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Sep 2023
1h 20m

Running a Mushroom Farm with Erik Lomen ...

Alex Dorr
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Maine Cap N Stem Started in 2014 cultivating a variety of gourmet mushrooms from spore to store,  then became the first national producer and distributor of Certified Organic Mushroom Substrate for small and large farms across the continental USA. We crack a beer with the founder and dive into some funny stories about navigating the wild world of mushroom farming. 

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