# Most efficient use of land for growing food?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 10, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-efficient-use-of-land-for-growing-food/595836 "2011-09-10T16:49:17Z")\
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> [@John\_Bredin](#):
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> I’m presuming that mushrooms and the like are grown in, essentially, manure. (Correct me if I’m wrong.)

Depends on the mushroom. Different species require different growth media. Shiitake mushrooms, for example, grow on oak logs, not manure.

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