Mississippi Natural Products Association
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Mississippi Natural Products Association
Profiting From Weeds
Joe Buzhardt
Program Director / Research Scientist
Specialty Mushroom Program
Mississippi Small Farm Development Center
At
Alcorn State University
Converting Waste or Underutilized Biomassinto
Profits for Farmers
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A Farmers Cooperative
Cover Crops Profit CenterA dv iso ry B oa rd
Root Crops Profit CenterA dv iso ry B oa rd
Specialty M ushroom Profit CenterA dv iso ry B oa rd
M ississipp i N atura l P roducts AssociationF a rm e rs Coope ra tive B oa rd of D irec to rs
New Generation Value Added Cooperative Venture
Build a Natural Products Industry to Benefit Small Farm Development
Commercialize Technology from University Research
Medicinal Plant Garden - UM
Mississippi Small Farm Development Center - ASU
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Specialty Mushrooms
Using a Southeastern “Weed”as a
Profitable Biomass
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Did You Know That…
Europeans eat 9 pounds Americans eat less than half that much
Potatoes, Tomatoes, Lettuce and…
Mushrooms
The Leading Vegetables in Terms of Farm Cash Receipts are
Annual Per Capita Mushroom Consumption is
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Shiitake, The World’sMost Popular Specialty Mushroom Growing demand for
specialty mushrooms in the United States
Total sales were $37.7 million in 2003
Shiitake mushroom is the most demanded
Oyster mushroom is next Others - Maitake, Enoki,
Lion’s Mane, Wood Ear and Reishi
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Shiitake
Oyster
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Two Production Methods
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Growing Shiitake Outside – Seasonal Or
Forced Fruiting
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Inoculation
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Production Yard
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Mycelium Growing Inside Log
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The Crop
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Sawdust Substrate Production – Growing Room Only
Convert
•Barn
•Shed
•Greenhouse
Build
Growing Room
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Growing Room Layout
Using Sawdust Substrate To Produce Mushrooms
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Modular Growing Room
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Making Sawdust Substrate Blocks
Produced by the MNPA
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Converting SawdustInto Mushrooms
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Mixing The Substrate
Ribbon Mixer
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Substrate Sterilization
Steam
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Substrate Inoculation
Clean Room
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Substrate Incubation
Curing
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Induction
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Growing Room-MNPA and
Farmers
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Spent Blocks Converted to Mulch
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Maximizing Waste Biomass…To Produce Profits for Farmers
Joe Buzhardt
Program Director / Research Scientist
Specialty Mushroom Program
Mississippi Small Farm Development Center
At
Alcorn State University
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Contact Information
Joe Buzhardt
Specialty Mushroom Program Director
Mississippi Small Farm Development Center
Research and Extension Complex, Suite 110A
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS 39096-9402
Campus Phone: 601.877.6449
Farm Phone: 601.852.4217
Email: [email protected]