🍄🟫 Meet the UFI Team! 🍄🟫
This is Alice, our Customer Experience Specialist. Alice chose to work at UFI because she values working for a company committed to giving back. She has been with us for 2 and a half years, focusing on customer service, data collection, and product improvement and development.
When asked what she loves most about mushrooms, Alice shared, “ I love how subtly powerful fungi are and I’m fascinated by the underground network of communication they form”. She appreciates that mushrooms are just one tasty part of this complex system.
Outside of work, Alice enjoys being a homebody, making art (especially painting), and relaxing at home. She shares her space with a tortoise named Bert, who has been in the family for over 10 years.
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A beautiful harvest of Wine Cap Mushrooms grown by @higgins88 😍🍄🟫
When asked what they love most about mushrooms, Matthew shared, “I just love how versatile mushrooms are. When I was a child I refused to eat them, now they are in pretty much everything I cook. The fact I have learnt to grow them through Urban Farm-It’s help has been amazing” 🍄🟫
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What is Master’s Mix?
Master’s Mix is a popular substrate blend for growing gourmet mushrooms. It combines hardwood fuel pellets and soy hulls in a 50-50 ratio, providing a nutrient-rich medium for mycelium. This mix supports fast colonisation and high yields, especially for mushrooms that thrive on hardwood. Many advanced growers prefer Master’s Mix for its effectiveness, although preparing the optimal blend requires several steps.
Comment ‘Masters Mix’ below and we’ll send you the link to our ‘How to grow mushrooms on soy hulls guide’
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Understanding Field Capacity, a crucial component in mushroom cultivation 🍄🟫
Field capacity refers to the optimal amount of water a substrate can hold after excess water has drained away, providing a moist but not waterlogged environment ideal for mycelium growth.
Achieving this balance is essential because mycelium needs moisture to develop. Too dry, and the mycelium stops growing; too wet, and harmful bacteria thrive.
The squeeze test is a simple way to check field capacity, only 1 or 2 drops of water should be released when squeezing a handful of the substrate.
Mastering field capacity ensures a healthy, productive environment for mushrooms, leading to robust growth and abundant harvests.
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Can you guess this delicious edible mushroom?
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You best bet we have an amazing recipe coming up using these mushrooms!
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A beautiful kit-grown flush of Pink Oyster Mushrooms grown by @apaar_m 😍🍄
When asked what they love most about mushrooms, Apaar shared, “I love that mushrooms are so versatile and that you can cook with them in so many different ways. There are also so many species to try. They are so pretty and l like the sensation of touching their gills! As a former mushroom hater, I could not be more converted!” 🍄
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