Growing a mushroom is also part of a larger practice of cultivating decomposing organisms called decompiculture, a concept that was developed by an entomologist, Timothy Myles.
At dyrke svampe er også en del af en større praksis af at dyrke nedbrydende organismer kaldet nedbrydningskultur (Decombiculture), et koncept der blev udviklet af en entomolog, Timothy Myles.