a case for the commercial harvest of wild edible fungi in northwestern ontario
abstract
this undergraduate thesis explores the feasibility of a commercial wild edible mushroom
industry in northwestern ontario. commercially relevant fungi reviewed in this thesis include
chanterelles, matsutake, boletes, lobster mushrooms and morels. the commercial harvest of wild
edible fungi has occurred in the northwest territories, yukon and british columbia since the
early 1990’s. the productivities (kg/ha) of wild edible fungi in northwestern ontario are
comparable to those in northwest territories, yukon and british columbia. a number of factors
that might hinder a commercial harvest of wild edible fungi in northwestern ontario include
limited accessibility to harvest sites, perishability of fruiting bodies, lack of local markets, lack
of local harvesting traditions, and a lack of entrepreneurship in this endeavour.
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