Although mushroom growing is not generally regarded as a traditional activity in Africa, the collection of wild mushroom is! Traditionally these were collected at the start of the rainy season and knowledge of which types were good to eat and which were poisonous was shared between young and old within the community.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/a-step-by-step-guide-to-growing-mushrooms/