These cultivated golden oyster mushrooms were grown from a kit for food in Portland, Oregon. Portland Press Herald/Getty Images
You can thank the great state of Oregon for thrusting fungi back into the spotlight when the Beaver State legalized psilocybin – aka magic mushrooms – back in 2020. Since then, the U.S. has found itself in the midst of a mushroom renaissance, exciting and delighting the culinary – and psychedelic – sides of the mushroom world all at once. Until legality reaches all 50 states, we ll have to forget about mushrooms like the liberty cap, which can cause nausea, hallucinations and introspective experiences, and embrace more delicious varieties of edible fungi you can grow at home. For amateur mycologists and fungi fanatics alike, here are some tips on how to cultivate, prepare and eat your own edible mushrooms from the comfort of home.