff like this :( fascinating and traditional way of growing.. The taste from a block vs a log I imagine is very different.. I wonder what the difference between different hardwoods would be like? It definitely takes longer, but for a few reasons that seems like it could be worth it. So awesome.

[@crohkorthreetoes3821]

Excellent introduction.

[@greatmarloes]

So interesting how much you have to know/consider about the wood and mushrooms! Very usable info to know so thanks alot!

[@chrispippenburg8397]

Great video!

[@allnaturalhomesteaders]

Older wood produces mushrooms better because of the moisture level. In the woods when you go mushroom hunting, you look for older logs with mushrooms, not newer fallen trees, but at least 2 year old trees. Because of moisture levels in the trees. They also enjoy growing closer to the ground, instead of putting pine needles on your wood, put leaves! The leaves hold in the moisture and they rot, providing food for the mushrooms, the leaves are just better. Pick up a bunch of leaves, and just cover your cabins in leaves, try it on one, and you'll notice a huge difference! Also it will help retain heat in cooler months. I absolutely love mushrooms one of my favorite foods! Always has been! Yummy!

[@LouiseAdie-zm2jf]

Maybe both pine branches and leaves? Steve said the reason for the pine was to reduce the wind desiccating the logs.

[@pattin4015]

Shiitake has always been a part of my diet, but this episode brings a whole new dimension now, knowing how they are grown. I just bought 'pancake' shiitake that have no taste, but had heard that by exposing the underside gills to UV light, the vitamin D level can increase...don't know how true, but drying them made them tastier! Interesting tour!

[@SophyaAgain]

I was taught to wrap shiitake in a aluminum foil, sprinkle with sake and cook in a steamer pot. A bit of soy sauce and get them down.

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

You are amazing!!!! 😊😊 Happy growing..

[@lourdesmurilloquintana5123]

What a facinating vidio and eye opener.

[@ConfidentlyRong-jo5yt]

I learned so much! Thanks for the video

[@laurameans7904]

This was truly amazing learning experience on Shitake 🍄 mushrooms. Thank you.🤗💙👍🙏

[@msbeth420]

Just found this channel awesome video ty

[@karinvanspaendonk9917]

Super interesting!!! Makes me want to grow some in my tiny garden.

[@sandragoerlich7134]

Very interesting, didn’t know there was a variety of shiitake mushroom, now I’ll be hunting for them, love the wood ears mushrooms was nice seeing how they grow, thanks for sharing!!!

[@xxdustinadamsxx]

ABSOLUTELY 100% enjoyed this entire video. And you are so close to me! I'd LOVE to go check out the farm sometime

[@cowboyblacksmith]

Awesome video, riveting in fact.

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

I bought a log drilled with shiitake mushrooms at a market in South Louisiana. This was so cool to watch!!