Method for making dehydrated mycelium elements and product made thereby

A method of growing a fruiting body comprising the steps of

• creating a living mycelium composite containing at least one of a combination of mycelium and fibers, mycelium and particles, and mycelium, particles and fibers;
• wherein said step of creating a living mycelium composite includes growing a sheet of mycelium, and thereafter blending and adding said sheet to a dry substrate of at least one of particles, fibers and/or particles and fibers to form said mycelium composite;
• adding a nutrient material to said mycelium composite in an amount to promote mycelia tissue growth;
• allowing the mycelium in said mycelium composite to digest the nutrient material, to grow hyphae and to allow the hyphae to form a network of interconnected mycelia cells through and around said fibers and/or particles of said at least one combination to form a cohesive whole with a shape matching the internal shape of an enclosure containing the mycelium composite;
• thereafter dehydrating the mycelium composite to a moisture content of less than 50% by weight to deactivate the further growth of hyphae;
• thereafter storing the dehydrated mycelium composite at a temperature in the range of from −50° F. to +200° F.;
• pelleting the stored dehydrated mycelium composite into a plurality of particles,
• aggregating the particles into a container, and
• rehydratinq the particles in the container to reactivate the mycelium therein
• and to initiate growth of at least one fruiting body.