the staw creates the humidity, although many people still place there straw in to bags and make logs which they place inside a large fruiting tent or something. I haven't grown with straw but there is tons of information on it.
it is or was a common method used by commercial mushroom growers for other types of mushrooms. the basket method is often even placed outside under a tree for shade..
you have to pasturize the straw like you would with poo, some mix the two together.