Noise Boys & Bridge Babes,<br><br><br>(My new nicknames)<br><br>I'm glad the mycological momentum is building. I eagerly await the day we unlock hitherto unknown medicinal benefits from a previously unidentified species of fungus, resulting in glory and accolades raining down upon us from all over the globe.<br>
<br>I believe I spoke with Alan ( think?) the other night in the kitchen about helping him with some mushroom logging. My schedule is fairly open if we set a time to work, or you can show me specifically what needs to be done & I can start on it this weekend, if material is ready.<br>
<br>I'm glad you're starting a TasteBridge blog, and in the spirit of collaboration & solidarity I'd like y'all to know I'm conceptualizing a more-or-less official NoiseBridge publication (periodical) that I'd like to help create, with the help of everyone else who wants to contribute. I've got a great vision for it, & I'm sure other people can add to that. I'm about to post it on the discuss list, which I understand is the proper forum for that sort of thing.<br>
<br><br>Tony Longshanks<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Matthew Downs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:downs.matt@gmail.com" target="_blank">downs.matt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Roger, We'd love to have some Shiitake spawn! Thank you so much for offering bring it to SF! We probably won't be ready to start spawn for another few weeks, but we welcome it whenever you are available to come up to nb. I am in San Mateo a few days per week,s o could also meet you half way if you don't have time to make the trek.<div>
<br></div><div>I will try to pick-up saw dust next week....the place we got it last time is pretty much on my way home from work. Thanks for the offer to contribute, Tony...all donations gladly accepted! I will cover this round of saw dust. Ray has offered to bring substrate and many other supplies (see below), so maybe we can all help him out with a few dollars for supplies, fuel, etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Mushroom Update:<br><div>The plan is to meet again this coming Monday 12/12 at 7p. If you're not getting arrested shutting down a port...<br>We want to finish fruiting the current batch, clean the chamber, make a few modifications. This will probably take through the first of the year.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We've had a re-birth of interest in the project! Ray and Patty, the <a href="http://www.mushroommaestros.com" target="_blank">Mushroom Maestros</a> came this week, and have expressed interest in expanding the operation by teaching classes, growing more varieties, and doing lab work (growing spawn, growing from spores, etc.). These guys are experienced, knowledgable, and just generally amazing! Ray has a desire to develop some curriculum around mushroom cultivaiton, so he wants to host some workshops. I think this will really help build a bigger circle of interest to rally more people and grow the project. Welcome Ray and Patty (and Julliet!) We're stoked to have you onboard.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Mike also mentioned interest from the guys at BTTR! Exciting to see we're drawing interest from the Bay Area myco community!<br><div><br></div><div>A few other tasks came up this week, let's plan to discuss more this Monday:</div>
<div>-We are trying to find a new location for the chamber. Any suggestions/preferences are greatly appreciated! ...perhaps over by the member shelves? or to the left of the stairs leading up to the laser cutting room. The shelves we're using are quite large...it may be prudent to swap this shelf for one of the other taste bridge shelves...we could have more storage, and it might be easier to find a climate-appropriate location to fit the fruiting chamber....just some thoughts. Let's have a discussion on this...</div>
<div>-establishing regular maintenance sharing rotation</div><div>-scheduling classes - establishing dates/times for our next "planting"</div><div>-create materials list so we can gather supplies for "take-home blocks" (Ray wants to do a workshop where everyone takes home their inoculated block!)</div>
<div>-find a cooler for pitri dishes/test tubes (I have my eyes peeled...)</div><div>-figure out tastebridge blog (Im working on this. Here is <a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Tastebridge" target="_blank">Tastebridge</a> - If you'd like to join the tastebridge mailing list or update the wiki. <i>Rikke - if you're still on this list, can you please point us to the blog you had going! Hope the road/Atlanta find you well!</i>)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Brainstorming modifications to the chamber:</div><div>-the humistat is working wonders! We think humidity will be more stable once we control the temperature.</div><div>-evaporative cooling aparatus from natural materials</div>
<div>-better oxygen intake </div><div>-improved air flow into and out-of the chamber</div><div><br></div><div>Also, Natalie announced the project at the Permaculture Guild meeting this week, so we're hoping to garner some interest from those folk too.</div>
<div>Thank you to Mike, Alan, Natalie, and everyone else that came out this Monday! Looking forward to making mycelium with everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>Spores,</div><div>~Matthew</div><div><br></div><div>PS - has anyone filled the humidifier since Monday? If not, I will stop by tomorrow evening.</div>
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<div><br></div><div><br>On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, Tony K. LeTigre wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'll contribute $5-10 for the sawdust, but I don't know where to get it. And I'm still so bad with names I have no idea who I have or haven't met in this group. I'm @ the Bridge all the time, though. (Right now, for example.)<br>
<br>Tony Longshanks<br><br><a href="tel:415%20525-2403" value="+14155252403" target="_blank">415 525-2403</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Roger H <span dir="ltr"><<a>domitron@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I have Shiitake spawn for you guys going. I think everyone should just resolve to getting sawdust for the bags for these. Shiitake aren't going to grow on coffee wastes. If you guys get the sawdust, I'll drive up and drop off the Shiitake spawn.</span><span> If you guys want to keep using the coffee rather than spending $20 on the sawdust, I can easily make more oyster spawn for that but it'll be a couple weeks. Let me know!<br>
</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Roger</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 5, 2011 4:13 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Tastebridge] Mushrooms Tonight<br> </font><div><div> <br>
<div>Greetings Tasters,<div>I''ve recovered from surgery, so we're back to the regular Monday Night Mushrooms! Today, we'll be caring for the remaining blocks and harvesting more tree oysters! I plan to get there around 7:30 or 8pm.</div>
<div><br></div><div>i'd also like to discuss general interest in continuing the project, elements of the next phase(s), and possible new locations for the fruiting chamber.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope to see you there!</div>
<div>~Matthew</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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