Jacob Alvarez's guest appearances

Jacob Alvarez

Plus Two Comedy/Stay Doomed

The Mushroom Hour Podcast

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Jacob Alvarez of Garden State Mushrooms is making momentous strides towards cultivating the Fistulina Hepatica, also known as the Beefsteak Fungus.Beloved among foragers for it's raw meat like texture and tangy citrus flavor profile, the Beefsteak Fungus presents as a promising sustainable meat alternative and a nutritious flavor punch. Jacob walks us through his progress in pioneering the development of commercial cultivation techniques to make the Beefsteak Fungus more accessible to people across the country.Please consider rating &amp; reviewing the podcast wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacob Alvarez of Garden State Mushrooms is making momentous strides towards cultivating the Fistulina Hepatica, also known as the Beefsteak Fungus.Beloved among foragers for it's raw meat like texture and tangy citrus flavor profile, the Beefsteak Fungus presents as a promising sustainable meat alternative and a nutritious flavor punch. Jacob walks us through his progress in pioneering the development of commercial cultivation techniques to make the Beefsteak Fungus more accessible to people across the country.Please consider rating &amp; reviewing the podcast wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Jacob Alvarez: Pioneering Beefsteak Fungus Cultivation

Today on Mushroom Hour we have the honor of being joined by Jacob Alvarez. Jacob is an amateur mycologist focusing on dialing in cultivation methods for Fistulina hepatica, the beefsteak fungus. He started the “Beefsteak culture collection project” last year and has been collecting samples of the mushroom since early 2019.  In May 2020 he made a significant breakthrough and successfully cultivated the first ever photo documented Beefsteak mushroom grow on a hardwood bag in the USA. He is based out Southern New Jersey where he owns &amp; operates his farm Garden State Mushrooms. At the farm, he grows a wide variety of different gourmet mushrooms and continues his research figuring out better beefsteak cultivation methods. Beefsteak mushrooms are an intriguing mushroom that can be eaten raw, resemble meat in appearance and even bleed. The cultivation of the beefsteak mushroom can add some tremendous value to the mushroom market for small mushroom farms and he passionately believes the time to grow this mushroom is now! I’m excited to hear insights as to how to cultivate this mushroom and maybe be inspired to never give up on ideas even when things go very, very wrong.    TOPICS COVERED:Discovering Wild Mushrooms and Introduction to Fistulina hepatica   Fistulina Fundamentals  Finding the Best Beefsteak Strain for Commercial Cultivation    2020 Beefsteak Culture Challenge   Genetics and Process Over Substrate in Beefsteak Cultivation   Process of Collecting Wild Tissue Cultures   Extreme Photosensitivity of Beefsteak Mushrooms   Growth of Project and R&amp;D Scaling   Economic Importance of Beefsteak Mushrooms for Small Farmers   Betting the Future of Garden State Mycology on Beefsteak   Juggling Research, Business, Fatherhood   Advice for Entering the World of Mushroom Farming   Creating Jerky, Sushi and More with Beefsteak Mushrooms    Open-Source Innovation   EPISODE RESOURCES:   Garden State Mycology Website: https://gardenstatemushrooms.com/Garden State Mycology IG: https://www.instagram.com/gardenstatemushrooms/Jacob Alvarez IG: https://www.instagram.com/hacob_/Fistulina hepatica (AKA Beefsteak Mushroom): https://www.mushroomexpert.com/fistulina_hepatica.htmlMyco-Operative Twin Cities: https://www.facebook.com/MycoOpTwinCities/Mycopolitan: https://www.mycopolitan.com/Pleurotus eryngii  (AKA King Oyster Mushroom): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus_eryngiiLanmaoa pallidorosea (AKA Bullion Bolete): https://boletes.wpamushroomclub.org/product/boletus-pallidoroseus/   

Today on Mushroom Hour we have the honor of being joined by Jacob Alvarez. Jacob is an amateur mycologist focusing on dialing in cultivation methods for Fistulina hepatica, the beefsteak fungus. He started the “Beefsteak culture collection project” last year and has been collecting samples of the mushroom since early 2019.  In May 2020 he made a significant breakthrough and successfully cultivated the first ever photo documented Beefsteak mushroom grow on a hardwood bag in the USA. He is based out Southern New Jersey where he owns &amp; operates his farm Garden State Mushrooms. At the farm, he grows a wide variety of different gourmet mushrooms and continues his research figuring out better beefsteak cultivation methods. Beefsteak mushrooms are an intriguing mushroom that can be eaten raw, resemble meat in appearance and even bleed. The cultivation of the beefsteak mushroom can add some tremendous value to the mushroom market for small mushroom farms and he passionately believes the time to grow this mushroom is now! I’m excited to hear insights as to how to cultivate this mushroom and maybe be inspired to never give up on ideas even when things go very, very wrong.    TOPICS COVERED:<ul><li>Discovering Wild Mushrooms and Introduction to Fistulina hepatica   </li><li>Fistulina Fundamentals  </li><li>Finding the Best Beefsteak Strain for Commercial Cultivation    </li><li>2020 Beefsteak Culture Challenge   </li><li>Genetics and Process Over Substrate in Beefsteak Cultivation   </li><li>Process of Collecting Wild Tissue Cultures   </li><li>Extreme Photosensitivity of Beefsteak Mushrooms   </li><li>Growth of Project and R&amp;D Scaling   </li><li>Economic Importance of Beefsteak Mushrooms for Small Farmers   </li><li>Betting the Future of Garden State Mycology on Beefsteak   </li><li>Juggling Research, Business, Fatherhood   </li><li>Advice for Entering the World of Mushroom Farming   </li><li>Creating Jerky, Sushi and More with Beefsteak Mushrooms    </li><li>Open-Source Innovation   </li></ul>EPISODE RESOURCES:   <ul><li>Garden State Mycology Website: <a href="https://gardenstatemushrooms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gardenstatemushrooms.com/</a></li><li>Garden State Mycology IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gardenstatemushrooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/gardenstatemushrooms/</a></li><li>Jacob Alvarez IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hacob_/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hacob_/</a></li><li>Fistulina hepatica (AKA Beefsteak Mushroom): <a href="https://www.mushroomexpert.com/fistulina_hepatica.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mushroomexpert.com/fistulina_hepatica.html</a></li><li>Myco-Operative Twin Cities: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MycoOpTwinCities/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MycoOpTwinCities/</a></li><li>Mycopolitan: <a href="https://www.mycopolitan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mycopolitan.com/</a></li><li>Pleurotus eryngii  (AKA King Oyster Mushroom): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus_eryngii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus_eryngii</a></li><li>Lanmaoa pallidorosea (AKA Bullion Bolete): <a href="https://boletes.wpamushroomclub.org/product/boletus-pallidoroseus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://boletes.wpamushroomclub.org/product/boletus-pallidoroseus/</a>   </li></ul>

Ep. 119: Garden State Mushrooms - Pioneering Cultivation of Beefsteak Mushrooms (feat. Jacob Alvarez)

We are live at Jester's  Playhouse at 545 Tilton Rd. in Northfeild NJ when M Jacob Alvarez drops by. M is a Philly stand up/improv comic and the creator of the web comic Hypnosprial. This week we talk about Magic card trades, Brothers and two facts about pineapples. Plus we play another round of Known For for Host vs Guest vs Audience.For more M:Hypnospiral ComicsTwitterThis episode of the +2 Comedy podcast is brought to you by Amazon. Please click the banner below and shop as normal to support the +2 Comedy podcast.

We are live at Jester's  Playhouse at 545 Tilton Rd. in Northfeild NJ when M Jacob Alvarez drops by. M is a Philly stand up/improv comic and the creator of the web comic Hypnosprial. This week we talk about Magic card trades, Brothers and two facts about pineapples. Plus we play another round of Known For for Host vs Guest vs Audience. For more M: <a href="http://www.hypnospiralcomic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hypnospiral Comics</a><a href="https://twitter.com/MJacobAlvarez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> This episode of the +2 Comedy podcast is brought to you by Amazon. Please click the banner below and shop as normal to support the +2 Comedy podcast.

Episode 46: M Jacob Alvarez of Hypnospiral Comics 