Log-grown Shiitake Mushrooms: From Harvest to Market. Steve Gabriel h/p://smallfarms.cornell.

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1 Log-grown Shiitake Mushrooms: From Harvest to Market Steve Gabriel h/p://smallfarms.cornell.edu

2 Safety & SanitaCon

3 no licenses are required to sell FRESH & UNCUT shiitake mushrooms in New York. Produce must be sold free of debris and in clean containers.

4 Sanitation Check List Be sure to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water anytime prior to handling mushrooms Consider wearing latex gloves when handling Use stainless steel or food grade plastics to hold and store mushrooms Harvest with scissors instead of a knife Routinely clean all containers and tools, and store them in a location free of potential contaminants

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6 Harvest & Store

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8 ID: How do I know what I got?

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10 ID CharacterisCcs: LocaCon: on the ground? On wood? Tree species? Forest type? Growing singly or in clusters? What does it look like? Cap, Stem, Gills/Pores, etc: TAKE A SPORE PRINT

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16 Storing Mushrooms Paper bags, or breathable bins

17 Storing Mushrooms Paper bags, or breathable bins Small quanhhes, don t crush them!

18 Storing Mushrooms Paper bags, or breathable bins Small quanhhes, don t crush them! Fridge temps (38 F) or a bit colder (35 F)

19 Storing Mushrooms Paper bags, or breathable bins Small quanhhes, don t crush them! Fridge temps (38 F) or a bit colder (35 F) If harvested when ripe If under ripe 2-5 days 1 week or more

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22 Cleaning & Grading

23 Cleaning

24 Thrips!

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28 Weighing

29 Pre-Packaged If selling food items pre-packaged, these need to be accurately marked, with (a) the net weight, standard measure, or numerical count; (b) the selling price per pound or unit of standard measure and (c) the total selling price. Selling to CSA, restaurants, etc is an agreement between farmer and customer, not subject to a certified scale (but use a good one)

30 Packing & Labeling

31 Packaging

32 Labeling Identity of Contents Name of Farm Town & State (no Address if you can be found!) Net Quantity of Contents

33 Pricing

34 Why Log-grown Shiitake? Retail: $12 16/lb Wholesale: $10-12

35 How much are mushrooms selling for?

36 How much are mushrooms selling for? $12 - $16/lb Retail $10 - $12/lb Wholesale

37 The many faces of prices $4/pint (equals about ¼ pound) $12/lb, or $11.50 with 5 lbs/week commitment $5 for a package at the grocery store $112 for the season, or $8/week (1/2 week 14 weeks)

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40 Vitamin D Winter

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43 Drying Mushrooms ConvenHonal dehydrator 155 degrees for 6 to 8 hours

44 Drying Mushrooms ConvenHonal dehydrator 155 degrees for 6 to 8 hours Solar Drying Time depends on methods + condihons 5 to 14 hours increases vitamin D content!

45 Drying Mushrooms ConvenHonal dehydrator 155 degrees for 6 to 8 hours Solar Drying Time depends on methods + condihons 5 to 14 hours increases vitamin D content! Dry unhl leather hard (not crispy) 10 15% of fresh weight

46 Value Added Products

47 VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS = ZERO CROP LOSS

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49 Shiitake Pate shiitake processed with onion, garlic, nuts, and cream cheese/avocado/tofu Rolled Goat cheese fresh goat cheve rolled in powdered shiitake seasoning Mushroom Barley Soup can process and serve hot or freeze for customers to take home, with local vegetables and grain Duxelles tradihonal French dish, mushrooms, shallots, red wine, spices cooked unhl a creamy paste is made; can be eaten fresh or frozen Jerky mushrooms mixed with other herbs spices, soy sauce, then dried

50 Mushrooms as Medicine

51 Commercial Products Measured beta glucan content?

52 Extracts (from mycelium or fruicng bodies) Research & Chinese medicine agree Tea, tincture, and complex lab methods Best access to polysaccharides & triterpenes Preserve in alcohol, glycerin

53 Recommended Reading

54 Selling Medicine Legally, cannot make any health claims market as a supplement tinyurl.com/ FDAlabeling

55 Shiitake PotenCal Medicinal Benefits Lowering blood serum cholesterol. It also shmulates the immune system possessing anhcancer, anhtumor, anhbacterial and anhviral properhes. Recent research shows promise in having an inhibitory effect on cell destroying effects of the HIV virus.

56 Questions? Steve Gabriel Wellspring Forest Farm