Your Farmer Xander
My name is Xander. I live in the Texas Hill Country and I have been growing mushrooms at home for about ten years.
Curiosity got me started. I wanted to understand how fungi worked, what they were capable of, and whether I could actually grow them myself without a lot of expensive equipment or specialized training. It turned out I could, and I have been at it ever since.
For two years my wife and I ran a small farm. A back injury eventually meant we had to step back from that, but the interest in growing food, building soil, and working with living systems never went away. Mushroom cultivation fit naturally into that world and has stayed with me long after the farming chapter closed.
This site is where I keep my recipes, research, and notes. The focus is on home cultivation of edible and medicinal species and on the soil science that connects mushroom growing to broader questions about how living systems work. You will find recipes for liquid culture, grain spawn, sawdust and straw substrates, and Cordyceps cultivation alongside articles on medicinal species like Reishi, Lion’s Mane, and Cordyceps and their effects.
I believe in simple approaches that use fewer resources and produce reliable results. Everything here comes from personal experience or research I have done myself.
If you are just getting started, the best place to begin is the equipment guide. If you already know what you are doing, the recipe section has what you need.