Back in 2019, a few weeks before Wuhan became the centre of many people’s attention, Helsieni took part in a competition organised at Slush…
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“Support your locals”
This is what we could read everywhere last year on T-shirts, Facebook profiles or even grafitis. A few months later, it seems our former life has taken over this message. Our locally-made DIY mushroom kits have rarely sold as little as this Christmas season. Local farmers markets (REKO) are quieter than before the pandemia. The […]
The best mulch ever: Spent Mushroom Substrate
Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is waste every mushroom farm produces. It is fully colonized substrate, in our case a mix of coffee grounds and oat husks, that has given from 2-4 flushes of mushrooms and is no longer economically viable to keep in the fruiting room. After every harvest the substrate that has given their […]
The Future Role of Mushrooms
Global food production is under increasing stress, from rising fossil fuel costs, to climate change that alters weather patterns and increasing occurence of extreme events. Perennial plants are plants that do not need to be planted every year, they are trees or shrubs that, once established, are very resistant to changes in weather fluctuations, diseases or […]