Seeing him standing inside that barn, devoid of all the prior suffering, brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes! Hallelujah, and thank you sincerely to everyone involved!!! 💜
The good thing is that mushrooms don't get bored, feel cramped, breathe their urine and their poop and don't peck one other till bleeding. They actually get plenty of air and they are really harvested, not killed.
My husband has cancer. I am learning to cook for him from watching you! He has gormet tastes. Im a vegan, but more of the just eat what's easy. Thank you for making this new way of cooking fun (and tasty)!
Rural Spain here - I have just bought 2 kits and a set of dowels from a supplier in Finland (sorry UK - BREXIT has made importing so expensive/impossible in the case of many companies) so that I can grow my own, and, hopefully, replicate techniques on my own channel. Love you, Derek. Love Frankie even more though!
I'm from America and I say Brilliant! Thank you Derek, Harry, Claire,Charlotte, John and family. You are setting the pace, opening minds and hearts. Thank you so much for helping our planet and consciousness towards plant based and compassion. And great healthy food!
@@elenaserrato5558 There is always a mean one who embarrasses my ancestors. Nancy means the United States of America (North America to be exact) or EU as you put it. This man has a beautiful soul, and I love what he teaches, don't bring your ugliness to this channel especially when I am trying to learn to cook. You cannot be vegan and have an ugly soul, I don't think that is possible.
I saw a video where they are working with chicken farmers here in the USA in one of the Carolina's or both? The chicken farmers are sick and tired of being exploited by "Big Chicken" and of course the grossness of the massive horrible raising of chickens to be eaten.
Bravo and thank you from Denver, Colorado USA. I discovered your channel when u were in lockdown in Tucson. When I made my annual trip to Tucson to visit my brother and family I had him take me to BKW Mushroom Farm and I proceeded to make your Mushroom Steaks for the family. A real eye opener for the Tucson carnivore family. It is an annual tradition upon each visit 😊 you're the best.
I literally never cook mushrooms. I always wanted to, but when I tried they looked and tasted terrible. Yesterday, I cooked oyster mushrooms for the first time, following one of your recipes, and they tasted incredible. This is a new beginning for me, so thank you!!!
Love this adventure with the mushrooms! Definitely something I’m putting on my list of things to grow to sustain myself after I move to Texas in a couple weeks!
Mushrooms are like fruits and veggies. It's okay if you don't like some of them. It's okay if you don't like the most popular ones. But there are A LOT of mushrooms out there, there's probably at least one you can enjoy if not love out there.
Wonderful piece. It is heart warming to see these barns transformed from literal torture chambers to a sustainable growing solution that will benefit the animals, the environment, and human health.
Amazing and uplifting! Thanks to Derek and the whole team! Our family is plant based, and your recipes help us learn how to cook like a pro. This film is inspiring to all! Thank you!
We have a big, old unused shed on our property. I am really motivated to look into mushroom growing! It would obviously be VERY small scale, but hey - providing mushrooms to my neighbours is a start in the right direction!
Yes, been waiting for this, as someone desperately wanting to encourage a transition to plant-based food systems, and not just as a consumer. We can do this! We can! Thanks so much for posting 🙂
Derek, you are just so wonderful! My son and I are setting up a small, local, commercial mushroom operation on our farm in Hawaii. This video was both inspiring and helpful. We have a real problem with food sustainability in Hawaii, though our visitors don't see that. At any given time, we have only 2 weeks of food on the island (Hawaii,) and storm systems or shipping worker strikes could leave a lot of people desperate. We are creating some projects around that, and I hope the mushroom farm can contribute to that!
I've been growing them at home since lockdown and it's so magical. The water content of mushrooms while they're growing before being dried is about 85-95%. Because water responds to frequency you can literally talk to them, pray over them and imbue them with love and healing properties. It's become one of my favorite hobbies. I don't eat meat either and there are so many wonderful vegan chefs preparing mushrooms in ways that would amaze most meat eaters. You just have to experiment.
What a game changer. I adore what you are doing with vegan food generally and mushrooms in particular. Hats off to Smithy Mushrooms and The Little Mushroom Company. You are all inspirational.
I used to say at work, “I’m like a mushroom, knee deep in shit and kept in the dark”. So happy to see this becoming a reality for you and all of us. May this be the future that we all need.
YOU DID IT! Derek, I am overcome with gratitude for you and all of the folks you have supported. I was thrilled to see this and how genuinely excited all parties were so happy to be doing what they are doing. Thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you to all of the mushroom growers! xx
Amazing Derek. You Rock. The world is a better place for you being in it. Thank God you went Vegan. You will help transform the meat eaters of this world. Mushrooms are the future. The footprint of mushrooms compared to raising beef, chicken and eggs is so much more sustainable and easier on our planet. Love to you and Miss Frankie. ❤❤
I loved all of it! The cinematography, repurposing the building, the sustainability, making a healthy vegan option more available, and Derek sharing his recipes and knowledge about mushrooms. We need more of this! I hope this catches on in the US because this is 🔥🔥🔥. I cannot thank Derek enough for his generosity in sharing all of this with us. Thank you to all involved, including Miss Frankie. 💜
I got emotional with this one! You show your passion with every video you make. You really are an inspiration for everyone!!! It's now the time for the viewers to play their part and demand different mushrooms in the supermarkets to help build the empire. Thank you Derek and the team, not forgetting Frankie ✌️
Thanks to you, Derek, my disabled son has me makin barbecued mushroom/onion burgers for him, three days in a row. I am thrilled with your recipes, with your mushroom farm conversions, and with the possibility of healthier people in the future.
Be proud of what you've accomplished and continue to do for the world, Derek! You're making a huge change for the better, for humanity, the animals and Mother Earth! THANK YOU!!!
@plurabelle5 This report is about the use of the facility, not the farmer's bio. Giving the chicken farm a new, cruelty- free life is just a welcome irony.
Derek, I remember your HSH presentations @ SPK WFM (2011).I have found work to be inspirational for over a decade!!! Wishing you continued success and happiness for many decades to come!!! Keep the videos and recipes coming!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
thank you, Derek! thank you, wonderful mushroom growers! no more pain, no more fear, no more suffering inside these buildings. hopefully many more farmers will follow this example once they see how great it works.
❤ Derek, you surely are stoking demand for mushrooms! Your creations all look AMAZING, and I can't wait to try them myself! I grew up in a steak-loving family where we always cooked button mushrooms to serve over steak. Before I went vegan, I had grown to enjoy eating the mushrooms MORE than the steak. I had put all this effort into perfecting my rib eye by salting it in advance and cooking it sous vide. But the portabellas I grilled along with it were far more delicious. With near-zero prep time and effort, too! It's so much work and time to make the perfect steak, but so quick and easy to make a MORE delicious portabella. Your video where you grill mushrooms and veggies was a game changer. You show that vegans don't have to miss out on ANYTHING - including grilling. I'm not a burger person, so Beyond burgers are not going to cut it for me. Mushrooms are it! Long live the mushrooms!
Derek, can’t thank you enough for your channel, the amazing recipes and techniques, and the change you are bringing about. We share a common ethos and you inspire me. Wishing you and Frankie, love, health, peace and light. 🙏🏼🥰
Oh my, those pink oysters are gorgeous! I live in western Washington, this little documentary has me inspired to order some mushroom kits for my backyard. Thank you so much for this wonderful channel, Derek❤️
This is so very amazing. BRAVO!! One giantic step forward. The heavens are singing. So many souls saved from suffering. There is a Sanskrit word ‘seva’ meaning selfless service towards all living beings. Derek, you personify this in all you do. Thank you for being a such a beautiful and kind man. If you ever make it to CA, I’d love to say hello. -ThisGirl (55 years vegan).
This is great! Thank you Derek for making these food goals more attainable to the mainstream population. Your passion for cooking plant based will help so much. I love hearing more about the farm and how it came to be. 💖
I would love to see mushroom farms become a thing here in the US! There is such opportunity to feed people and get people healthy. Thank you for such an amazing video, and for everything you do. 🙏🏻❤️
This is amazing Derek! We need more mushroom growers in the US as the few we have are seemingly always out of stock. Mushroom farming is probably the most sustainable crop known to man! Just think most of the mushroom lives in the growth medium (which is stuff we normally throw away) as mycelium so the fruiting body they produce is like nature's gift to man. You cannot harm a mushroom as this is just like a fruit from them hence the name fruiting body. The protein composition is very similar to animal protein even though it has a lot more water. Speaking of water it requires way less water than regular vegetation crops. It's nature's perfect food!
This is so wonderful - revolutionary actually. Food should be grown, not raised. Helping farmers transition means livelihoods are protected, animal lives are saved and people still get to eat delicious food 💚 😊 🙌
Thank you Derek Sarno. This man who "Didn't say boo to a goose..." has inspired me in many ways to cook more plant based and mushrooms are a staple in my repertoire now. This video is well made and is a lesson for us all that we can create the change that we want in this world.
This is amazing! It’s projects like this that make me realize how far behind the US is compared to other countries. Elmhurst converted from a dairy farm to a plant milk company in 2017 and never looked back. More companies should be getting on board with that program. Thanks for sharing this! I’m sure we are all equally excited to see what comes next!
Dear Derek, there are _so_ many neglected/empty former grocery stores/properties in the USA and other countries awaiting...practically begging...to be "new farms" for plants. Keep pushing for reuse and sustainable farming initiatives. 🌱💪
This Docu was pristine. You should feel proud. I genuinely think you started something that will change the world. I'm sharing far and wide. I wish I had the capital to accelerate its implementation. I just know this it's going to take off. You're a legend, Cuz.❤
A wonderful transition to plant based agriculture. I love mushrooms and have learned a lot watching your videos on various ways to cook them. The higher the demand, in theory the cost will come down and this will further promote adoption of mushrooms into every diet.
@cidergirl67 Ditto on the searching for growers, but here, by me (southern USA), the mushroom growers are quite far away and rather small operations. The most promising one shows up online as "sold out" of stock and says to check back in a few days. I LOVE this video and hope the repurpose trend spreads fast globally!
I'm glad you stated "Its not right for ME" rather than everyone else. I always liked how your approach to veganism doesn't make this habit of turning away those who eat meat but are curious about the alternatives by not shaming that part of the audience.
Thanks for creating such an inspiring film. There must be loads of older buildings out there which are ripe for conversion. Now to move the conversation beyond the field mushroom options lots of pubs offer and move onto mushroom steaks, and all the other fantastic ingredients you showcase…
Just amazing!! WOW! Inspirational! Here's hoping that poultry farmers get inspired too!! Long live the Mushroom! And the Chicken! Contratulation on this beautiful work, Derek! Thank you!
Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist Monastery in South Carolina, made the same transition almost 18 years ago. Went from chickens to Golden oyster and other mushrooms. The Abbey is realizing a greater income from the mushroom business. They provide to the Charleston restaurant community and, when harvest is plentiful, they also sell through the local Whole Foods.
Wonderful! It's clearly one of the delicious and viable ways to shift this world into a new era of a mindful, conscience-based, sustainable form of agriculture, in which all are easily and healthfully fed without harming animals, and the overall environment on Earth is much improved. Bravo! Thanks for sharing this, Derek. May many, many farmers shift into organic mushroom farming and may they do well. A win-win for all.
The evidence of the true spirit of your beliefs are awe-inspiring. You are a role model that we, as a culture, are so painfully lacking. Best wishes, Namaste.
By far the best video I’ve watched on RUclips, and it is also inspiring me to do something similar that will help me to finance my dream of a sanctuary, where I can rescue as many animals as possible. Thanks Derek, and as always, thanks for the shots of Mrs America in the video
🥹 this is so emotional. Seeing the aisles and rows where normally anguish and pain lives, flourishing with beautiful mushrooms, growing with intentions of love and peace, makes me tear up. Thank you, Derek 💚 Thanks to Little Mushroom Compny, and Smithy’s too👍🏼
I just want to say how impressed I am with your journey and what your goal is. I am a huge mushroom advocate, in more ways than one. I'm not sure if I'll ever become entirely vegan, coming from a BBQ capital, but I have implemented some of your recipes into my rotation to reduce my meat consumption. I'm hoping your excursion will bring greater awareness to the wonders of mushrooms and greater availability in the West. I'm rooting for your project and its success. Mushrooms are magic! 🍄
What a fantastic idea! Mushrooms are a great source of protein and so many other critical nutrients. Transitioning existing infrastructure to mushroom farming is chef’s kiss (literally, lol)
I love your message. I love that you made the switch out of kindness. I love the way you adore your dog; it’s evident that you walk the walk of compassion. Thank you for changing the world.
I couldn't help but become emotional watching this. My heart is so full for the teams involved. I am cheering everyone on and will be sure to buy double from my local grower to show the demand IS here in this little town in Florida. Thank you again for everything that you and Frankie Ms. America do to spread the message of compassion.
I grew up in a family of mushroom pickers. My father still doesn't know the correct names of mushrooms - but he knows what tastes good and what might kill us. We cook them exactly the way you cook them. For _many_ years. And we are not the first people to do this. Still: thank you. Show people how to be a little bit better in being people.
Nothing but love for this exceptional idea and all the wonderful people involved in the project. We all need to work together to be better people and to make the world a better place! Hugs to you and Frankie Ms. America! 💚
A tremendous step forward, you are a great steward of sustainable food practices. Based on a previous video on your channel I found a US mushroom kit company in my region. I look forward to cultivating and connecting with the food I cook. Thanks for your contributions!
This is amazing to see! It’s further proof that change is possible and we can make a more ethical food system that doesn’t cause unnecessary harm to animals! ✌️🌱
Thank you so much Derek❤. From Chicken to mushroom to MAGIC. So pleased your dream has come to life. So much hard work goes on behind the scenes, and you share all your expertise with us. Wonderful recipes peppered with pearls of wisdom. Hugs to Frankie. Take care🙏Gale x
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Seeing him standing inside that barn, devoid of all the prior suffering, brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes! Hallelujah, and thank you sincerely to everyone involved!!! 💜
The good thing is that mushrooms don't get bored, feel cramped, breathe their urine and their poop and don't peck one other till bleeding. They actually get plenty of air and they are really harvested, not killed.
2:50 “it’s not what comes first, it’s what comes next” what a great quote!!
My favorite quote
The chicken or the egg or rather the spore or the mushroom hehe
It needs to be on a T-shirt!
Love it too
thats copyrighted
My husband has cancer. I am learning to cook for him from watching you! He has gormet tastes. Im a vegan, but more of the just eat what's easy. Thank you for making this new way of cooking fun (and tasty)!
Hats off to your cinematographer. This video was gorgeous
SERIOUSLY this is beautiful.
I know! Best intro he’s ever had. I could never get enough of him and Frankie😊
Appreciate the kind words :) It's an incredible project to have been part of.
@@nanny8675309 That look Frankie gave him on their walk 💗
Rural Spain here - I have just bought 2 kits and a set of dowels from a supplier in Finland (sorry UK - BREXIT has made importing so expensive/impossible in the case of many companies) so that I can grow my own, and, hopefully, replicate techniques on my own channel. Love you, Derek. Love Frankie even more though!
Didn't have to rub the brexit salt on the wound 😢. I'm still angry we left.
I'm from America and I say Brilliant! Thank you Derek, Harry, Claire,Charlotte, John and family. You are setting the pace, opening minds and hearts. Thank you so much for helping our planet and consciousness towards plant based and compassion. And great healthy food!
What country of all America Continent? Canada, EU, México,Brasil, Peru, Colombia, Argentina etc....
@@elenaserrato5558 There is always a mean one who embarrasses my ancestors. Nancy means the United States of America (North America to be exact) or EU as you put it. This man has a beautiful soul, and I love what he teaches, don't bring your ugliness to this channel especially when I am trying to learn to cook. You cannot be vegan and have an ugly soul, I don't think that is possible.
I saw a video where they are working with chicken farmers here in the USA in one of the Carolina's or both? The chicken farmers are sick and tired of being exploited by "Big Chicken" and of course the grossness of the massive horrible raising of chickens to be eaten.
@@ritabutler1951 It emotionally and mentally takes so much from you. Also, it isn't good for your physical health, either!
Bravo and thank you from Denver, Colorado USA. I discovered your channel when u were in lockdown in Tucson. When I made my annual trip to Tucson to visit my brother and family I had him take me to BKW Mushroom Farm and I proceeded to make your Mushroom Steaks for the family. A real eye opener for the Tucson carnivore family. It is an annual tradition upon each visit 😊 you're the best.
Fantastic business! This is so heartwarming to watch. No animals harmed, plenty of people fed.
I literally never cook mushrooms. I always wanted to, but when I tried they looked and tasted terrible. Yesterday, I cooked oyster mushrooms for the first time, following one of your recipes, and they tasted incredible. This is a new beginning for me, so thank you!!!
Good luck!
@@Goozeeeee thank you!
Quick tip for mushrooms broadly, cook in a preheated well oiled pan on high heat. Add, cook hot and fast until brown. Deglaze and you're done.
Love this adventure with the mushrooms! Definitely something I’m putting on my list of things to grow to sustain myself after I move to Texas in a couple weeks!
Mushrooms are like fruits and veggies. It's okay if you don't like some of them. It's okay if you don't like the most popular ones. But there are A LOT of mushrooms out there, there's probably at least one you can enjoy if not love out there.
Wonderful piece. It is heart warming to see these barns transformed from literal torture chambers to a sustainable growing solution that will benefit the animals, the environment, and human health.
Amazing and uplifting! Thanks to Derek and the whole team!
Our family is plant based, and your recipes help us learn how to cook like a pro.
This film is inspiring to all!
Thank you!
We have a big, old unused shed on our property. I am really motivated to look into mushroom growing! It would obviously be VERY small scale, but hey - providing mushrooms to my neighbours is a start in the right direction!
Just a few minutes in - beautifully shot and edited - top-drawer quality.
Our world needs more mushroom farms! Thank you for showing us that change is possible.
Yes, been waiting for this, as someone desperately wanting to encourage a transition to plant-based food systems, and not just as a consumer. We can do this! We can! Thanks so much for posting 🙂
I want this to catch on in the US - Thank you, Derek for being the light we need!
Transfarmation is currently working on this in the US, and has been for awhile now :)
Where is all the young people working on this project?.....it was like the average age shown here was 50 years old.
@@rgsxyz1105 the two things that this type of venture needs is land, and money. Neither of which is readily available to young people in the UK.
Derek, you are just so wonderful! My son and I are setting up a small, local, commercial mushroom operation on our farm in Hawaii. This video was both inspiring and helpful. We have a real problem with food sustainability in Hawaii, though our visitors don't see that. At any given time, we have only 2 weeks of food on the island (Hawaii,) and storm systems or shipping worker strikes could leave a lot of people desperate. We are creating some projects around that, and I hope the mushroom farm can contribute to that!
I came out of this video wanting to start my own mushroom farm.
Same!😅
Same here 😂
Me too😂
me too and I'm in canada
I've been growing them at home since lockdown and it's so magical. The water content of mushrooms while they're growing before being dried is about 85-95%. Because water responds to frequency you can literally talk to them, pray over them and imbue them with love and healing properties. It's become one of my favorite hobbies. I don't eat meat either and there are so many wonderful vegan chefs preparing mushrooms in ways that would amaze most meat eaters. You just have to experiment.
I love this!
What a wonderful idea- thank you!
What a game changer. I adore what you are doing with vegan food generally and mushrooms in particular. Hats off to Smithy Mushrooms and The Little Mushroom Company. You are all inspirational.
I used to say at work, “I’m like a mushroom, knee deep in shit and kept in the dark”. So happy to see this becoming a reality for you and all of us. May this be the future that we all need.
YOU DID IT! Derek, I am overcome with gratitude for you and all of the folks you have supported. I was thrilled to see this and how genuinely excited all parties were so happy to be doing what they are doing. Thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you to all of the mushroom growers! xx
BRAVO!!! They say we're "adaptable". So let's adapt!
Lol, I was literally just having a conversation about adaptability in a different channel....
Yes!
This is such a necessary adaptation!
This is so encouraging. Such a large operation for cruelty free food. Thank you for sharing your vision
Thanks for sharing
Amazing Derek. You Rock. The world is a better place for you being in it. Thank God you went Vegan. You will help transform the meat eaters of this world. Mushrooms are the future. The footprint of mushrooms compared to raising beef, chicken and eggs is so much more sustainable and easier on our planet. Love to you and Miss Frankie. ❤❤
I loved all of it! The cinematography, repurposing the building, the sustainability, making a healthy vegan option more available, and Derek sharing his recipes and knowledge about mushrooms. We need more of this! I hope this catches on in the US because this is 🔥🔥🔥. I cannot thank Derek enough for his generosity in sharing all of this with us. Thank you to all involved, including Miss Frankie. 💜
I got emotional with this one! You show your passion with every video you make. You really are an inspiration for everyone!!! It's now the time for the viewers to play their part and demand different mushrooms in the supermarkets to help build the empire. Thank you Derek and the team, not forgetting Frankie ✌️
Thanks to you, Derek, my disabled son has me makin barbecued mushroom/onion burgers for him, three days in a row. I am thrilled with your recipes, with your mushroom farm conversions, and with the possibility of healthier people in the future.
Love it, thanks for watching and tell your son thank you 🙏
Be proud of what you've accomplished and continue to do for the world, Derek!
You're making a huge change for the better, for humanity, the animals and Mother Earth!
THANK YOU!!!
It would be fantastic if more farmers were interested in this idea.I belive there are plenty of them who would love a cruelty-free business.❤🌱
We agree!
..... and I would like to find a reasonable resource. We need more mushrooms! 🙂
Especially the ones who label themselves "cruelty free" while filling warehouses with sentient slaves
@plurabelle5 This report is about the use of the facility, not the farmer's bio. Giving the chicken farm a new, cruelty- free life is just a welcome irony.
@plurabelle5Whatever gets people to move towards Plant based that’s what life’s all about one step at a time❤
Derek, you are such an amazing human being! Thanks for all the work you are doing!
This. Is. Dope. Encourages me to start a mushroom farm in the US. This is the future, so let's keep it pushing 💪
Derek,
I remember your HSH presentations @ SPK WFM (2011).I have found work to be inspirational for over a decade!!!
Wishing you continued success and happiness for many decades to come!!!
Keep the videos and recipes coming!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!
thanks man
thank you, Derek! thank you, wonderful mushroom growers! no more pain, no more fear, no more suffering inside these buildings. hopefully many more farmers will follow this example once they see how great it works.
❤ Derek, you surely are stoking demand for mushrooms! Your creations all look AMAZING, and I can't wait to try them myself! I grew up in a steak-loving family where we always cooked button mushrooms to serve over steak. Before I went vegan, I had grown to enjoy eating the mushrooms MORE than the steak. I had put all this effort into perfecting my rib eye by salting it in advance and cooking it sous vide. But the portabellas I grilled along with it were far more delicious. With near-zero prep time and effort, too! It's so much work and time to make the perfect steak, but so quick and easy to make a MORE delicious portabella.
Your video where you grill mushrooms and veggies was a game changer. You show that vegans don't have to miss out on ANYTHING - including grilling. I'm not a burger person, so Beyond burgers are not going to cut it for me. Mushrooms are it!
Long live the mushrooms!
Very cool, Derek - such a great idea, transitioning existing infrastructure into a more sustainable and compassionate future. Thanks for all you do.
This amazing transition warms my heart- thank you Derek for your outstanding work! Love to you and Miss Frankie from Austria.
Derek, can’t thank you enough for your channel, the amazing recipes and techniques, and the change you are bringing about. We share a common ethos and you inspire me. Wishing you and Frankie, love, health, peace and light. 🙏🏼🥰
Oh my, those pink oysters are gorgeous! I live in western Washington, this little documentary has me inspired to order some mushroom kits for my backyard. Thank you so much for this wonderful channel, Derek❤️
This makes me so happy - I'm so very, very proud of you Derek!
This is a professional document📽 If he's not on TV yet, he should definitely appear there📺
Derek come to the US and help me set up a mushroom farm. This is amazingly Brilliant!❤
I’ll be back soon
I second that!!!
This is so very amazing. BRAVO!! One giantic step forward. The heavens are singing. So many souls saved from suffering. There is a Sanskrit word ‘seva’ meaning selfless service towards all living beings. Derek, you personify this in all you do. Thank you for being a such a beautiful and kind man. If you ever make it to CA, I’d love to say hello. -ThisGirl (55 years vegan).
55 years vegan? You are awesome. Thanks for carrying the torch! ♥️🇨🇦
This is great! Thank you Derek for making these food goals more attainable to the mainstream population. Your passion for cooking plant based will help so much. I love hearing more about the farm and how it came to be. 💖
I would love to see mushroom farms become a thing here in the US! There is such opportunity to feed people and get people healthy. Thank you for such an amazing video, and for everything you do. 🙏🏻❤️
I buy Fable Meaty Pulled Mushrooms & honestly find them tastier (& healthier) than beef brisket. Mushrooms are amazing.
He is an example of exactly how it will work. Too much anti-vegan propaganda saying "We can't just cancel all farming overnight" -- he is the way.
This is amazing, so encouraging. Thanks Derek for all you do for the animals 💜💜
This is amazing Derek! We need more mushroom growers in the US as the few we have are seemingly always out of stock. Mushroom farming is probably the most sustainable crop known to man! Just think most of the mushroom lives in the growth medium (which is stuff we normally throw away) as mycelium so the fruiting body they produce is like nature's gift to man. You cannot harm a mushroom as this is just like a fruit from them hence the name fruiting body. The protein composition is very similar to animal protein even though it has a lot more water. Speaking of water it requires way less water than regular vegetation crops. It's nature's perfect food!
This is so wonderful - revolutionary actually. Food should be grown, not raised. Helping farmers transition means livelihoods are protected, animal lives are saved and people still get to eat delicious food 💚 😊 🙌
Thank you Derek Sarno. This man who "Didn't say boo to a goose..." has inspired me in many ways to cook more plant based and mushrooms are a staple in my repertoire now. This video is well made and is a lesson for us all that we can create the change that we want in this world.
This is amazing! It’s projects like this that make me realize how far behind the US is compared to other countries. Elmhurst converted from a dairy farm to a plant milk company in 2017 and never looked back. More companies should be getting on board with that program. Thanks for sharing this! I’m sure we are all equally excited to see what comes next!
"Let the beauty we love be what we do..." ~Rumi. Thank you. 🧡
Dear Derek, there are _so_ many neglected/empty former grocery stores/properties in the USA and other countries awaiting...practically begging...to be "new farms" for plants. Keep pushing for reuse and sustainable farming initiatives. 🌱💪
This Docu was pristine. You should feel proud. I genuinely think you started something that will change the world. I'm sharing far and wide. I wish I had the capital to accelerate its implementation. I just know this it's going to take off. You're a legend, Cuz.❤
EXCELLENCE!!! This didn’t disappoint whatsoever! Thank you to all involved for championing a compassionate way of cooking and farming.
A wonderful transition to plant based agriculture. I love mushrooms and have learned a lot watching your videos on various ways to cook them. The higher the demand, in theory the cost will come down and this will further promote adoption of mushrooms into every diet.
Fun guy agriculture 😁
Because of you, I searched and found a local-ish mushroom grower. Thank you for introducing the world to this game-changer!
@cidergirl67 Ditto on the searching for growers, but here, by me (southern USA), the mushroom growers are quite far away and rather small operations. The most promising one shows up online as "sold out" of stock and says to check back in a few days. I LOVE this video and hope the repurpose trend spreads fast globally!
I'm glad you stated "Its not right for ME" rather than everyone else. I always liked how your approach to veganism doesn't make this habit of turning away those who eat meat but are curious about the alternatives by not shaming that part of the audience.
Thanks for creating such an inspiring film. There must be loads of older buildings out there which are ripe for conversion. Now to move the conversation beyond the field mushroom options lots of pubs offer and move onto mushroom steaks, and all the other fantastic ingredients you showcase…
Amazing!!!!!! Thank you for helping the animals, the planet and the humans with kindness, creativity and solutions! 💚 🌱
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful. Keep it going and growing. Thank you, Derek!
Hoping hundreds follow your example! ❤❤❤
Let’s grow that to thousands…. Then millions
We love to see it! The world needs more farm transitions!
YES! Wonderful presentation, and makes total sense. Sending love from the USA ~ Now we all need to share this video!!
Please do!
@@DerekSarnoChef I just did!
Just amazing!! WOW! Inspirational! Here's hoping that poultry farmers get inspired too!! Long live the Mushroom! And the Chicken! Contratulation on this beautiful work, Derek! Thank you!
Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist Monastery in South Carolina, made the same transition almost 18 years ago. Went from chickens to Golden oyster and other mushrooms. The Abbey is realizing a greater income from the mushroom business. They provide to the Charleston restaurant community and, when harvest is plentiful, they also sell through the local Whole Foods.
Did a retreat there many years ago...beautiful place❤
Compassionate Action. Yes. So too will I bring forth the awakened mind, and in those same precepts, train and abide. Rock on Derek!
People laughed at me when I said mushrooms are our future. I don't care. You are the BEST.
Same lmao family thinks I'm weird for it.
Wonderful! It's clearly one of the delicious and viable ways to shift this world into a new era of a mindful, conscience-based, sustainable form of agriculture, in which all are easily and healthfully fed without harming animals, and the overall environment on Earth is much improved. Bravo! Thanks for sharing this, Derek. May many, many farmers shift into organic mushroom farming and may they do well. A win-win for all.
Grateful for this. One day I will create a farm in my homeland like this.
The evidence of the true spirit of your beliefs are awe-inspiring. You are a role model that we, as a culture, are so painfully lacking. Best wishes, Namaste.
Thank you for sharing this information and your heart too.
This is amazing Derek! Love the idea of 'compassionate action' ❤
Thank you, Derek, for being the change in the world we want to see.
Derek is a true hero of humanity.
Keep going.
Thank you Derek and a big thank you to all non animal farmers around the world!!!!
Love what you're doing, Derek. This is incredible and I'd love to see something similar in the states!
This is Fantastic Derek! Awesome video Thanks for sharing!
Great concept. Brilliant work by yourself and everyone involved. The future is fungi 👍
By far the best video I’ve watched on RUclips, and it is also inspiring me to do something similar that will help me to finance my dream of a sanctuary, where I can rescue as many animals as possible. Thanks Derek, and as always, thanks for the shots of Mrs America in the video
🥹 this is so emotional. Seeing the aisles and rows where normally anguish and pain lives, flourishing with beautiful mushrooms, growing with intentions of love and peace, makes me tear up.
Thank you, Derek 💚
Thanks to Little Mushroom Compny, and Smithy’s too👍🏼
I think those chickens in the video seemed alright?
I just want to say how impressed I am with your journey and what your goal is. I am a huge mushroom advocate, in more ways than one. I'm not sure if I'll ever become entirely vegan, coming from a BBQ capital, but I have implemented some of your recipes into my rotation to reduce my meat consumption. I'm hoping your excursion will bring greater awareness to the wonders of mushrooms and greater availability in the West. I'm rooting for your project and its success. Mushrooms are magic! 🍄
❤🍄🟫❤ THANK YOU Derek!!
Commenting to boost up the algorithm. This needs to be seen.
I agree! However, please stop repetitive music! So distracting!
Truly believe you and team are on the futuristic path for feeding planet.
What a fantastic idea! Mushrooms are a great source of protein and so many other critical nutrients. Transitioning existing infrastructure to mushroom farming is chef’s kiss (literally, lol)
Our future obviously^^ ATB to all of you, my friends🍀❤️🔥
I love your message. I love that you made the switch out of kindness. I love the way you adore your dog; it’s evident that you walk the walk of compassion. Thank you for changing the world.
Beautiful! Much love and respect, Derek! 💚🌿
Just wow... i am left speechless... thanks to everyone involved! Just one word: AMAZING
So excited for the future of plants! ❤
I couldn't help but become emotional watching this. My heart is so full for the teams involved. I am cheering everyone on and will be sure to buy double from my local grower to show the demand IS here in this little town in Florida. Thank you again for everything that you and Frankie Ms. America do to spread the message of compassion.
What comes next? I love this so much!
Me too, so clever
I grew up in a family of mushroom pickers. My father still doesn't know the correct names of mushrooms - but he knows what tastes good and what might kill us. We cook them exactly the way you cook them. For _many_ years. And we are not the first people to do this.
Still: thank you.
Show people how to be a little bit better in being people.
Derek rocks! ❤
Nothing but love for this exceptional idea and all the wonderful people involved in the project. We all need to work together to be better people and to make the world a better place! Hugs to you and Frankie Ms. America! 💚
Deep gratitude for you all! Let’s transform the world 💕🌎🐾🌿Thank you! 💕💕💕💕💕
A tremendous step forward, you are a great steward of sustainable food practices. Based on a previous video on your channel I found a US mushroom kit company in my region. I look forward to cultivating and connecting with the food I cook. Thanks for your contributions!
This is amazing to see! It’s further proof that change is possible and we can make a more ethical food system that doesn’t cause unnecessary harm to animals! ✌️🌱
Thank you so much Derek❤. From Chicken to mushroom to MAGIC. So pleased your dream has come to life. So much hard work goes on behind the scenes, and you share all your expertise with us. Wonderful recipes peppered with pearls of wisdom. Hugs to Frankie. Take care🙏Gale x