Mount Royal Park and Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montréal, Canada

 We went to the next place that we wanted to explore in Montréal.

Driving our rental car towards Mount Royal and parked on one of its parking areas then walking up.

Jacques Cartier was there way before us, on October 2, 1535...

The park is 200 hectare. 

The view of the Chalet we show on the video and also the Belvédère Kondiaronk lookout over the entire city.

It was incredible, even though the weather was heavy overcast that day but luckily no rain; our Burberry umbrella kept it at bay!

It was 15:30 o'clock when we reached the lookout area.

Beautiful gardens too; with Pieter's favorite Verbena hybrida Lanai 'Upright Red with Eye'.

Guess the climate there is just perfect.

Jacques Cartier came here only 43 years after Columbus...

Both had NO GPS; neither cell phones!

We also visit the World's Largest Shrine; Canada's Largest Church (Saint Joseph's Oratory) ←click for informative video and at 1:30 min. you see how this little 9–year old André Bessette lost his Dad when a huge tree fell upon him. After staying with his mother for two years, she also died...

This shrine is so overwhelming and no wonder it attracts over 2,000,000 visitors annually!

At the gift shop of Saint Joseph's Oratory we bought this little wall hanging.

It was a very lovely and interesting day spend in Montréal!

One final night at the Novotel and we would leave...

Have any of you been here?

Related links:

Notre Dame Basilica of Montréal and Moccaccino at Second Cup Café | previous post by me

Montréal Old Port and City Hall | previous post by me

Montréal Windsor Station and Mary Queen of the World Cathedral | previous post by me

Sainte Anne de Beaupré Basilica, Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Cathedral–Basilica of Notre Dame de Québec from 1647 | previous post by me

Canyon Sainte Anne — Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada | previous post by meFairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Notre Dame Basilica of Montréal and Moccaccino at Second Cup Café

 Monday, August 17 of 1998 we continued our walk in Montréal...

Montréal Basilica Notre Dame

Lots of blue inside, very seldom seen

It looks like looking into heaven...

There was noise going on outside as they had scaffolds with nets around, for restoration work.

Impossible for making any outside photos or video.

Notre–Dame Basilica of Montréal ←click link

Notre–Dame Basilica History & Tour – Basilique Notre–Dame de Montréal – Quebec / Canada ←click link for incredible information

Inside Montreal's STUNNING Notre–Dame Basilica (1829) ←click for video

Wish we could have been there: Luciano Pavarotti – Ave Maria 1978 ←click link for heavenly acoustics from this otherworldly Basilica.

Moccaccino

An aromatic and robust blend,

featuring the deep rich flavours of chocolate and espresso.

Served with whipped cream.

And now it was time for a MOCCACCINO at Second Cup; as is shown in the final part of our video.

It sure was delicious with that chocolate coconut pie.

Those were the days before being diabetic type 2 or having CKD or for Pieter having open heart surgery...

But precious memories!

Hope you enjoyed this and...

Have any of you been there?

Or drank a MOCCACCINO?

Related links:

Montréal Old Port and City Hall | previous post by me

Montréal Windsor Station and Mary Queen of the World Cathedral | previous post by me

Sainte Anne de Beaupré Basilica, Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Cathedral–Basilica of Notre Dame de Québec from 1647 | previous post by me

Canyon Sainte Anne — Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada | previous post by meFairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Montréal Old Port and City Hall

On August 17, 1998 in the afternoon we picked up our car in the parking garage below the Novotel Montreal in downtown.

Driving to the large parking area at Old Port of Montréal, from there we walked, with my Burberry umbrella in hand... to Rue Notre Dame.

It sure worked for warding off the rain!

On video you see the Old Port with the Jacques Cartier Bridge over the Lawrence River.

Also visible in beginning of our video is the 1922 Clock Tower, to the right of Jacques Cartier Bridge.

This year the Clock Tower celebrates its Birthday!!!

La Tour de l'Horloge a 100 ans! | The Clock Tower is 100 years old! ←click for short video.

Now we continue to 275 Rue Notre Dame Est, to Montréal's City Hall.

Most Interesting Places at Montreal – Gets Ready ←click link

Montreal – Administration and society ←click link

Such a dream of a building! 

In French it is called Hôtel de ville.

Oui Montréal c'est toi ma ville! or in English: Yes, Montréal you are my city!

The exhibition that was going on was about 50 years of human rights.

Look at the exceptional Fleur de Lys ornaments in the garden design on our video!!!

Also a huge planter filled with herbs, me smelling them...

Incredible garden!

This French culture, including the language, made us feel so much home!

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Then in the very end in the video, I walk towards a linden tree for seeing its seeds...

Thoughts of Dad came flashing back!

Fond memories of me, in the front seat of his bike, as a toddler as Dad took me to a pilgrimage place in Ommel, North Brabant/The Netherlands. There was a huge linden tree.

I let my tiny hands run through them and Dad did pick some for bringing home from that shrine...

Did mention that very fact in an earlier post: Monticello Gardens of President Thomas Jefferson and Mulberry Row  ←click link

Another fabulous part of our visit to Montréal and hope you enjoyed it as well!

Have you been there yourself?

Related links:

Montréal Windsor Station and Mary Queen of the World Cathedral | previous post by me

Sainte Anne de Beaupré Basilica, Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Cathedral–Basilica of Notre Dame de Québec from 1647 | previous post by me

Canyon Sainte Anne — Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada | previous post by meFairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Montréal Windsor Station and Mary Queen of the World Cathedral

Our final day at Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Québec City, was a Sunday on August 16, 1998.

We were already at the indoor pool on the 6th floor by 8:15 o'clock.

There also was a beautiful roof garden with seating areas!

We both enjoyed swimming together.

Then we went to shampoo our hair and enjoyed brunch by 10:30 o'clock.

We checked out from this jam–packed hotel with its 620 rooms!

All the costumed people from Maine (for the re–enactment) also appeared to be staying there.

We waited, as someone from valet parking retrieved our car.

As always, it was quite an art to get out of the old city with its one–way traffic and finding the Interstate.

In front of the beautiful Québec City Train Station (Gare du Palais) with its green roof.

By the way, many green roofs, including Le Château Frontenac, where we stayed; all made of copper!

This seems late medieval—quite beautiful.

And guess what we have on our roof since 2013?

Interlock Metal Roofing, Interlock® Aluminum Slate in Aged Copper—Made in Canada!

So NOW you know what influenced us for doing that; except ours does not turn green from old copper patina... 😉 Our Home Freshly Painted ←click link.

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On August 16, 1998 we drove the 240 km or 149 mi by car from the capital of Québec City to Montréal, both within the Province of Québec, Canada.

Next day on the 17th, we started walking around, in Centre–Ville or Downtown Montréal.

The French language gave us a very 'close–to–home' feeling as we have so much French in our own language due to history under French rulers.

Especially my Province Limburg is very much French.

After first having visited the Saint George's, Anglican Church from 1870, we then walked upon Montréal Windsor Station, one of Montréal's most beautiful buildings.

Such a beautiful neo–Romanesque architectural style by New York architect Bruce Price who also did Le Château Frontenac, where we came from in Québec City and the most famous Banff Fairmont Hotel where we stayed during our Rocky Mountaineer Journey Exploring Banff with Brewster Sightseeing ←click link.

One only can admire such marvels of architecture!

We then entered Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

There was noise from the lawn mower outside and the doors were wide open.

They also were doing some restoration work.

Bumped myself terribly on front of thigh... when I did slide into one of the old wooden pews.

Montreal's Spectacular Vatican Replica (1894) ←click for 2:54 minute informative video viewing outside from above and around as well as inside explained.

Indeed, successfully created for achieving a sense of sanctity!

It is balm for the soul to see that SO MUCH TALENT by the world's BEST ARCHITECTS AND CRAFTSMEN was put together in HONOR OF MARY, the MOTHER OF JESUS!

Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral – Church in Montreal ←click link

Feeling so grateful for having been there... 

Mary Queen of the World: A Slice of Rome's St. Peter's Basilica in the Heart of Montreal ←click link

Has any of my readers visited these places?

Related links:

Sainte Anne de Beaupré Basilica, Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Cathedral–Basilica of Notre Dame de Québec from 1647 | previous post by me

Canyon Sainte Anne — Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada | previous post by meFairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Sainte Anne de Beaupré Basilica, Québec, Canada

 Beautiful neo-Roman style Church of 300 feet or 100 meters height.

We happened to visit there on August 15, 1998 on the feast of the Assumption of Mary...

Well, with my baptismal names being Maria–Anna–Martha, this was very special!

Sainte Anne was the Grandmother of Jesus and I'm named after her and my Godmother Anna Maria (my maternal Grandmother...).

The original shrine was built in 1658...

The present Basilica is built in the 1920s in a much larger scale, for being able to accommodate all the thousands of pilgrims!

Sainte Anne de Beaupré Québec City, Québec, Canada ←click link for short video explaining more.

Sainte Anne de Beaupré Basilica is the oldest pilgrimage site in North America!

Both of us were so very lucky that at the time we got there, a stretch limousine with bridal couple arrived and we enjoyed the entire French language wedding ceremonial Mass, with organ music and singing in this heavenly Basilica! 

Part of it, Pieter captured in this short video, ending with the Avé Maria.

Unexpected soul food in many ways and we were so grateful.

No miracle happened, except that it DIDN'T RAIN... 😉

Photo by Guy Lessard
Sainte–Anne–de–Beaupré Shrine ←click link.

We ended our day with a delicious dinner at Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Québec City. The French influence is so obvious, even in the meat sizes, compared to the USA. And the vegetable servings are more generous—which made us feel like being back in Europe again.

Feeling grateful when we returned to our room by 21:30...

Body and soul well nourished!

Virtual Tour of the Basilica of Sainte–Anne–de–Beaupré ←click for very informative video with original history from 1646

Have any of you had the privilege for visiting there?

Related links:

{Grandma Kurvers' Grass Linen Twin Sheets Repurposed} | previous post by me about my Godmother Anna Maria...

Cathedral–Basilica of Notre Dame de Québec from 1647 | previous post by me

Canyon Sainte Anne — Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada | previous post by meFairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Cathedral–Basilica of Notre Dame de Québec from 1647

 We continue with our highlights from trip to Québec, Canada...

On August 14, 1998

This time we stepped inside Québec City's Cathedral–Basilica of Notre Dame from 1647.

Pope Pius IX elevated its rank in 1874 to minor basilica, being it the oldest Church in Canada.

The Cathedral–Basilica is a National Historic Site of Canada and also located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic District of Old Québec.

We were in awe when viewing this breathtaking neo-Baroque interior with lots of shimmering gold leaf on the many gilded objects...

It kind of shows us humans a glimpse of heaven!

WHY is it that always the BEST artists have lend their talents for creating something to honor God?!

Notre–Dame de Québec Basilica–Cathedral on the outside ←click link

It has been restored and rebuild numerous times...

Next on our video is The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Anglican).

That is the oldest Anglican Church and the first Anglican Cathedral built outside the British Isles.

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Québec, Canada ←click link

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Anglican) ←click on link. 

Nestled in the heart of Old Québec and as you see, not far from our hotel Château Frontenac.

We so much enjoyed walking through this historic city!

Finally on our video, I approach the oldest school for girls in North America ←click link

L'ÉCOLE DES URSULINES DE QUÉBEC was founded in 1639!

Still it remains a school for girls but the Ursuline Monastery no longer is active.

True treasures for North America and we felt fortunate for having walked there and seen it...

Both of us also did visit the Ursuline Convent in New Orleans, Louisiana; the oldest institution for learning for women in the present USA: We DID go back to New Orleans! ←click link.

Have any of you been to those three special and very historic places in Québec City, Québec Canada?

Guess our personal love for places like Québec, Montréal, Ottawa and Saint Augustine in the USA is because of the earliest history one can find there—just like age–old Europe, where we both came from.

AND not the least, the language as so much is similar because the Dutch have been under French rule...

Related links:

Canyon Sainte Anne — Québec, Canada | previous post by me

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada | previous post by meFairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Canyon Sainte Anne — Québec, Canada

On August 15 we also drove to the Canyon Sainte Anne, about half an hour driving distance from Québec City.

Waterfall at Sainte Anne is 75 meters and 15 meters higher than the Niagara Falls.

It looked inviting to both of us...

Way at the top is the McNicoll Bridge

Below is the Mestachibo Bridge

At the lowest point of the gorge is the Laurent Bridge

Both of us are not afraid of heights so we were game for walking across!

We did climb 187 steps down and up again... for reaching the Laurent Bridge at the bottom of the Canyon.

Here you see where we walked and crossed the lower and the highest bridge.

Those were all suspension bridges that hung from swirling cables.

To the right you see those steps for reaching the highest suspension bridge.

We also went to all those overhanging decks.

Why is the water brown?

Due to all the metals in the water.

Here we went and walked all the bridges across the Canyon.Beautiful nature as well.This became open to the public since 1973.

The Canyon – Canyon Sainte – Anne ←click link

Have any of you visited there?
Related links:

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada | previous post by meFairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Canyon Sainte–Anne Waterfalls | short video

Montmorency Falls Park Québec, Canada

 From Québec City I drove to Montmorency, not that far away from the outskirts of Québec City, QC

After climbing the 487 steps to the Montmorency waterfall we looked around.

The Saint Lawrence River is seen to the left of me with bridge.

Parc de la Chute–Montmorency

Montmorency Falls Park

We walked and climbed the 487 steps for reaching the high bridge you see above the falls in top image.

Going down by cable cart

What a mighty sight in the dark...

Pieter at first stated that it was no 'that' impressive, while walking down in the flat area.

Then starting to climb the 487 steps, he changed his mind.

Once we reached the top and walking that bridge the perspective changed quite a bit!

This 6:57 minute video shows our climb up the steps and the view from above.We of course took a break at the restaurant, shown at the beginning of the video to the left on top.We also walked the bridge across the falls. Quite impressive and then we took the cable cart down with beautiful view of part of the Montmorency River, the Falls are the last stop before the water drains into the Saint Lawrence River, as seen also on the top photo.
Stay tuned for our next adventure...
Related link:Fairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada | previous post by me

Fairmont Le Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada

 Both of us traveled with Continental Airlines, on free tickets for miles, to Newark, New Jersey and on to Montréal in the province of Québec, Canada.

That was August 13, 1998 and we always wanted to see the mighty St. Lawrence River and Québec City in Vieux Ville as well as Haute Ville...

So there we went in our bright blue Pontiac rental car from Herz!

Our home for 3 nights high above the St. Lawrence River

Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Québec City in Québec, Canada ←click link

Québec City, a UNESCO World Heritage treasure.

Approaching our home and we will reside in room 5178

In reality it all is far more beautiful than on the brochures...

Le Château is over a century old.

We enjoyed a rather salty soup, served by a waiter in 17th century livery costume. 

Soup together with a mixed salad.

We slept well!

On Friday, August 14, we both went on foot after a very good breakfast buffet; including fresh red currants (my favorite!)

Screenshot from video where I indulge in the red currants...

We soon walk La Rue du Trésor, where artists have displayed their paintings.

We both fall for a copper etching with very fine and detailed colored Château Frontenac. 

It just looked lovely and we bought it from the son of artist Pascal Gravel d'Autane (24.04.1943) for Canadian $ 304.00 including tax.

Later we had it framed in my Dutch home town by expert Irok gallery, in museum quality frame with matting.

Artist Pascal Gravel d'Autane

Opposite the Château Frontenac...

Then we walked down to the famous Rue Champlain, the oldest shopping alley of North America!

Both of us felt like being back in France, in the Old World...

Found some treasures in a store with handmade paper poetry albums from cotton.

After a coffee on a terrace and a chat with a nun from Antwerp, Belgium we walk via Boulevard Petite Champlain to Rue St. Paul.

All tips from Victoria Magazine....

A nice street, full of antiques where we find a silver berry spoon for sister Diny (who collected them!) after having enjoyed an ice cream on yet another terrace.

It was such a bright sunny day!

Lots of people from Maine, in old costumes for the battle re-enactment tomorrow...

Restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens, Québec City, Canada ←click link

Since 1675...

Oldest restaurant in North America!

Postcard from Le Château Frontenac in winter time...

Stay tuned for more from this trip!

P.J.C. Vedder on Mushroom Cultivation during Technology Transfer Seminar part 2

Once more; with our gratitude towards Mushrooms Canada, for allowing us to use their video.

Pieter J.C. Vedder Author of modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting (click link)

For all those that never met him in person as an educator, see video below.

Written permission from Mushrooms Canada for using their video.

Already on April 13, 2020 husband Pieter did receive a reply to his request for being able to insert a link to videos produced by then Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association click for their FB Page.
WITH GRATITUDE for being allowed to use this video's link!

MUSHROOMS CANADA - produced 24/7/365 click through

Don't you just LOVE their unique SLOGAN?!

P.J.C. VEDDER TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER DURING CASING & MUSHROOM CULTIVATION Tape 2 of 2

Don't forget to click on 'CC' for seeing English caption...

Best also to view on YouTube as there are clickable points built in—below video in text!

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Again: Readers and/or viewers, should realize, that such a Technology Transfer Seminar was done in a 2nd language for us. Always so for the impromptu, without paper or any note points. 

Also, answering any upcoming questions from the audience.

Try doing this, for hours on end...

You must thrive on a lot of knowledge and practical experience for being able to do this spontaneously, time and time again, and with the same enthusiasm as you did for the very first time!

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View on YouTube for being able to see the built–in clickable points!

Related links to three more videos:

P.J.C. Vedder on Mushroom Cultivation during Technology Transfer Seminar part 1 | previous post by me

Techniques for Harvesting Quality Mushrooms  & Gratitude to Mushrooms Canada | previous post by me

7th North American Mushroom Conference Pieter J.C. Vedder CO₂ and Temperature Management | previous post by me

P.J.C. Vedder on Mushroom Cultivation during Technology Transfer Seminar part 1

Starting off, with our gratitude towards Mushrooms Canada, for allowing us to use their video.

Pieter J.C. Vedder Author of modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting (click link)

For all those that never met him in person, as an educator, see video below.

Written permission from Mushrooms Canada for using their video.

Already on April 13, 2020 husband Pieter did receive a reply to his request for being able to insert a link to videos produced by then Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association click for their FB Page.
WITH GRATITUDE for being allowed to use this video's link!

MUSHROOMS CANADA - produced 24/7/365 click through

Don't you just LOVE their unique SLOGAN?!

Click in center to view video...

P.J.C. VEDDER TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER DURING COMPOSTING, CASING & MUSHROOM CULTIVATION Tape 1 of 2

Don't forget to click on 'CC' for seeing English caption...

Best also to view on YouTube as there are clickable points built in—below video in text!

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Readers and/or viewers, should realize, that such a Technology Transfer Seminar was done in a 2nd language for us. Always so for the impromptu, without paper or any note points. 

Also, answering any upcoming questions from the audience.

Try doing this, for hours on end...

You must thrive on a lot of knowledge and experience for being able to do this spontaneously, time and time again, and with the same enthusiasm as you did for the very first time!

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View on YouTube for being able to see the built–in clickable points!

That's me, in the video, looking on... We always got invited together, to such a Technology Transfer Seminar

Watch part 2 here: P.J.C. Vedder on Mushroom Cultivation during Technology Transfer Seminar part 2

Related links:
Techniques for Harvesting Quality Mushrooms  & Gratitude to Mushrooms Canada | previous post by me

7th North American Mushroom Conference Pieter J.C. Vedder CO₂ and Temperature Management | previous post by me

Karangbakal, Indonesia Exemplary Compost Ricks | showing compost made about one month after this seminar

Techniques for Harvesting Quality Mushrooms & Gratitude to Mushrooms Canada

With great pleasure we both have always worked in Canada!

This is me, harvesting mushrooms... in Horst, The Netherlands at then HEVECO.
Of course I kept my long hair in a braid, hairstyle is very important for as not to touch the bed surface with it and spreading diseases.

You can actually see me below in a video and also my husband Pieter J.C. Vedder...

Thank you for accepting the challenge of co-speaking at our Technology Transfer Seminar scheduled for April 26, 27/94 at Wellington, Ontario in Canada.
The focus of this Seminar will be, Pre Harvest, Harvest and Post Harvest handling of mushrooms for quality and worker efficiency.

Highline Produce Limited, now Highline Mushrooms click through to read more.
Its founder, Dr. Murray O'Neil was a long time special mushroom related friend.

So this letter got mailed out to the Canadian Growers...
Seventh Technology Transfer Seminar on Pre Harvest, Harvest, and Post Harvest Handling.
Our speakers list includes Dr. R. Beelman from Penn State University, and Mariet Van den Munckhof-Vedder consultant. We have also the privilege of having Pieter Vedder accompanying Mariet and will encourage Peter to be a part of tour panel as well. Dr. Murray O'Neil will be chairing this event, and direct any questions during our discussion periods.
We hope you enjoy your stay at Isaiah Tubbs Resort in the heart of scenic Prince Edward Country click through.

Technology Transfer Seminar #7 Program #2

Techniques for Harvesting Quality Mushrooms
Technology Transfer Seminar # 7
Featuring:
Pieter and Mariet Vedder
Mushroom Consultants

Already on April 13, 2020 husband Pieter did receive a reply to his request for being able to insert a link to videos produced by then Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association click for their FB Page.
WITH GRATITUDE for being allowed to use this video's link!

MUSHROOMS CANADA - produced 24/7/365 click through
Don't you just LOVE their unique SLOGAN?!

Screenshot from 1994 April 26 + 27 Techniques for Harvesting Quality Mushrooms 2 - click for video below:

Don't forget to click on CC for Subtitles/closed captions!

Watch on YouTube and on your PC screen, for being able to read tekst below video, with clickable spots where certain segments begin. At 1:19:55 the publication we refer to, was by Dr. Jim Sinden, about big transplants being put between small mushrooms.

Also for viewing two video tapes from husband Pieter J.C. Vedder, talking about compost and everything about Mushrooms.

As husband Pieter pointed out in the beginning of this video, that it is not OUR picking technique that we invented. 
Already in the December 1959 issue of the Dutch CHAMPIGNONCULTUUR above article with photo appeared.
Dutch I.T.T., Institute of Horticultural Engineering at Wageningen University System created also a movie.
Based on this ergonomic study, I've always implemented the little details for obtaining optimum efficiency.
We have yet to come across any sensible article underlining the ergonomics.
No wonder we still have such a vast turnover of harvesting people...
Do most mushroom farms provide e.g. a little stool on wheels for sitting on, harvesting the very difficult lowest bed? 
Hip/elbow equal to bed height? Is that being implemented in the construction of a mushroom farm? Considering the area and harvesting work force available in several countries. Not ALL peoples are equal height!
Picking from an armpit height is very hard and tiring...

Screenshot from demonstration towards the end and Dr. Murray O'Neil being one of my first trainees.

Yes, on one of those two days, we also did go into the actual mushroom farm for discussing the Harvest Timing.
There is lots of talk by several self proclaimed 'mushroom gurus' about so-called graze picking.
Sending a crew in several times in a row for picking the largest ones.
First of all, try to grow an as uniform as possible first break. Yes, it is called BREAK and not FLUSH as so many still do. Flushing is a quite different part in crop management of mushroom cultivation.
Most of these 'gurus' point out that a mushroom doubles in weight every 24 hours.
Doubles in size: YES but 'weight' that depends on a LOT OF GROWING FACTORS.
NONE of these gurus is mentioning the importance for keeping the optimum growing condition such, that the pinheads form figure 8 tiny buttons. ONLY a figure 8 shaped button will double in size and retains its quality, and maximum weight.
If growing conditions are not in the optimum, any mushroom, regardless its diameter will start stretching its stem and open prematurely!
Diameter therefore is NOT a good parameter for quality.
The diameter of the stem reveals a lot more about quality, and is thus a far better quality criteria to look at. Hand in hand with 1st quality goes the broad and short stem! 
A thin, lengthening stem is an indication that mushrooms no longer are 1st quality. 
Look at your mushroom picking waste: any long(er) stems attached to the roots? THAT too is product loss and needs to be prevented by better crop management and timely, and correct pruning and picking! 
Does the waste bucket look rather dark from all the casing with mycelium being pulled up? That too is product and quality loss; as with a shallower casing layer you will not be able to harvest mushrooms with optimum weight and quality.
Also most growers are excellent at choking the life out of numerous pins and buttons that are formed already beneath a first break. The second break is right there! IF not watered timely, they will dry out and at the end of the first break harvesters also will have removed part of the second break. Abortion...?! Don't think that is a grower's goal. Nutrients have already been transferred and utilized from the compost into mushroom tissue, why then let it die off, by not opening up in time.
Or by not finishing the first break rooms in time, by harvesting and immediately watering, for the sake of the mushrooms on the bed and the pinheads and buttons forming below!
That so-called graze picking only will interfere and delay such crucial, timely watering.
How good are those gurus themselves at graze picking that lowest bed several times in a row?!
Just talk, when actually not personally having any experience about all factors involved as e.g. ergonomics. Building the most modern facility will NOT solve any of your quality product problems.

Listen to the video as I will address all of these very important aspects except for graze picking as it did not yet exist at that time - thank goodness.

Both, Pieter and I always used our Police type Streamlight Flashlight. I had it hanging from a loop on my belt to the side. It produces pure white light for analyzing pests and diseases etc.
Upon retirement, Pieter gave his to my oldest brother Martin...
I've lost mine somehow, somewhere!

We both treasure this letter from our dear friend Murray O'Neil:
Dear Mariet and Pieter:
I have just received a copy of the very lovely letter that you wrote to John. Thank you so much for this thoughtful post-meeting gesture.
Speaking for all of us I just can't express adequately how much we enjoyed and were helped by your visit. You are both beautiful, natural teachers - a skill possessed of far too few "teachers" generally.
Your comments - very supportive for our crew at Wellington have been a further stimulus and they are certainly filled with enthusiasm about the new methods which you have presented to us.
Pieter, as always you present yourself so well that I could listen to you a hundred times.
Mariet I think one of the high points of the meeting was when you expounded on your personal philosophy with what constitutes the proper way to go through life no matter what occupation one is engaged in.
We are looking forward to seeing you very soon at Vineland and I hope this finds you both in continued enthusiastic good health.
Best Regards,
Murray O'Neil

From the desk of Hank Taylor,
Mariet, Watched the V.C.R. of your presentation in Wellington; Excellent job. You really seemed to be enjoying yourself. Congratulations.
All the best
Hank

What a JOY it was to work for this fine group in Canada!

Hope someone has still some benefits from it and don't forget to become a member of this fine MUSHROOMS CANADA organization. They publish the greatest RECIPES as well!
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