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  • May 15, 2015 at 6:00 pm #577
    Anthony Campbell
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    I’m setting up a new urban farm in Toronto.

    How do I attach a picture to a post?

     

    May 15, 2015 at 6:01 pm #578
    Anthony Campbell
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    I’m setting up a new urban farm in Toronto.

    How do I attach a picture to a post?

    May 15, 2015 at 6:04 pm #579
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    New Grow Space in an old Brick Making Factory

    New grow space closer up. This will be the fruiting chamber

    May 15, 2015 at 10:52 pm #580
    Alfonso Burgio
    Member

    Hey Anthony, your pictures are a big help for me, thanks! My name is Alfonso, I live in Hamburg/Germany. I will set urban mushrooms growing in a small basement at first.

    How long do you keep the led light on in a cicle of 24 Hours?

    The plastic foil you use creates like a greenhouse in the basement, looks easy and practical. How do you manage to keep temperature and moisture constant?

    THANKS FOR POSTING
    Alfonso

    May 23, 2015 at 2:42 pm #584
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    Hi Alphonso,

    The plastic sheeting is 6ml sheeting that’s available at most hardware stores here in Toronto, Canada. It comes in 3M widths and 30m lengths, so its easy to use.
    The lights are on for 12 hours, usually 7am to 7pm. The lighting I’m using is 150 feet at 6000K (colour temperature).
    The humidity is managed on a timer and a simple cigar box hygrometer (which I monitor by simply reading it and increasing or decreasing the time as needed). The timer is hooked up to a pond fogger that’s in a 20 litre pail or bucket of water.
    Do an internet search for “pond fogger” if the idea is unclear. They’re about 12-20cm in diameter (or larger) and use a high frequency to atomize the water. They float in water and take away the need for daily manual misting.
    The temperature is the ambient temperature of the area/ room but I use solar air heaters to supplement the room temperature.

    I’ll be adding a sheet of reflective insulation to the area to increase the insulation capability and allow for better light distribution.

    If I’m unclear or your have further questions please let me know.

    Cheers,

    Anthony

    May 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm #587
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    Another picture of the new growing space as it continues to evolve . . .

    Some logs of coffee, straw, and oyster shells in the new farm.

    June 1, 2015 at 1:13 pm #589
    Alfonso Burgio
    Member

    Hello Anthony, I’m glad to see the pictures of growing basement, please keep posting.

    Cheers

    Alfonso

     

    June 7, 2015 at 4:46 am #594
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    Alphonso,

    It’s actually not a basement but a massive kiln that was originally used for baking bricks that were used in construction. The site was used for about 100 years as the primary source for bricks in Toronto. It’s been unused as a facility for about 20 years and I’ve been able to work in one of four kilns to grow mushrooms.

    Here’s another view from earlier today:

    And here’s a view from the outside:

    June 8, 2015 at 12:02 pm #608
    Adam
    Keymaster

    Wow Anthony, looks like a nice setup and what a cool location!

    A great image of post-industrial rejuvenation, and perfect for growing mushrooms! Looks like you are well on your way to a bumper crop before long 😉

    June 22, 2015 at 10:57 am #627
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    Adam,

    Thanks for the compliments. It’s a fun space to work. While everything in the kiln area (about the size of 4 football pitches) is post-industrial, the area all around it is park land.

    Here’s a pic of one of the first bags to start fruiting . . .

    First flush

    June 23, 2015 at 9:02 pm #630
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    Newest Flush

    July 1, 2015 at 1:16 pm #633
    Adam
    Keymaster

    Wow – looking good Anthony!

    Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing. You’ll soon have more than you can eat for yourself! Any plans for selling?

    July 1, 2015 at 1:28 pm #636
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    I’m currently selling directly to consumers with a pick-your-own offering, where they can come into the farm an literally pick their mushrooms as they’re still growing. Doesn’t get any fresher. Everything left over (which isn’t much) goes to the restaurant onsite, which specializes in local foods (doesn’t get any more local).

    Here are a couple of customers who’ve just picked their own and were compelled to take a selfie when they did so. The gentleman is holding one purchase in the bag in his hand and they decided to purchase more for the photo.

    Pick-your-own selfie

    July 1, 2015 at 1:37 pm #637
    Adam
    Keymaster

    That’s fantastic! Mushroom selfies!

    Great idea, and what better way to involve people in the project. Once the word spreads you’ll have to up your production 😉

    You’re in Toronto, right? I just saw this other post in the forum from Sally in Nova Scotia who was wondering about spawn sources in Eastern Canada – would you have any advice for her?

    Sources for Spawn in Eastern Canada

    Thanks, Adam

    July 1, 2015 at 1:40 pm #638
    Anthony Campbell
    Participant

    I’ll reach out to Sally. I can provide her with spawn. I’ve got a lab set up now, where I’m producing about 20kg of spawn per week.

    And w

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