Paleolithic man running through a tall grassy field‚ armed with his flinted hunting spear. He tries to steady the aim of his ancient weapon upon the beast that is fleeing before him. As his unwavering gaze begins to zero in on his desired prey‚ he doesn't even notice the small tip of a well anchored rock protruding from the surface of the ground ever so slightly hidden by the tuft of grass that was growing around it‚ when all of a sudden — Zaleeeing! He trips and soars like a bolt of lightning off to the left of his previous trajectory and into the hardwood forest that sprouted from within the large mountainous ravine that bordered the field in which he was hunting. Then WHAM! slams face first into the open cleft of a very large half rotten tree.

Bewildered‚ he surveys his current surroundings in great disappointment at the loss of food for his stomach. He hasn't been able to find anything to eat for almost a week. Even the berries of the fields and the fruits of the trees have already been scavenged by others.

As he wipes the debris from his brow he begins to wonder why he didn't crush every bone in his body upon impact with the massive tree he was now cradled within. And then his archaic mind begins to marvel as he notices the large cushiony growth of soft pleasant looking natural material of some sort growing within the cleft of the tree.

He carefully inspects this marvelous looking discovery with an eager and albeit hungry eye. He turns his eyes to the Heavens in amazement. But as hungry as he was he stopped contemplating all the questions of his mind and instead began to place a tasty looking little piece into his famished mouth. He consumes a generously nice handful of this strange looking new food‚ curbing his week long period of starvation and then decides to collect some more for later before continuing on his way.

The above fictional, yet highly Probable, theoretical account of Ancient Man's discovery of edible mushrooms may not be that far from the truth. In fact‚ one can visualize an infinite multitude of different scenarios in which the discoveries could have been made over the eons of time. However‚ this book is not devoted to the historical chronology of these marvelous healthy sources of nutrition and powerful disease fighting compounds‚ but to the straight forward practice of time tested techniques that will allow the reader to begin to cultivate some of natures finest in the comfort of their own home.

So now let us begin our journey into the wonderful world of Home Grown Mushroom Cultivation!