Hello Mariette, Those ricks sure are even and impressive, but I thought that compost had to be turned and stirred up--or are these already processed and ready to be used as fertilizer or mulch? I'm not sure if I mentioned it, but in Taipei with the garbage trucks comes a composting collection, so you can add things like vegetable peelings and the like. These items are then kept out of landfills or incinerators, and the whole city's scraps can make lots of compost. --Jim
Dearest Jim, Those ricks have had several turns already, adding water, gypsum etc. Then that material goes into a room for pasteurization and after that it will be inoculated with mushroom mycelium (spawn) and entered into the growing rooms. Only after the crop has been fully harvested it becomes spent compost to be used as mulch or soil improvement. What you mention about Taipei we have already for decades in Western Europe and we ourselves separate all vegetable and fruit peels and waste, for use in the garden. That's how it is supposed to be done! Hugs, Mariette
Dearest RTC, Guess most people have no inkling when they buy a product for consumption, how much went into its production. As for mushroom growing commercially, we just mimic autumn weather when fruit bodies in nature appear. Now we only speed up its process for having fruit bodies many times. Breaking down the Sugar Cane Bagasse or Rice/Wheat Straw and watering it takes some thinking and knowledge about the natural process. At least, these guys did it to perfection! Hugs, Mariette
Dearest Victor, Thank you and it is at times good for showing the consumer how much of dedicated work and correct actions go into producing some food! Hugs, Mariette
Hello Mariette, Those ricks sure are even and impressive, but I thought that compost had to be turned and stirred up--or are these already processed and ready to be used as fertilizer or mulch? I'm not sure if I mentioned it, but in Taipei with the garbage trucks comes a composting collection, so you can add things like vegetable peelings and the like. These items are then kept out of landfills or incinerators, and the whole city's scraps can make lots of compost.
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Dearest Jim,
DeleteThose ricks have had several turns already, adding water, gypsum etc. Then that material goes into a room for pasteurization and after that it will be inoculated with mushroom mycelium (spawn) and entered into the growing rooms. Only after the crop has been fully harvested it becomes spent compost to be used as mulch or soil improvement.
What you mention about Taipei we have already for decades in Western Europe and we ourselves separate all vegetable and fruit peels and waste, for use in the garden. That's how it is supposed to be done!
Hugs,
Mariette
Quite impressive, Mariette! Thanks for sharing with us.
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Dearest Martha Jane,
DeleteTo prepare the substrate for growing mushrooms is indeed an impressive and laborous job.
Hugs,
Mariette
These memories are important and I'm glad they filmed them at the time.
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Dearest Christina,
DeleteYes, they are very important and I wish the two students in the video could see this!
Hugs,
Mariette
Gracias por compartir la experiencia, a través del vídeo.
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Querida Antónia,
DeleteNo es de tanto interés para las personas que no cultivan hongos, ¡pero aún así es bueno verlo!
Abrazos,
Mariette
Oh, thanks for sharing us. Watching your video, I realize that many products are made by thoughtful processes I don't know.
ReplyDeleteDearest RTC,
DeleteGuess most people have no inkling when they buy a product for consumption, how much went into its production. As for mushroom growing commercially, we just mimic autumn weather when fruit bodies in nature appear. Now we only speed up its process for having fruit bodies many times. Breaking down the Sugar Cane Bagasse or Rice/Wheat Straw and watering it takes some thinking and knowledge about the natural process.
At least, these guys did it to perfection!
Hugs,
Mariette
Thanks for your words. To know an object exactly and deeply with a friendly heart like you do would make our world happier and really sustainable.
DeleteDearest RTC,
DeleteThank you for your always meaningful comments, as you too are very closely related to Nature.
Hugs,
Mariette
One learns so much from your posts here, Mariette. Amazing. And thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteGod bless always.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteThank you and it is at times good for showing the consumer how much of dedicated work and correct actions go into producing some food!
Hugs,
Mariette