Mushroom 101
Mushroom 101 Menu
The mighty mushroom has a unique and fascinating production process. Grown indoors on a year-round cycle, mushrooms always pack a nutritious punch into your favorite meals. Before they make their way to your plate, mushrooms go through a growing process in a highly controlled environment unlike that of any other produce item.
Raw Materials
The substrate provides a nutritional balance of organic material to serve as a growth medium formushrooms.
Spawning
Mushroom spawn, purchased from commercial labs, is mixed with thesubstrate.
Bedding
The mushroom spawn mixture is transferred to several hundred beds ortrays.
Casing and Pinning
Casing, made of peat moss, is spread over the mushroom bed serving as a reservoir to hold in moisture. During the pinning stage, “pins” of mushrooms push up through thecasing.
Harvesting
Mushrooms are harvested by hand throughout a 16-35 daycycle.
Fungi Growing Facts
Mushrooms grow indoors 24/7/365
Unlike green plants, mushrooms don’t need light to grow
Mushrooms double in size every day
Time Lapse: Mushrooms Growing
Watch the fascinating fungi growing process over just six days!
Growing the Varieties
Mushrooms are one of the most uniquely grown produce.
