Hundreds of feet below a remote forest near Hudson Bay, Serge Abergel inspected the spinning turbines at the heart of the biggest subterranean power plant in the world, a massive facility that converts the water of the La Grande River into a current of renewable electricity strong enough to po

A healthy-looking clutch of fresh oyster mushrooms growing out of the base of a dead tree.

The mushroom is an edible fungus that can be cultivated or found in the wild, however, it needs to be foraged carefully to ensure they are safe to eat.

Mushroom is now becoming popular and

Sean DiGioia, left, and Joe Weber of Four Star Mushrooms in the company’s indoor growing room in Chicago on May 17, 2022. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

Contrary to what his profession might lead you to believe, Joe Weber hasn’t always been obsessed with mushrooms.

Almost all the mushrooms available in our local stores right now are farmed — and most of them are produced by Gourmet Mushrooms in a state-of-the-art, 43,000-square-foot facility on Gravenstein Highway north of Sebastopol.

If you had to pick a time when mushrooms are most “in season

Golden Wing is part of the company's goal to reach $1 billion in revenue by 2023 from its emerging growth division launched three years ago.

After spending two centuries using its knowledge of grains to brew beer, Molson Coors is bringing that insight into a whole new beverage: plant

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Looking for an unusual growing project to carry you through the winter? Ever wish you could have your own shiitake farm or reishi supply? Joseph Allawos, professor of biology at A-B Tech and former co-owner at Asheville Fungi, guides us through cultivating mushrooms on logs in your backyard. 

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Growing up in a Cantonese household, dried ingredients were the backbone of much of my mother’s cooking. Be it dried shrimp or dried scallops, dried mushrooms or dried goji berries, there was always a suitable one for every dish.

Of course, the fact these f