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The Spore You Know

Grow Your Own Mushrooms
Marcin Kozłowski
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Marcin Kozłowski:
He worked as a radio and television reporter, and now his main occupation is writing. Currently associated with the portal Gazeta.pl. He enjoys telling human stories in his texts. In his free time, he strives to lead a healthy lifestyle. When he reads good literature by others, listens to good music by others, and watches good works by others, he sometimes burns with envy.

Homemade yeast or avocado grown from the stone? How banal and boring! Now, with a bit of will and a stroke of luck, we can have homegrown . . . edible mushrooms. It might just work!

Growing tomatoes on the balcony and basil in the kitchen isn’t enough for some. With a bit of effort, enthusiasts of home-farming can ensure they have a constant supply of mushrooms.

For the past few weeks, my partner has been asking me to get some oyster mushrooms at the supermarket. Unfortunately, although closed cup mushrooms are always available—whole or sliced—there’s no sign of oyster mushrooms. It turns out that in such a situation, it is easier to grow them yourself.

“Amateur mushroom growing in basements, bathrooms and on balconies is increasingly frequent,” admits Julia Pawłowska from the Department of Molecular Phylogenetics and

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Marcin Kozłowski:
He worked as a radio and television reporter, and now his main occupation is writing. Currently associated with the portal Gazeta.pl. He enjoys telling human stories in his texts. In his free time, he strives to lead a healthy lifestyle. When he reads good literature by others, listens to good music by others, and watches good works by others, he sometimes burns with envy.
Translation: Marta Dziurosz
Publish date: 18.09.2020

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Go mushroom hunting! We encourage everyone to go to the forest (not only vegetarians and ancient Slavic culture aficionados).

First take a healthy walk and later cook and taste the fungi. They’re pure magic. Who among us has never imagined a gnome underneath a handsome mushroom cap?

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