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.