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Where to locate/ purchase Stropharia Spawn?

 
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I have a beginning permaculture style orchard in the works, with tree's spaced about 16' apart and heavily mulched with composted manure underneath 6" of hardwood chips.  I don't have a row mulcher yet, and limited hardwood chip, so each pile is essentially an island of woodchip instead of a continuous row like I want one day.  I want to break the chips down and continuously add chip every year to build soil for my stone fruit tree's and shrubs.  Where is a good source for Stropharioa spawn to get started with?  I want to inoculate a lot of separate piles and hit the ground running!
 
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Not sure where you hail from, but my go-to supplier is Field & Forest out of Wisconson.

https://www.fieldforest.net/category/wine-cap-mushroom-sawdust-spawn
 
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Andrew,

Great idea for all your chips!

I also use Field & Forest for my mushroom spawn and I think they are great.

Good luck and let us know how things work out.

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I ordered mine online. Can't remember my (UK based) supplier.  I don't see myself ever needing to order them again though. I have been able to dig up clumps of spawn to spread to other patches of chips. Just buy what ever you can get hold of.
 
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Thanks everyone!  So far 2/2 recommendations agree.  If anyone else has a good source, I'm still listening!
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I’ve ordered from them too.  North Spore is my go to source for spawn.
 
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Ive ordered from field and forest and mushroom mountain usually great but my last order from mushroom mountain (South Carolina) had a couple defective bags.
 
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