Growing Oyster Mushrooms Indoors and Making Homegrown Polenta

[@GwynneDear]

Pro chef tip: save the stems and woody parts of your mushrooms then dehydrate them, a low oven works well if you don’t have a dehydrator, then use a blender to pulverize them into a fine powder. Mix with some nutritional yeast and salt, then sprinkle on popcorn, roasted potatoes, fried chicken, you name it. It’s a total umami bomb and you’ll never want Doritos again.

[@LouiseVanNiekerk-c5v]

Sounds soooo yummy. Thank you

[@kellybryson7754]

I love how your videos go back to when the items were growing.

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

Every once in a while, I stumble upon an old video that I haven't seen and remember why I love your channel. I'm a college biology professor and I find myself learning a thing or two from time to time. I wish you all and your new community lots of luck and love.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Aw thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the vids 😊

[@beth8775]

It would be great if you could give us a run down of the non-typical equipment you regularly use.

[@catherinedufresne3543]

Yes, this is a good idea.

[@aidanturnip]

Wow, soaking in lime instead of boiling is such a great tip!

[@genevaleon8281]

I absolutely love growing mushrooms all year round! Lionsmane has such a versatile texture depending on preparation. From chicken to lobster- It's always a treat!!

[@oon-huing1729]

I really wish i could live off the land! But as a city dweller who's renting with a busy job and long working hours, it always seems like such a far away dream. Yet I keep coming back for inspiration and keep thinking... one day.... one day....

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

It wouldn't hurt to start practicing skills in a small scale now, as you can. Even just cultivating some mushrooms or growing a few herbs and/or strawberries under a grow light would be valuable (and delicious) experience ^-^

[@nolin7657]

There’s no time like now,! I like to make sure that every decision I make moves me toward that goal

[@MK_0841]

you can grow microgreens!

[@TonysSunnyGarden]

I love those weekly videos! I'm sure that i will miss them once this challenge comes to an end in spring. 🙃 Thank you for sharing. 🙏☀️

[@puggirl415]

Thank you both for supporting food security and sovereignty with your sliding scale for snap/ebt. Mushrooms both in the garden and in bags is something I'd like to try. And soap too. I'll be checking out your online classes for sure. Wonderful to see you throughout a whole year and your food looks delicious. Be sure to let us know when we can pre-order your book!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks for your kind words! We'll be sure to post an update when the book is ready for pre-order

[@mflyn801]

Being born and raised in Georgia my favorite grits is with butter and cheddar cheese. It is delicious!

[@tamaraw8281]

I also add bacon onion and fresh tomato on the top after cooking!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Same! I'm from NC though 🙂

[@britanycook]

I love the snap shots of the summer garden in the video

[@KristelViljoen]

Love your inspirational and informative content. Including your dog in the video just adds to the charm.❤

[@blackmooncultx9552]

Yins are fun to watch and have such a soothing voice. ❤ one of the best growing channels out here

[@thefunctionalnursecoach]

I appreciate how you two do things together as a couple ❣️

[@coljar100]

find your vids so relaxing... love your channel

[@juanferrero2009]

Thanks for sharing. It makes company on a cold friday night at home.

[@lindabyrne1645]

I love learning how to grow mushrooms. Thank you.!

[@camyh6180]

How did you store the batch of mycellium you've been using earlier? In the freezer? Where did you take it from? Love your videos!! I'm waiting every day for the next one

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Some mushroom spawns can be stored in the fridge, but it varies from type to type.

[@jibstacking]

The cinematography was amazing on this video

[@annakout]

I love these videos. They’re so relaxing and so informative

[@feyza1831]

weekly grind - hehe

[@JuanJimenez-od1ho]

Your videos are very thorough and informative.

[@jep9092]

The music sounds much better now it's not so much in the foreground and the first thing I hear it's too loud but rather in the background and just adds to the esthetic ❤❤❤

[@loveyourselfplease6842]

Imo there are few small pleasures in life that are better than some mushrooms & onions sauteed in really good butter. My family doesn't eat beef very often but when we do it's gonna be a giant London broil on the grill & no joke we usually cut up about 5 lbs of mushrooms & at least 3 big yellow onions to sautee. It has to be cooked on a big Dutch oven & goes on the table in a huge mixing bowl

[@tereclemmer7923]

I'd love to know how you like eating out. Knowing the quality of your food and the fresh tastes that you can create, do you notice a change in the quality of restaurant food?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We like eating out every once in a while when we're not doing our challenge. There are some really great places to eat in Pittsburgh so it's always a nice treat.

[@rachelwickart275]

Another stellar video -- interesting, helpful and unfussy! Do you ever grow sprouts? I often have several jars of different ones going during the winter, mostly for our guinea pigs, but we eat them too!

[@roseanna1652]

Have you tried making any nut cheeses or do you just skip any recipes that need it while you do the challenge? What about “milk”? I know you don’t need it since you’re definitely getting your calcium/other nutrients from the food you’re eating but if you wanted a grilled “cheese” or “milk” with your cookies? Those are def some of my comforts. Also, chocolate! Any alternatives similar in taste for baking?

[@sp8400]

Love your informative videos ❤️ Do you also grow micro greens for fresh winter produce? If so can you show us your method?

[@lemonadewithniecey]

I am doing my taxes this weekend and then I will be able to create a budget and hopefully your course will still be on sale. I am on snap. I have drolled over homestead life for years but owning might never happen ihave a good community garden situation and i am excited. The way you eat and gather food is so much better a model of how i could actually reach for.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Cool! We personally think the community garden/community farm way of homesteading is so much more fulfilling since we get to work together with other folks. Also make sure to send us an email if you wanna chat about the sliding scale pricing.

[@michshika]

Not to tell anyone what to do but there is this polenta recipe I used to make that would be made a little thicker. It would also have cotija cheese and cilantro with carmalized peppers and onions mixed in while hot. Then I'd lay it out on a sheet tray and cool it over night and cut it into my desired shape and sear it on both sides like a burger. As an avid meat eater this was a nice change up to an arugula or tomato sandwich.

[@ericaelizabeth303]

Mmmm, that sounds so good.

[@natalie-po9gs]

wow that looks incredible

[@sillymonger]

Surprised you don't have more regular sponsors, you guys have a tonne of views and are very pg and approachable

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We get a lot of requests, but mostly they're silly products that we don't want to push on people so we'd rather just promote our courses for now 🙂

[@gardennonsense]

👍 You make it look so easy.,🤠🐢 Thank you for the inspiration 💚💚💚 I appreciate you sharing

[@13Amazons]

So I had an oyster mushroom kit and it was so exciting to watch it it grow. I made so many good stir fries and dips with them. Unfortunately, when I was growing one batch, I decided to watch the Last of Us. Oyster mushrooms grow so fast i heard it shift the plastic tarp I was using to trap the humidity inside and oh god is that scary to hear after watching the zombies in that show click and take over the humans.

[@puggirl415]

Luckily they were cordyceps and not oyster mushrooms. That show is amazing and so creepy. 🍄🍄🍄 🧠🧠🧠 🤯🤯🤯

[@DeterminedDIYer]

Do you have a link for your grinder? I'm afraid to buy a cheap one and yours seems like it's holding up.

[@pennysimpson4707]

Did you know that you can make a kind of flour by cutting the corn stalks straight down the middle scooping out the soft middle substance. Dry it and then blend into a flour.

[@emekasearthgems3376]

This video is awesome! I have wanted to try mushrooms and this definitely inspired me. Thanks for sharing. Also, I'm from the south and we call them grits, too lol!

[@betty20s]

I absolutely love love love your video’s

[@saracheung96]

Looks so delicious!

[@mmps18]

This is so inspiring and cool!!!

[@davidmitchell1304]

Love your videos. Only wish for more.

[@MK_0841]

2:05 i love fingers in my food

[@MareePennells-s6d]

That looks so delicious 🤤

[@jaeefvlog3016]

Hi sister new friend nice video God bless you 🙏 all

[@kellylandis3492]

I'd love to know what the spoon/whisk thing you use at 10:54 is called and where to get one. Also, what brand is your grinder? I had looked into electric flour mills, but I like the idea of getting the three different consistencies out of one go. Thanks!!

[@puggirl415]

The whisk is called the Danish whisk and you can get them all over now. I have one and it's awesome for mixing doughs and batters. I searched for a red grain mill and saw several brands that look similar to the one they have.

[@carolynb8816]

I'm curious - You have such vibrant houseplants, could you not also grow microgreens/ baby greens for fresh food throughout the winter as well, or is that not cost effective/ space efficient?

[@kellybryson7754]

Please tell your friend that his music made me think of watching Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood as a kid.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Will do!

[@ellens2476]

i am pretty interested in how you dispose of the hydrated lime high alkaline solution in your suburban enviro? i asked our water supplier here in Akl NZ and they said if I put it through the wastewater system I need to dilute 1:100 with water. impossible as it’s a waste of water resource and money (we pay per m3) thx

[@ragnkja]

Besides salt, do you use bought seasonings during your living off the land challenge, or do you stick to using only what you can grow?

[@mikymouse1312]

Zivjela palenta. Odrastao sam na palenti ❤️

[@sundrop3911]

Do you ever test your straw or hay for grazon or glyphosate?

[@puggirl415]

I was wondering that too since they get it at the feed store.

[@camyh6180]

Have you been using your achorn or walnut stock a lot?

[@LouiseVanNiekerk-c5v]

Love it

[@r0se_777]

yum oyster mushrooms❤isn't there a way to grow mushrooms without using plastic? there are already so many micriplastics in our food & water v.v

[@beth8775]

You could use other materials, but you will have to monitor the moisture level much more closely.

[@tayet6875]

Beeswax wrappers work well for me, but you have to clean and re-wachs them after every use. And only use them for the mushrooms

[@fanthonyfictions]

When you cut the mushrooms, will they grow back in the same place?

[@ReginaVasileva-qy2rx]

Guys, how come you dont grow any microgreens inside? They would add a little freshness and crunch

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We do sometimes. They’re just not something we really use that often

[@r0se_777]

sprouts❤so nutritious!

[@to2burger]

Where do you get your mushroom spores to start cultivation? Also what method(s) do you use to grow. I’ve researched agar to preserve spores as templates but don’t know where to begin finding the spores. Also I know of grain grow bags and vaguely of growing in plastic bins with a high humidity but any further advice would be much appreciated! Have a good day!

[@twitchy_bird]

If you put your growing medium in a bag, make small x cuts for the mushrooms to fruit out of. If you out it in a bucket, you have to drill small to medium holes in the bucket first. You can get the spores online, just Google it. You can also save spores from any mushrooms you find or any previous fruiting bodies.

[@SilencedByYoutube]

You don't even need spores. If you can find oyster mushrooms at a farmers market or local health food store you can buy one and take a tissue sample from within it and place it on agar.

[@justtanja7327]

i might have missed it. But where did you get those bags from/what are those bags called, so i know what i am asking for? Thank you for your helpful videos.

[@aaronjerome1200]

Can you recommend a indoor light system that works well with these mushroom.. I’m building in my garage..What temperature and humidity should garage be..I’m in Texas

[@Mr.BeefwithChixken]

Can you use entils instead of corn meal?

[@ImpatientBen]

You guys rule 😉

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks!

[@page10]

What do you use to figure out what's safe to eat?

[@MimiMarvels204]

Do you use the cobs from all the corn you grind in any particular way?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We were actually just talking about grinding them up and adding them to the mushroom bags when we have enough

[@bernadettejohnson7430]

I haven't done it but I've heard of people boiling the cobs for a broth and apparently it's really good. I plan to try it next year

[@lhicks3437]

Where did you get the corn grinder?

How do you discard the lime Water?

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Does anybody know, can you reuse the lye water to soak more substrate, or do you need to empty it out every time?

[@3katfox]

I wish i liked mushrooms but the texture of them always grossed me out Any suggestions on a type to try that doesnt have the spongy slimy texture?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Have you tried oyster mushrooms? They don't really have that slimy texture, especially if they're cooked until crispy

[@museobettywhatley8705]

If you get a pan really hot and have space between your mushrooms, you can grill them instead of steaming them. I find that avoiding the steam avoids the slimy feeling. Also, if you have a hard time with the flavor, butter and garlic or onion powder pair beautifully.

[@SilencedByYoutube]

Where do you get those bags that you grow them in? What are they called?

[@laykenheidt7643]

Wheres the best place to get the bags you use?

[@lalalafal]

Are those the only bunches you get or does it continue to grow?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

They usually produce 3-4 flushes over a couple weeks, but each one is smaller than the last

[@tigerguitara]

Yum

[@tristinchristenson6349]

Im totally doing this. Do you have a vIdeo showimg where they grow?

[@tappihaney8211]

E careful about when they blow their spores. Mine blew all over the kitchen and I had pneumonia type thing for 8 weeks. .

[@mundanemonday7091]

I have a question, why was the cabbage bed not covered by plastic film to save it from snow? I live in a warm country and dont know how growing crops in colder regions work. But i have heard crops can get spoilled by frost. So why dint you cover the cabbage? Is it because you guys are ecofriendly and dont want to use plastic atall? Or the cabbages were a late crop and you dint expect them to be harvestable before snow, so you let them go bad? Or is it that the crop can actually withstand snow!? Just curious. Your vdos always fill me with such awe and comfort, cant wait for next update. You guys are doing amazing in this challenge, i wonder how much of your reserves have you already used. Another silly uestion😅 wonder if the doggo participates in your challage too? Considering the amount of venison and meat scraps you have.😂😂

[@lordschinken1]

You guys live an irl stardew valley life

[@naturallydope247]

Where’d you buy the bags?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Field and Forest Products. Great little family-run company

[@donnaleonard276]

That is FANTASTIC '!!! I LOVE MUSHROOMS 🤤🍄 HAVEN'T TRIED THEM ALL YET'! MY QUESTION ❓ IS DO U SELL THOSE BAGS THAT UR GROWING THE MUSHROOMS IN WITH THE STUFF. ALL READY TO GO??? AND DO U SHIP THEM. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING. BE BLESSED 🙏🏾🙌🏾💜 8)11/24

[@denlifestyle-hn3vi]

😍🥰👍👍

[@aprilhampton6298]

I would love to take your course's but i was wondering how to get in touch with you. We are adopting my nieces kids, they are a 3yo, 2yo twins, and a 10 month old. We get WIC for them so I was interested in learning about your sliding scale.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Send us an email and we can figure out a price that works 🙂[e-mail]

[@eileentenenbaum1613]

How many holes did you cut into the mushroom bag?

[@srikantadeb0]

Do you guys also have any farm??? I just wanna know.. Btw love ur work❤️

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

I manage a farm for my day job, but we don’t own our own farm if that’s what you mean

[@srikantadeb0]

@@HomegrownHandgathered yupp..that's what i mean

[@erinhowett3630]

I’m curious if you could seed an entire area of your yard with mushroom spawn and essentially have a mushroom farm.

[@r0se_777]

that's how they naturally grow, so yes. depending on what type of soil or medium they need. wood chips are good. at the base of trees & blueberry fields. you would just need to spread the spores^.^

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We inoculate logs in the yard with shiitake, oyster and lions mane mushrooms and they grow great most of the year, but not Winter

[@beth8775]

Some mushroom varieties would work better for this type of cultivation than others. Wine Caps look like a good candidate, and I'm hoping to give it a try this year.

[@rebeccashields9626]

Wine caps grow from the ground and are pretty tasty, but you still need an area of wood chips. Various agaricus species will grow in compost beds too.

[@vrishtikaushik9093]

Beautiful+talented+intelligent 🙂🙂 . Btw im ur new subscriber...!!

[@hannahwashere9399]

If someone is allergic to oysters, can they have those mushrooms?

[@annakout]

Yes. Oyster mushrooms are a plants, oysters that live in the ocean are shellfish. 2 completely different species.

[@ragnkja]

Oyster mushrooms aren’t any more closely related to oysters than they are to us humans, since fungi are their own kingdom of eucaryotes, while oysters are mollusks and therefore animals.

[@ragnkja]

@@annakout Fungi aren’t plants, and are actually slightly more closely related to animals than to plants.

[@iconofsin1043]

Please answer. So your "grain spawn" is actually a chunk from the fruiting block (the corn stolks/straw + mycelium)? Does that mean I dont need to make grain spawn from actual grain and can grow oysters using only corn stolks + straw, no grain?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yea, that's what we did this time, but in usually we use a bit of fresh grain spawn for each bag.

[@altonioseahornjr1695]

Where did you get the bags from?