Скачать или смотреть From Cannabis to Gourmet Mushrooms: Steven Gallo on Container Farms & Lion’s Mane Steaks

Host Haley Nagasaki (Garden Culture Magazine) talks with industry OG Steven Gallo—inventor of CubeCaps (2007) and now mushroom grower—about scaling gourmet fungi in Farm Anywhere container farms and launching the Lion’s Mane Steak Company.

IN THIS EPISODE
• Why containers: hyperlocal, year-round production with tight environmental control
• CubeCaps origin story: reducing water & fertilizer use across grow systems
• Cultivation nuts & bolts: sawdust + soy hull substrate, grain spawn, ~60% moisture
• Fruiting timelines: blue oysters in ~7–9 days; lion’s mane in ~11–14 once in the container
• Dialing the room: ~19 °C average, 85–87% RH, simple 12/12 LEDs, remote monitoring (TrolMaster)
• Varieties grown: lion’s mane, blue/grey/yellow/pink oysters, king oysters, chestnut
• Food innovation: lion’s mane “steaks,” king oyster “bacon,” oyster “chicken” strips, crab cakes
• Certifications: GlobalG.A.P. via Ecocert; organic certification in progress
• Distribution reality: perishability, freezing/marinating for service; currently Quebec-focused
• Home-grow tips: bucket-and-straw hacks, ready-to-fruit bags, and what’s worth it for beginners
• Regeneration: spent blocks boosting garden beds—and fruiting again

FIND STEVE
• Instagram: @cubecap
• Sites: cubecap.ca | lionsmainsteak.ca (as shared in the chat) | farmanywhere.ag | farmsmart.ca

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