Farm visit Medallion Mushrooms, SA
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Photo impression of the farm visit to Medallion Mushrooms during the 2008 ISMS conference in Cape Town, South Africa, May 24.
.jpg "Medallion Mushrooms is situated at Blauklippen wine estate near Stellenbosch.")
See more picturesPhoto impression of the farm visit to Medallion Mushrooms during the 2008 ISMS conference in Cape Town, South Africa, May 24.
See more picturesThe most important event of the Polish Mushroom industry, was held for two days in Siedlce, eastern Poland, starting on 20th September 2012. It offered a good trade fair, lectures, discussion and.. soccer.
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.jpg "Founded by Graham Boonzaier, Charles Benade and Tim Crawley, mushroom growing started here in 1981.")
See more pictures.jpg "The international visitors were split up into colour coded groups to visit the mushroom farm.")
See more pictures.jpg "At the compost yard. Mountain scenery in the back.")
See more pictures.jpg "All phases from composting to the sales of mushrooms nearly literally take place under a single roof.")
See more pictures.jpg "Phase I takes about 20 days. This consists partly of a flat pile stage, dike stages and the final days in a bunker.")
See more pictures.jpg "Compost yard.")
See more pictures.jpg "Compost yard.")
See more pictures.jpg "Compost yard.")
See more pictures.jpg "Visitors at the compost yard.")
See more pictures.jpg "Compost yard.")
See more pictures.jpg "The compost is cased using Topterra casing soil from The Netherlands, the market leader in South Africa.")
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See more pictures.jpg "Workers living very close to the farm.")
See more pictures.jpg "Family living near the farm.")
See more pictures.jpg "Mushrooms are grown in the")
See more pictures.jpg "Piet Lempens of Hooymans Compost in The Netherlands digging in.")
See more pictures.jpg "Wooden trays in one of the growing rooms. Phase II is done in trays. The filling weight is about 115-120 kg/m2. The phase II process lasts 8 days. After phase II, the compost is inoculated.Mycelium growth lasts 13-14 days, after which the compost is cased.")
See more pictures.jpg "After mycelium growth the growing room is cooled down. Harvesting is done in three flushes, in twelve growing rooms (four of 422 m2 and eight of 352 m2).")
See more pictures.jpg "Taking care.")
See more pictures.jpg "Watering is done manually.")
See more pictures.jpg "American and Dutch visitors in a growing room.")
See more pictures.jpg "Growing room.")
See more pictures.jpg "Pickers at Medallion farm.")
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See more pictures.jpg "Mushrooms on trays.")
See more pictures.jpg "A little problem.")
See more pictures.jpg "Medallion grows Sylvan A15, alongside trials with the 81B.")
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See more pictures.jpg "Visitors were surprised as to the fine pin heading and development of the flushes and the final mushroom quality at Medallion. Certainly if you take into account the technical conditions at this rather outmoded farm.")
See more pictures.jpg "Hygiene.")
See more pictures.jpg "Packing line.")
See more pictures.jpg "Products of Medallion.")
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See more pictures.jpg "Company trucks.")
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