You want to grow it in shade, of course. Any shady beds?

Yes, I was thinking of bedding under higher plants like tomatoes and under the shrubbery in the front yard landscaping.

The front yard landscaping may be ideal since the bed can have wood chips for mulch that also feeds the mushroom bed. It also would not be disturbed for annual planting.

One other spot would be under the fig tree after it gains some more height and spread.

I was hoping for someone on the forums to affirm and get me off to a good start with advice.

Yes, in my experience stropharia in the sun does not work. You may have tomatoes in there now, but next year the mulch will be in the sun and the fungus will suffer. So anywhere full shade, make your bed there. The northern side of the house is fine, I keep them under some arborvitae, which is hard on my back but good for them.

Two important things, the chips have to be fresh, from a live tree, which is not a conifer. Most chips from a tree company will, in fact, be from dead trees, which are already well inoculated with something else. I know a tree guy and he knows what I want. The other thing, start it well. Lots of moisture initially, perhaps a tarp on top to retain moisture. I now do only logs, and I always start them (summer or winter) in plastic bags in the basement, after soaking. They do get a bit moldy but the fungus takes 100% of the time. Once it is established, it is robust.