Eden Shiitake forest grown in the mountains
of Japan's southern island of Kyushu.

The forest canopy provides shade.

Eden Shiitake farmer cutting oak logs
to length using the blue rod to measure.

Holes are drilled in the cut logs
and shiitake spores are tapped into them.

In forest habitat inoculated logs are stacked in a
crisscross pattern, held upright by bamboo props.

In forest habitat inoculated logs are stacked in a
crisscross pattern, held upright by bamboo props.

In forest habitat inoculated logs are stacked in a
crisscross pattern, held upright by bamboo props.

In about 18 months shiitake emerge
from the inoculated holes.

Donko shiitake with their tightly curled caps
are the first shiitake to emerge from the logs.

Eden Shiitake are hand harvested. The logs continue to
produce shiitake for 7 to 8 years until the log is consumed.

Dried donko shiitake.

Dried donko shiitake.

Eden's shiitake mushroom supplier
performing a quality control inspection.

Shiitake cultivation.