How Much I Spent to start Funky Fungi

[@arcaneperception1]

Just the video I was looking for! I work as an engineer but have been wanting to start my own indoor farming business. I have been growing mushrooms as a hobby for about 10 years now. In about 45 mins (had to keep pausing to take notes) you have given me everything I need to start work on a solid business plan. I appreciate it. It is amazing you have gotten as far as you have with production in only about 4 months. I hope to see more videos about the business side of your farm in the future. No one is making videos like that and you seem to have a real understanding of finance. Good luck with everything.

[@JewellsGardens]

Thank you so much, make me feel good that it really helped you! 45 min (so sorry!!!!) It's so dang hard to keep these videos short, yet packed with info. I'm working on it:)

[@linalafon1614]

@@JewellsGardens What was the list of books again? I didn't catch it.

[@nicholaszellers1169]

@@JewellsGardens

[@naybella8397]

Can I like this video twice? “Do you want mushrooms, I’ll give you mushrooms” lol lol lol

[@JewellsGardens]

Naybella 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LaudenElizabeth]

bahhhhhhh @@JewellsGardens

[@Dragondezznuts]

Naybella I’ll take some spore prints.

[@katieduffy3634]

Hi, I’m in the UK and I’ve been considering growing mushrooms as a business for a while. I’ve bought my first tent today and I’m watching all the videos I can (some for the second time) to get an idea how to start. I’m hoping to start as a hobby at first to get an idea of what I’m doing and then hopefully scale it up when I get better at it. Thanks for the videos.

[@shaune837]

Great overview of your startup costs Jewel, your CPA background is definitely a strength. You may have covered this in another video but... Before spending a dime for a commercial operation I recommend conducting a local market survey, check the local supermarkets (even Walmart sometimes has a local produce section) Visit some of the restaurants and order the dishes with mushrooms, peruse the local Farmers Markets to make sure there is potential to sell your products (at the grocery stores you can pretty much figure wholesale is half or less of your retail pricing.) Be creative in developing your niche market. I add that because at one time I raised free range chickens and other premium meat birds (labresse clones) but couldn't sell enough on a consistent basis to be sustainable because my costs were too high for the market. No one wants to work their ass off for $5 an hour if you're even lucky enough to make anything in the first year or two. On a positive note, I did get to eat premium chicken and give them to friends so the sunk costs were not too unbearable.

[@tybrady1935]

If you need a laminar flow hood, check out auctions at your local university that have a large science college. I just bought one at Virginia Tech for $190. It is three feet wide and almost three feet high. New it was over $8,000, a great deal. You should be able to see the list of things for sale online, you don't have to go to the auction to find out if they even have one available. I'm curious why Jewell said her laminar flow hood was completely unnecessary?

[@naybella8397]

You are too awesome. Thank you for the video. I am trying to learn as much as possible about growing mushrooms.

[@zorafabian7746]

My plan is to grow 100 lbs a week. I seem to be on track as far as my business plan goes. Thanks for the great information. It's giving me the confidence to stick to the plan. Much success to you.

[@JewellsGardens]

Zora Longstreet Sweet! Hell if I can do it...😂 Seriously though, once you’re doing 100 a week I’ve realized you’ve crossed a learning threshold. There’s another threshold over 300lbs and then again at 500....much success to you too!

[@ClownWhisper]

@@JewellsGardens I'm trying to get my girlfriend into this because I'm very sick and I may not be around a heck of a lot longer. So I started small scale I have one big rolling rack full of blocks and they're growing nice I just ordered a tent and a humidifier unfortunately I could only get the 8 by 8 tent it's all I could afford for her and I've learned all of the lab work etc I actually come from laboratory work so that was easy part working with agar I've built up a catalog of of species and refine them all into single strain fast-growing cultures. My state did I live in and I'm not going to say it out loud has only one supplier in the entire state and no suppliers on the side of the state that I'm on. My girlfriend works an hour away we're both getting older she's not going to be able to afford this by yourself unless she does something so I'm really trying to get her interested in it I am disabled I can barely do anything but I've managed to at least bring this up to a light hobby level and I've learned it inside and out. the next thing I'm going to buy her is a sterilizer and if I can't get her excited about it by then I guess I'm going to give up and then just grow mushrooms for the table but at least I can say I've tried. You've been a hell of an inspiration for me by the way I thought you were about 25 years old LOL you look very young. Anyway thank you for your videos this is a great help to people

[@megan1950]

Yesssss Baltimore farmer woman! You are awesome!

[@markmcdowell1027]

I would liked to see your farm show us all the items you bought for the money I have been looking up mushroom farm's.

[@sheridan5898]

Oh, man. What a great video Jewell. I've never watched your content before this video, but that's probably due to me being in the same position you were in when you started (a noob). There's so many mixed methodologies for not only growing in general, but growing medium, mushroom species, fruiting conditions (air flow, temp., symbiosis, humidity, light exposure), cultivating, sterilizing, etc.... It all seems SO daunting to me (I'm still going for it), but I have a ton of farmers markets in the area, as well as nice restaurants that might be demanding these shrooms. Currently I'm growing all my logs inside of a Vivosun 5x5 grow tent (12 logs) but that's all I have. I don't have an inline set up just a hepa filter inside circulating air and a humidifier to keep it as humid as possible in there. I also have a grow light in there and turn it on periodically. (I don't know how much light they need inside with the mylar and don't wanna cook them prematurely) :D Anyhow, I would love to be mentored and I know your time is valuable but if I could be pointed in the right direction, or maybe I'm going in the correct direction but I plan to learn by trial and error supplemented by the book you first mentioned and youtube, as well as forums. I'm done working for the man too! I'm 26 and work as a cyber security analyst for the DoD, and man I just wanna farm! I live in a 1700sqft townhome, 3 level with two balconies and a 2 car garage (where the grow tent{s}) are/will be located. I have a lot to learn. Thanks for your time as well as reading and I hope to hear from you! Have a good day and I'm happy everything is going well with your business.

[@thunderboltfarm7099]

Great information! Thank you very much for taking the time to do your videos.

[@charlesengelramus3374]

I know that logs, sawdust, and straw mix are the most common ways to grow mushrooms. Have you heard of anyone taking logs splitting them into small pieces about the size of matchsticks but very long putting the spawn in between and bundling them to create logs out of different types of wood.

[@carolferguson5467]

Girl I so appreciate your videos and with your financial background you should be writing a book on on different setups and business plans for them! You would kill it!!! Your so marketable

[@OneRogueGuru]

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate you throwing it all out there.

[@cosmicartsastrologicalserv242]

This was really interesting. You answered all the questions I had about the inner workings of your business. I'm nosy. To cap it off~ Thanks a bunch!

[@chucktaylor5878]

I am interested in the co-op please give more info. I am also interested in how you buy the boxes from earth angle please give more info on that as well. You are doing a great job keep up the great work. If no one else tells you this, just know I appreciate you and thank you!!

[@JewellsGardens]

Chuck Taylor So I’m going to make a video on marketing/getting business & will go in detail with co-ops but they’re for the most part basically online “farmers markets”. A bunch of farmers are in it & chefs can buy from it from various farmers. One stop shop for chefs, one bill for them, one delivery for them from multiple growers. Easy peasy! The boxes are legit, I Freaking LOVE them & I scoured the internet & couldn’t find anything until I got hooked up with Earth Angel- we have a die cut specifically for mushroom packing. They’re $1 a box, 1000 minimum plus ship (ship wasn’t that bad on these). Shoot me an email if you’re interested, it’s in the info above!

[@busyrand]

Subscribed! Super happy the Algorithm recommended your channel to me. Your candor and detail on the subject matter is greatly appreciated. I share many of the concerns you spoke on, so it's nice to have some clarity. I really appreciate the background information as well so your perspective on finances was given the proper weight. Now I've gotta binge watch all your content! Well done. Thank you for sharing.

[@JewellsGardens]

busyrand Thank you so much Lol, please binge away!!! 😂😂😂

[@recklessroges]

[unrelated to you useful mushroom info] as an anthropologist I loved hearing the flow of your accent and cadence during this video.

[@ryanlachurrerra4044]

Gross

[@davidfricker3258]

Thanks for the information, It was a little difficult to understand each word; the audio was a little echoed. It must be difficult to always and only get #1 mushrooms. What do you do with the ones that are not perfect? Food for the goats, mycoremediation, medical tinctures, powders, dried, soups, so many possibilities. Or do the chefs just take what you present to them? What's the shelf-life pf your mushrooms? do you use refrigeration? Good videos.

[@JewellsGardens]

Great questions, you know I should post a video (where you can hear me better) on some of the questions asked since there were quite a few. Anyhow, most come out good but not all (you drop them & they crack or you wait to long to harvest trying to get extra weight then they flatten out too much or they get too old). Anyway I just started selling them to my chefs! I normally charge $10/lb & I asked how much they pay for cheap button mushrooms & they said about $16 for 3 pounds so I've been selling them $5 a pound. Works great. Shelf life varies- shiitake are the longest. I was selling shiitake that looked pretty decent 4 dang weeks after they fruited!!! These were T.R.'s blocks. They were prime the first 10 days but they were still good after. King are next, then blues 5 days to a week looking real good, golden, chestnut & lions mane less. I use a walk in cooler which I'll show coming up too.

[@davidfricker3258]

Thank you for the kind reply.

[@68marcrm]

I am building all my own equipment, but love your videos...tell me what to do, and what I can do better....you go girl!

[@novaenricarter705]

My entire setup is similar in production to hers but costed a sixth of the price, DIY is the way to go now!

[@takonoinuoctopusdog4767]

Where do you get your blocks? Blocks from TR? You mention a cost of 1300 for blocks.

[@AD-rx8wc]

Surely a good sign when a financial advisor starts a mushroom farm, no? Well done Jewell, great channel - look forward to seeing your business grow!

[@internationaltraveller4222]

Nice video. I was at MS for 6 month only. Why did you not go for the grocery business? Are prices substantially lower? I was thinking of going back to Toronto to do something like this.

[@happyfreeky]

Carrot Common Mall on the Danforth near Greektown used to have a great selection of wild mushrooms even way back in 1988-90, including morels from BC. Haven’t been back since, but you might check it out for possible sales

[@Olga-ut8sm]

I understand how you don't want to work for the man. I commend you for your courage to leave what was familiar to journey into the a new skill set. You must feel pretty strong about not working for the system. Wish you could expand on that part of your journey. Did it ever feel like you were making a mistake, scared to fail, questionable mid-life crisis? (Im over 40) How do I abandon the profession I spent so much money on going to university & years cultivating? I don't want to feed the machine either but jumping off this ride is scary as hell. Thanks for being an inspiration.

[@philipkewley8879]

Thanks for sharing. Only just found your channel tho I think I've "'seen you on Eric's live stream" It's really interesting and informative to see your facility and the equipment. I did Eric's first course in El Paso and am still in the process of building and acquiring equipment. Not even grown one mushroom yet.....lol I understand what you say about shipping! As I live in another country I pay the shipping in the US to the port and then again to me, oh and then have to pay around 35% duty. It adds up quick! The bonus for me is that at present there is no one growing mushrooms here at all. Thanks for taking the time to share. I look forward to seeing more.

[@JewellsGardens]

Philip Kewley yeah sounds like your shipping is wayyy worse than mine, good luck!!!

[@razz3269]

You gave serious talk on these business. Thank you .

[@alexandergood795]

Heartfelt thanks!!! Your videos have given me a whole lot of perspective and insight into going commercial with mushroom farming. Also, you're one of the few people on youtube who seems to just be genuinely interested in helping others with mushroom cultivation, and not trying to rope them into a mentorship or MLM-esque shtick. Respect and Gratitude, thank you!

[@lawrencelockamy4331]

What were the books you started off reading?

[@jaybfalcon2]

Helped me put some perspective into a grow I'm working on. Love from Jamaica!

[@annedesrochers1072]

Hi Jason, have you been successful in growing in Jamaica? Im also in the Caribbean

[@petrosaircooled]

Thanks for sharing these valuable information. All the best.

[@cmottBHBJJ]

I think you said that your demand is at about 100 lbs/wk, At what size pressure cooker do you use for that output and how much/how often do you sterilize/can/bag? Great video BTW! Thanks a lot for the "REAL and RAW" information that we wouldn't normally get unless we were sitting down with a good friend willing to take the time. Thumbs up.

[@SolarDrew]

Enjoyable and informative. Thanks for posting. Would like to see the boxes you spoke of at some point.

[@JewellsGardens]

SolarDrew absolutely! I actually have pics on my Insta but I’ll do a video showing as well! instagram.com/funkyfungi_jewell/

[@thehillbillyhomestead3424]

As per normal a very informative and much appreciated video. A private chat although i could c the benefits, due to the completely different climatic and financial zones i fear it would frustrate me more then benefit at this point in time lol. Looking forward to ur next video!

[@JewellsGardens]

The Hillbilly Homestead so you mean you don’t want to talk?!?! Lol!!! Just kidding mate (dang I love saying that 😂!) It’s all good, keep watching my videos and making me laugh!!!

[@JohnDoe-sk6wy]

What books did you buy?

[@northfloridafungi9336]

love your channel, you give out excellent information jewell

[@kymreichert3058]

Hi, thank you for all the terrific videos. i just found u. i am a future grower. great inspiration!

[@catlinhollow]

Thanks for another valuable video. I'm curious about your electric bill for the mushroom business, including the walk-in cooler. Is there a way you could give us a guesstimate, or is it too tied in with your home and other farming ventures to separate out?

[@JewellsGardens]

Oh that's a really tough one for many reasons. Ok so the walk in cooler is on my homes electric bill but honestly it shouldn't add that much because remember it's just a small window unit powering it (via the Coolbot), not a traditional walk in. It's 40% less energy. For the cabin, now that's another story. My bill was $381 in December & $300 for January. 2 things though, first I'm in Maryland & it was very cold for most of the last 2 months. The other thing though is that I have ZERO insulation in the cabin, it's legitimate log ceilings and everything so heat and air just escape everywhere. I'm on a mini split system that can't keep up so I use space heaters when needed which kill the electric too.

[@vencentbauer]

where do u buy your spawn

[@chriscaporaso442]

good video I just got fired for standing up to my drunk boss so I am going to give this a try and I have been into the fungus for 15 years and have all the space I need as my wife gave farming a go and we have !.66 acer 4 green house and a 2800 sq foot maple sugar house to convert to a lab and clean room lucky for me I do all my own electrical and plumbing I know nothing about where to picking stock my port is down 60% no jock I suck

[@draconisnox9468]

I hear you about the slow shipping. These assholes selling spawn take three weeks to even send shit on two day delivery. Three weeks minimum.

[@markus3433]

I am wondering about the prices in US. Here in Central Europe we get about 5 USD per pound from chefs, big mushroom farms sell for 3 USD per pound, wich makes it really tough. Costs and wages are mainly the same.

[@JewellsGardens]

Yes here we get on average $10 a pound from chefs and more from farmers markets. That stinks:(

[@martinburdick7970]

Thank you for doing this. I might fail but I’m doing my research to increase my chances of succeeding. Studying a lot. Really interested in three areas mushrooms herbs and micro greens. Kimball musk I believe started using tractor trailers to control environment. What are your thoughts please. Also in seeing all your videos it seems everything has to be sterile. In researching Paul Stanets he seems to use an exposed to environment the mushrooms. I really would like to make revenue while trying to help people with memory issues. Sorry for the long comment. Thank you. Martin.

[@melonqueen5138]

I'm interested in herbs, micro greens and as well. I'm going to try bacopa (water hyssop) for my own memory issues, concentration, thyroid problems, mood regulation and digestive problems. Don't know if it'll work for me or not, but definitely a better option than what the doctors have been trying to give me. What are you considering growing to help with people's memory?

[@stacyreid2380]

Jewell I really love your videos, they are very informative. I like that you break things down so you can see what it takes to do a grow from top to bottom. I love that you share your successes and failure as well!! It makes it truly a learning channel. I had two questions for you. The first is, do you need an special licenses to farm and sell produce? I know from state to state it may be different. My impression is that you have to register your business (standard) and pay a fee. You may need a vendor license to sell at farmers markets. Past that is there anything special you need to do? Like do you get inspected by anyone etc? Second, question. I notice that you pin and fruit in the same room (tent). Which mushrooms is that ok for? I notice for example, TR at Earth Angel takes his King trumpets out and opens and starts them pinning outside his fruiting room . Then he takes them into the fruiting room (cooler). Do you do anything similar? I would love a video on how you organize your movement from colonization to pinning to fruiting and how you do each species of mushrooms and what they like. Thanks!!

[@JewellsGardens]

Stacy Reid Heyyy! So your first question you got all the answers- register your business, get a farmers market liability policy (usually $1mm coverage...mine was $275). No inspection although if you’re “preparing” food like cooking them that a whole other thing. As for fruiting- generally you don’t want blocks pinning in the incubation room. A few exceptions- lions mane (pinning in the bag is your clue to them being ready for the grow). Kings are also good to let start pinning a little outside the grow and I’ve done both. The grow is cooler (and needs to be) so it will just take a little longer to pin in there. TR taught me how to grow my kings:)

[@stacyreid2380]

Than you so much! I can't wait for your next video. I love watching you work. I am considering trying my own grow here in south western Ohio. This is exactly what I need.

[@brianbrohl9161]

Thanks for sharing. What is the size of your grow room that produces 100 pounds a week? What species are included in that?

[@JasonAlexzander1q47]

What size of flow hood should you have ultimately? Name brand? Cost?

[@chadpowell715]

Hi Jewels! Awesome videos, if I may ask how many square feet are you growing your mushrooms in? Also do you grow portobello mushrooms as well? And if so, what’s the demand like for portobellos? Also at some point in the next couple of months I would like to talk with you and be more than happy to pay you. Thanks again Jewells and have an awesome day! Chad Powell

[@amyf5240]

Jewell, Does your state require an "inspection" of some sort of your production facility (I see you moved into the warehouse, congrats!) as you are producing food for the general public? I'm in NY and want to start doing this, and we have huge regulations on EVERYTHING. Just wondering if you have any inspections due, etc..? Thanks in advance for your answer :)

[@JewellsGardens]

Amy F hey, thanks! Not for producing produce but if I were then to make let’s say mushroom fritters for a farmers market then yes, I’d need to get a license and make them in a commercial kitchen and all that jazz.

[@amyf5240]

Jewell's Funky Fungi thank you for the reply!! I'm following your progress and thinking of starting with small logs to innoculate, as a hobby.

[@waynegriffin3276]

Thanks for the video, I have a question about your experience with lions mane, I saw your video and left a comment there, I ll ask again here. I purchased a lions mane patch from fungi perfectI the assistance and guidance was not good enough for me. Any way I brought a patch for the first time to see how I would like growing mushrooms, my experience was not that good but I’m not sure if I did exactly what I was supposed to do but I did excite what I was told. The patch instructions I was given was to use a plastic bag which they sent with the patch create a tent for the patch and spray the patch and tent 3 to 4 times a day. Well I got one yield from the patch it’s been 18 days or so and no other pin or fruit is showing up. The yield that I got did not have ice sickles unfortunately a few Corel’s showed up. I posed this dilemma to fungi perfectI and I have yet to receive a response on the reason that I only got one yield out of the patch. They explained the lack of ice sickles by say when you grow in doors sickles may not form. I would not mind taken on this venture I would like to move a little slower then you but congratulation on your progress. I Run a training operation and would like to add some business diversity, FYI my web site is assistedlivingstafftrainong.com. I would like to try another patch or two but I don’t want to use fungi perfectIs product for this next attempt. Any feed back would be appreciated.

[@JewellsGardens]

So Fungi Perfecti would definitely have your answers- I've never bought a patch so I have no idea how they come. There are different strains of LM so some will have teeth and some won't. Mine don't have long teeth. I'm not sure why there wasn't a second flush but it could have been from not enough air or humidity I would guess. Good luck!

[@PStimeless]

which stocks do you like?

[@stevenmurray3238]

Hello, I realize this is an older video but I was wondering how many square feet of grow space you had to produce 100 pounds?

[@Rickgrant1984]

Hi!! my wife and I are starting out also sooo we know the struggle. we are going to attempt to grow our oysters in a greenhouse.. thanks for the imformation good luck, and wish us luck.

[@JewellsGardens]

Richard Grant Tons of luck brother!!! Is your greenhouse heated? What climate (state) are you??? Eric Myers has wanted me to grow in my high tunnel but I keep telling him it would be a fortune to insulate and all that jazz.

[@Rickgrant1984]

We live in Texas. The Austin area. So the climate I'm thinking will be good. I'm just going to help the humidity when needed.

[@janawynsma3861]

Jewell, In order to grow 100 pounds a week, how do you build up the inventory? It seems like I get to much down time between fruiting.

[@Grak70]

Thank you so much. This was incredibly helpful (and encouraging: the initial outlay isn’t as bad as I was expecting). I’m an engineer with chemistry lab experience and I’m looking to make a shift to more creative and independent work that involves horticulture. Out of town for now but when I get home and get an agenda together I will hit you up for a consultation in the comments.

[@JewellsGardens]

Grak70 Yeah it depends on where you plan to grow, but depending on your setup it can be a fairly low startup cost if you’re starting out smaller

[@catlinhollow]

also, do you invoice monthly or at each delivery, or do they order online and pay in advance?

[@JewellsGardens]

catlinhollow Girrrrl. Ok so I do C.O.D. At least until you have a god relationship established a few months. That bit me in the ass when I was just selling my microgreens and other produce. Always bring an invoice with you to make it easy. Some of my chefs actually prefer COD as well. Biggest thing is that chefs are bad with paying invoices if not required on the spot. I hear farmers are too though (with spawn, etc, lol!)

[@jeffjohnson2776]

I was wandering what the title of the three books are? I have been thinking about growing mushrooms for a couple of years now. Ithink 2020 is my start

[@TripleDDDD]

„Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms“ by Paul Stamet is a good book to start.

[@tim30409]

What do you think about growing in buckets in stead of bags

[@bossgreens7913]

Buckets are way to time consuming to keep clean. Bags use then throw away

[@jlivings2010]

Any chance of an update? Are you still in business?

[@peterxyz3541]

Was helpful. Lot of gear will be diy and salvaged

[@tddurham67]

How many square feet are you using for your grow?

[@love_exegence]

Homegirl you really pushin !

[@anw9007]

Hey, are you not in business anymore? your web page doesn't exist?

[@SolarDrew]

PS. That circuit you're referring to is probably 30 amp / 10 gauge wire.

[@JewellsGardens]

I had to look back at my notes Drew, but almost! It is a 20 amp 10 guage . So the sterilizer runs for about 21 or 22 hours & my element is 2000 watts. I can't ever remember crap, but I do write almost everything down & keep dated notes in notebooks!!!

[@snielsenjr]

Been following Eric for a couple months now and that's how I found you. I appreciate watching someone else who's just started out like I'm beginning to do! In regards to the business side of things; did you start an LLC for the growing business? And if not, do you plan to? Pros and cons of starting one as opposed to keeping it as a personal grow and selling to the public? Thanks!

[@Dubs.C.]

Is it worth it to incorporate / register as a business and get all credit cards / expense accounts in that business name before making purchases or is it fine having everything in your personal name for a while, just keeping things separate (as is inferred with AmEx comments)? The end goal is to eventually have a business and it seems like just getting it done, now, and out-of-the-way would be the way to go if I'm already expecting a delay of ~3 months before buying stuff. Also, I have some oddly specific questions regarding incorporating and all that jazz... Do you have much familiarity with that? What are your rates for consultation? $50-100/3 emails? Take PayPal? Bitcoin? Thanks!

[@dallaspilotcar9293]

To heck with the mushrooms, do you have any stock tips?

[@JewellsGardens]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ashbrockus]

Can you offer up the name of who on eBay you got those hepa modules from? I've searched eBay and I don't know if I'm looking in the right place. Myers kit doesn't have a link that I can find. What am I doing wrong? Thx

[@JewellsGardens]

My seller was ronaldjberger (just had to look it up). Don't know if you can "message" on Ebay to see if and when he'll have more but mine were a steal. Good luck!

[@JewellsGardens]

ORDER DATE Nov 14, 2017 ORDER TOTAL US $198.00 Order ENVIRCO HEPA AIR PURIFIER FILTER 2' x 4', airflow 781CFM @ 90FPM 115VView similar items View seller's other items More actions 1 item sold by ronaldjberger ENVIRCO HEPA AIR PURIFIER FILTER 2' x 4', airflow 781CFM @ 90FPM 115V ENVIRCO HEPA AIR PURIFIER FILTER 2' x 4', airflow 781CFM @ 90FPM 115V ( 272836771265 ) Quantity: 2 Add note ITEM PRICE: US $198.00

[@ashbrockus]

Thanks for your help!!

[@GriffinMinotaur]

Webstraunt store has good food packaging options if you’re unfamiliar.

[@stareyes0666]

So what was your actual income after taxes and expenses or have you set a pay for yourself. Also love the videos you kick ass. When are you gonna start hosting workshops.

[@ksam2000]

pete Nielson i

[@diversitylove5460]

Do you do remote financial advising?

[@JewellsGardens]

No my friend I’m afraid I don’t

[@diversitylove5460]

I decided to build myself a gardening app. An app for clueless people to reference and using ai images to help recognize plants, pests. I mentioned it to rustic gardens Then I realized old textbooks are not is good as present expertise Individuals like you should have one. I suspect you already have people who could do so for you. I still have to work a lot but I will build my prototype and send it to you. See what you think 🤔

[@boopapa1623]

Why have you stopped posting videos?

[@Palainah]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

[@jamesbloodworth8480]

Depending on how much you use Amazon, have you considered Amazon Prime? Spending $100/yr could potentially save much more in shipping costs.

[@JewellsGardens]

Oh my goodness, I use the hell out of Prime!!! People like me are going to be the reason they increase the cost from $99 a year to some un-godly cost, lol!!!

[@jamesbloodworth8480]

Jewell's Funky Fungi Lol! My wife does, too. I’m still in the planning stage for my mushroom business (composition notebook, page tabs, the works), so watching people like you, Eric Myers, and Brian Callow gives me a Huge step in the right direction. You’re absolutely awesome and I’m glad Eric recommended his followers to check your channel out!

[@astroranger5528]

Hello Jewell, I'm based in the United Kingdom and looking to start out a small-scale mushroom grow. Could you please respond with your rates for mentoring? I'd prefer if we could have a video chat where I could fire off some questions within a set period of time, so would paying you hourly workout?

[@JewellsGardens]

So sorry I'm just now responding, I had a lot of comments to read through- I video chat for mentoring through Facebook messenger. Email if you're still interested:) [e-mail]

[@johnryanc.4169]

Hey I genuinely enjoy keeping up with your channel, jw y u don’t buy a bag of grain but then just inoculate grain2grain and get into storing a culture??? Considering you have most the tools, do you not see the profit vs. loss worth it? Thanks for sharing💋looks like a spore print huh?!?! Logo Maybe???haha and maybe you can pay me to consult, “made with a kiss of love” 😂

[@JewellsGardens]

JOHNRYAN C. You are so on point and that’s exactly why I hired Katie! I’m so in the weeds from getting so much demand so soon that I haven’t had time for anything except buying spawn for inoculation & not stretching it. I want to start doing grain to grain with my spawn to stretch it a gen or two then start fresh with new spawn every couple of months

[@jakepelczar401]

how much would you charge for an hour phone call? ive done so much research on mushroom cultivation but i dont know which genetics are the most profitable, or any budgeting tips, etc

[@chriscerny9104]

Thank you for sharing this information!

[@danielencarnacion4486]

how many blocks do you need to produce 100 pounds a week

[@opaca512]

HUA, Thank you

[@judysokei7782]

Hi Jewell. You are awesome. Did you ever have regrets leaving the corporate world? I'm contemplating making the dive into doing exactly what you are doing. I have been thinking about it for sometime, both microgreens and mushrooms so you are pretty much my mentor from afar. I grew up on a truck farm long ago, with over 2,000 lbs per harvest a day, which was backbreaking so I needed to find some less labor intensive farming that I can enjoy and do on my own. I know you are now employing someone for 6 hrs per week, but did you do everything prior on your own, and did you enjoy it? Thank you.

[@JewellsGardens]

Heyyy Judy! NO REGRETS. Saying that, it was easier for me because my household doesn't "need" me to contribute to the household income. Once my debt from starting the biz is paid off I certainly will. I know that you can definitely do the microgreens while working if you need to. I do it at 5am now before the kids go to school. You can do mushrooms as well after work to dip the toes and just start very small, maybe with a farmers market so you aren't required to produce a certain amount each week, just whatever you can harvest. Does that help a bit? You can alway go balls to the walls like I did...just get a big Costco can of Tums because you're going to need it with the heartburn & ulcers:)

[@josephdahlhausen9997]

How many pounds do you sell at the farmers markets?

[@Tgtgtg519]

Great video and timely for me. Show us your walk in fridge with the coolbot you built. Do you use it to store your Mushrooms?

[@JewellsGardens]

Tiffany Garres Yes I need to do that! Totally embarrassing though because it’s in a scary garage that is overflowing with who knows what. Yes, it’s filled with blocks & harvested mushrooms in those boxes that are stackable

[@FrenchyFriday]

Thank you for your honesty

[@NorthtoHopeDesert_Hues]

Thank you for making the time to make this video. My husband and I are retired and are trying to get started growing mushrooms for our own use. Would be neat to someday expand enough to sell some on the side, at least to make enough to buy supplies. We have a spare bedroom where we want to set up a tent and shelves.. I ordered sheet plastic to build our own "tent". Starting out with just enclosing a 2x 3 x 5 metal shelf. Do you think a small fan will work for air circulation or will we need to build a vent in the wall? I see people wearing masks.. Is it dangerous to breathe the spores?.. We have a very tight budget. Our income is considered below the "poverty line" but we manage to have a few hundred a month after expenses since we don't have a mortgage... We try to save $100. a month towards our emergency funds. So we don't have a lot to invest but we do have a ton of time to do our own construction.. 2 months ago I ordered 3 blocks from Fungi Perfecti.. We want to start with oyster and lions mane.. Anyway, This month I ordered 15 burlap sacks for substrate. A bale of straw and a bag of wood pellets. With a a few of the harvested oyster mushrooms, I put in a jar to collect spores. A few days later I packed straw and composted leaves from last fall into a burlap bag, boiled it at 160 - 165 degrees for a couple hours in my 41 quart canner pot (without the lid). I put filtered water in the jar with mushrooms and swished it a bit then poured it over the cooled and drained gunny sack.. then put the sack in a clear plastic bag with holes in it.. Then put that in a 15 gallon aquarium to hold in the humidity. It has a screen lid which I covered 95% of it with plastic. Now I am waiting to see if mycelium will grow on the burlap. I barely know what I am doing. I am anxious to get started with the lions mane but I am waiting till I can get some wheat bran to add to the hardwood pellets. I also need to get the "tent" set up for it first. I ordered plastic and a mister to make my own humidifier. But will probably need to order parts to rig up some kind of ventilation for it as well. I don't know if my husband will agree to putting a hole in the bedroom wall but might be able to do it through the window..

[@yggtheterribleone8077]

Great vid!

[@CarcyBass]

thanks for all the knowledge! you got a new sub! see ya!

[@ManofLetters]

thank you for all this

[@lukedepina]

Thanks Jewell, love your videos! Your advice is really useful. Big ups from NZ :)

[@JewellsGardens]

Shout outs to New Zealand, dang!!!

[@hurryhistory]

Subbed. Watched all of your videos. Good info.

[@steevo101]

ok... I noticed something interesting about this video... yes I am an overly observant person... I work in the medical field and developed some kinda keen eye... anyway.... at 12:15 Jewell, you raise your arm... in which we see a tattoo of December 15th, 1976 (12/15)... and just after that you mention that you purchased unicorn bags on 12/15..... yeah... I know... I just thought it was really interesting... (not a creeper, just observant) BTW I got about 2 pounds of shiitake off my first micro grow.. so maybe I can do this ... Keep up the great information very helpful!

[@JewellsGardens]

Ok that's hilarious!!! And how the heck can you read that??? Shit, I hope I shaved my pits!!! Last thing, I'm not narcissist, it's my husband Rich's birthday...many people think it's mine:):):)

[@jenniferg6818]

Sagittarius are awesome. Source : am one.

[@JP-mn5iv]

Save you some time 19:50 for total

[@stevanr1]

greetings from Serbia

[@derekfrost8991]

I bet you save money on the gym. Those bags of wood chips must be about 40lbs each.. :)

[@catlinhollow]

one last question (for now :) How many hours of labor do you put in each week to produce 100 lbs of mushrooms?

[@JewellsGardens]

catlinhollow I love your “for now” buhaaaa!!! I did a video on the cooler too not sure if you checked it out?!? You asked for that yes? I would have tagged you but I don’t think I can Do that on KZbin. Anyhow, that’s an awesome question (I feel another video coming). I work a lot. Like a whole lot. It’s broken up though & I farm other things so I’m always switching back & forth. Microgreens at 4:45am-6:30, mushies from 8-12:30 or 1:30 depending the day, then back at it 4-5:30 unless I’m out in the field prepping beds for spring then I go back after dinner. Oh and 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday. You get the idea:)

[@catlinhollow]

Jewell's Funky Fungi I did see the walk in! Thanks. I'm watching your videos just as fast as you're putting them up. I've got a 6 week class starting soon with Steve Gabriel from Cornell Extension, then I hope to be up and running, with my first harvest mid-may. I'm really rural, but have some tiny cities within an hour drive, so I hope to be able to sell at least 100 pound a week. *Fingers crossed*. You have been an excellent inspiration to me. It's nice to network with other women farmers, since their aren't that many of us.

[@JewellsGardens]

catlinhollow That’s so awesome, Cornell Extension has some great resources- I’ve read papers on other farm crops from their research especially in high tunnels I believe. Soak it all up! Girl power babe, girl power!!!

[@chugginbeers]

Grow morel mushrooms, figure it out so you can teach me.

[@johnashley646]

mushrooms are cool.. but Jewell... dayum.. :)

[@Kadydew]

Thanks for breaking it down Jewell! Really helpful.

[@cieranoell]

What GIRLLLLL YOU LOOK 22!!!!!! I’m 24. So.

[@madmesmith5187]

Thank you for sharing great video loads of information and insight even made me smile when you told your fella off lol bless you :)

[@JewellsGardens]

Lol, I sista don't play!!!! Thank you:)

[@madmesmith5187]

do you follow WHAT THE FUNGUS he/they have some cool info on mushroom growing kzbin.info/door/YKZ6tv8d2rkGCMU_ja-b1Q

[@madmesmith5187]

WFT makes his own substrate, its a lot of work thow, im sure you know :)

[@JewellsGardens]

Madme Smith Of course I follow Brian! I make my own substrate as well but I also have supplemented with boxes when I couldn’t produce enough blocks fast enough to supply my chefs. I have an employee now that will help with that:)

[@Nick-Nasty]

This chick is intense lol. I like.

[@goodlifegreenscapeslandsca4425]

You are the WOMAN! Oh snap, and yall fooz! Hope we meet someday and can chat biz and shrooms