The Mushroom Man: Growing 700 lbs of Mushrooms Every Week In Cargo Containers

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Hiram Ramirez went from knowing nothing about how mushrooms grow to running a business that supplies 700 pounds of mushrooms to restaurants and consumers all over the Charlotte, North Carolina area. He grows many strains that you normally won't find on the grocery shelves, like lion's mane, trumpet, oyster, maitake, and pioppino.

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  • @DonnDenisse
    @DonnDenisse 2 месяца назад +75

    I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with cptsd, spent my whole life fighting cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

    • @Caroljoyce-mp8sk
      @Caroljoyce-mp8sk 2 месяца назад +1

      YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, BPD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

    • @PriscillaLogan-by9ll
      @PriscillaLogan-by9ll 2 месяца назад

      How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

    • @FrankMorrison-vu2kc
      @FrankMorrison-vu2kc 2 месяца назад

      Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. My daughter did straight shrooms in few days. Made her whole! after words, no more addictions, pains, ptsd and depression. It helped us.

    • @MichaelDavidson-qi7ts
      @MichaelDavidson-qi7ts 2 месяца назад

      Thanks for sharing this great information, this would help my son.

    • @DebanckKim-rd6to
      @DebanckKim-rd6to 2 месяца назад

      Saw people talking about..checked him out, I must say he's good at what he does. My son is clean 1 year now. Good luck. just micro dose and you won't trip. Mushrooms helped my son get off opioid.

  • @cathywalton1062
    @cathywalton1062 Год назад +97

    Psychedelics definitely has potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression , I would like to try them but it's hard to source them here,

    • @bizffatar5824
      @bizffatar5824 Год назад +6

      proven very effective in the treatment of various mental health issues aside from other health benefits. Helped me get out of years of depression and excessive alcohol use.

    • @kathleenmcclenahan5701
      @kathleenmcclenahan5701 Год назад +1

      ​@@debratwidwellmarshall6431One of my best experiences was DMT . I can't really explain it but it was great.

    • @juttaclemons5002
      @juttaclemons5002 Год назад +1

      ​@@kathleenmcclenahan5701Can dr.jeffshroom send to me in Florida?

    • @almostnowhere915
      @almostnowhere915 Год назад +3

      grow them yourself its very simple

    • @ericsbraun
      @ericsbraun Год назад

      @@almostnowhere915 It's not simple.

  • @jamesreilly8328
    @jamesreilly8328 Год назад +1

    Nice one.

  • @surfrat8884
    @surfrat8884 Год назад

    The lumber in those rack are non pressure treated correct?

    • @UrbanGourmetFarms
      @UrbanGourmetFarms Год назад +1

      Hi, Hiram here! The wood in the rooms is pressure treated. However, the mushrooms do not come into contact with them.

  • @jessytinsley3285
    @jessytinsley3285 12 дней назад +1

    I am not a bot I ❤️ Mycommunity, I watch the myco geeky podcast ,. Mushrooms for mental health , Mushroom treatment for trauma depression and addiction saved me from my mental health!!!!

  • @derva1019
    @derva1019 Год назад +1

    Why Not bury the Containers to save a Fortune in Electrocity?

    • @UrbanGourmetFarms
      @UrbanGourmetFarms Год назад

      That would have been ideal but it would require quite the long ramp to be ADA compliant.

  • @paulgranqvist1833
    @paulgranqvist1833 Год назад +13

    idk why the RUclips algorithm has suggested this video to me but thanks.
    5 mins spent learning about mushrooms are 5 mins well spent.

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад +2

      It was meant to be. Thanks for sticking around, Paul!

  • @LuckyJim5050
    @LuckyJim5050 Год назад +3

    He seems like a super FUN-GUY😃😃😃😃😃, sorry, but really this is rad!

  • @wholesomematt
    @wholesomematt Год назад +13

    Hiram is a legend. Supplying so much for Charlotte.

  • @LoveAllJoy
    @LoveAllJoy 4 дня назад

    Oh My, if I were 20yrs younger I'd be on this starting tonight. Thanks for the info and helping me dream!
    Wishing you all the best and Success!

  • @DariaNovak-b2g
    @DariaNovak-b2g 5 дней назад

    I really need to visit your location! I am a very small commercial Lion's Mane grower in northern VA but want to look into containers. I don't know much about reefers, etc.!

  • @NinjaTheEvan
    @NinjaTheEvan Год назад +1

    David Cross' mild-mannered alter ego

  • @Bmercil1
    @Bmercil1 8 месяцев назад +1

    Those Shiitake blocks look a lot like the blocks that you can have shipped from Thailand

  • @TurboLoveTrain
    @TurboLoveTrain Год назад +20

    I hope you have interns/apprentices--the world needs more people like you.

    • @Mandy138Cool
      @Mandy138Cool Год назад +1

      I was just saying this to myself!

  • @spiffymongo4030
    @spiffymongo4030 Год назад +1

    Mushroom Samba IRL

  • @leopardwoman38
    @leopardwoman38 Год назад +2

    How incredibly interesting! 👍👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀🌸🌱

  • @TwilightMysts
    @TwilightMysts Год назад +2

    This is one of the things I would love to try, but the price of land and buildings is so high right now that I could easily drop $75,000 on the attempt, and I can't afford to risk that much right now.

    • @dandogmover3273
      @dandogmover3273 Месяц назад

      I know this is old, but more than one grow has started by buying a handful of colonized fruiting blocks every other week or so. Try some farmers market, sell to a restaurant, craigslist, or supply a food bank. One can do quite a bit in a very small space, making customers and growing when they have enough of a base.

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 Год назад +2

    This is rad.

  • @micha708
    @micha708 Год назад

    Some people grow mushrooms on their body and don't say it publicly :D.

  • @johnowens5342
    @johnowens5342 Год назад +2

    Does Hiram accept costumers or does he just supply restaurants? He is not that far from me and I am interested in lions mane

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад +2

      Hiram sells at the Matthews and Atherton Mill farmer's markets every Saturday!

    • @johnowens5342
      @johnowens5342 Год назад

      @@freshlistclt thank you for answering. I'll try his mushrooms

  • @Vera-dc7my
    @Vera-dc7my Год назад +1

    Wow. Where do you buy those logs and blocks?

  • @VioletPrism
    @VioletPrism Год назад +1

    I want to try the same concept but in a reefer trailer controlling the temp is that dumb?

  • @8ballphil150
    @8ballphil150 Год назад +1

    his sales with freshlist has mushroomed .🤣🤣🤣

  • @FungusFingers
    @FungusFingers Год назад +1

    Are you using Shiitake logs sourced from China? Or are you making your shiitake logs like the the Chinese for a reason? Thank you!

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад

      Not sure exactly sure where he sources from but he is transitioning to making them himself!

    • @FungusFingers
      @FungusFingers Год назад +1

      @@freshlistclt Glad to hear he will be making his own. It would be disingenuous to claim locally grown Shiitakes if they came from anywhere other than his farm.

    • @UrbanGourmetFarms
      @UrbanGourmetFarms Год назад

      Howdy ​@@FungusFingers. So when we started in 2015 we started with domestic shiitake logs. However in 2019 my producer switched to the imported blocks, just about everyone did. I tried other options but my room is currently designed for this sized log. We are starting to batch blocks in house and are currently producing over half of our fast colonizers. By the end of the year most blocks will be made in house. Once we cross that threshold we will start exploring shiitake. They are a different beast and require a log "curing" process which will require another container to hold them.

    • @rivercat
      @rivercat 4 месяца назад

      @@FungusFingers Those are Chinese substrates, superbly inferior to a correctly formulated locally sourced North American substrate. However, they're available for half the cost of producing one [in bulk] in the US as they are 'dumped' on our economy... If you can tolerate half the biological efficiency.

  • @Rob_E
    @Rob_E Год назад +1

    Hiram’s shiitake logs seem manufactured are they compressed sawdust or have they just been eaten away be the shiitake mycelium?

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад +1

      It's a mix of soy bean and saw dust

    • @Rob_E
      @Rob_E Год назад

      @@freshlistclt Thank you so much for the response! Are they pressed into a plastic bag for sterilization then removed later on?

    • @rivercat
      @rivercat 4 месяца назад

      They look like Chinese substrates, who knows what's in them.

  • @cidie1
    @cidie1 Год назад

    what's up with the logs? they look like big sausages

  • @chrissanti4856
    @chrissanti4856 Год назад +20

    nice video guys, really happy seeing this kind of videos. Honestly, I was able to survive depression, also my strong addiction to illicit drugs over 3 years which could have been medically dangerous to quit, all thanks to Psilocybin mushrooms.

    • @chrisantusgoodwill_559
      @chrisantusgoodwill_559 Год назад +1

      had same experience, LSD saved my life

    • @Tristy_vii
      @Tristy_vii Год назад +1

      I have been looking for a means to get some here, but really difficult to locate here. mind helping out?

    • @TravelwingsTravel
      @TravelwingsTravel Год назад

      mushrooms got a unique trips and cruise on it, best decision ever

    • @SelmanChristian
      @SelmanChristian Год назад

      @@Tristy_vii dr.cobb_

    • @sicsempertyrannis4351
      @sicsempertyrannis4351 Год назад +2

      Good for you, man. Stay clean.

  • @TexasbestflooringcompanyTexas
    @TexasbestflooringcompanyTexas Год назад +1

    This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @terrymiller111
    @terrymiller111 Год назад +1

    Mushroom Whisperer

  • @bruhnation7868
    @bruhnation7868 Год назад

    saw the thumbnail and thought it was BWB for a sec lmaooo

  • @raildawg8338
    @raildawg8338 Год назад +1

    Right on dude!
    Chuck

  • @withinhistoriesgrasp9307
    @withinhistoriesgrasp9307 Год назад

    How much area is needed for 700 pounds of mushrooms

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад

      Hiram had three different shipping containers in use

  • @peyton.simpson
    @peyton.simpson Год назад +6

    Cool video, just started growing myself and so its pretty cool to see mushroom growing at an industrial level. Also really good interview, it was more enjoyable and well shot compared to other channels with millions of subs.

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад

      Very cool! Keep up the growing! We're glad to hear that you liked it as we're just getting started with creating meaningful content like this.

  • @alpineflauge909
    @alpineflauge909 Год назад +1

    sweet

  • @hlinville6034
    @hlinville6034 3 месяца назад

    I wish just contemplating on how well/efficient it would be to cool or possibly heat shipping containers. I am curious how you insulated and any other knowledge.

  • @darkside2329
    @darkside2329 Год назад

    Try Stinky Pinky's - they taste like bacon when fried up!

  • @TheSkyHive
    @TheSkyHive Год назад +1

    Looks like burying the containers about 7 foot deep would really help with the heating and cooling.

    • @boblatkey7160
      @boblatkey7160 Год назад

      Silly

    • @TheSkyHive
      @TheSkyHive Год назад +2

      @@boblatkey7160 Sure about that? I have over 25 years experience growing mushrooms. The amount of money he probably pays conditioning the air for those units could be cut down by half if not more with several feet of earth. I am trying to get rights to an old coal mine now for that very reason. I would throw 3 inch foam on the outside of the units and then mound soil on them....just an idea. How much growing experience do you have under your belt to say my idea is silly?

  • @zungoyc2150
    @zungoyc2150 9 месяцев назад

    master of shiitaké
    ^^

  • @MagikFredo
    @MagikFredo 25 дней назад

    Hey, thx for the video.
    Do you grow the oysters, lion's mane, pio pino, and matake in the same room?

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  19 дней назад +1

      Hiram has three different shipping containers he grows out of, some of his containers do have mixes in them.

    • @MagikFredo
      @MagikFredo 18 дней назад

      @@freshlistclt thank you

  • @AmandaComeauCreates
    @AmandaComeauCreates Год назад +4

    Dude should consider asking a local performance hvac professional to come by and help with his energy management. And solar resilience would be ideal with minisplit based systems too! But great work 😊

  • @eannacarroll6802
    @eannacarroll6802 8 месяцев назад

    Relative humidity is measured in percentage, not degrees.

  • @petarknezovic9447
    @petarknezovic9447 9 месяцев назад

    How big are the containers? How much does one produce per month roughly?

  • @Justin-oq3ng
    @Justin-oq3ng Год назад

    lol i thought this would be about magic mushrooms 😂 kinda disappointed

    • @mikepalmer1971
      @mikepalmer1971 Год назад +2

      I thought it was pretty cool to see how this guy can have a profitable business like this.

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад

      We thought it was very cool as well. Working with local restaurants directly definitely makes it possible

  • @Cheekiemoney
    @Cheekiemoney Год назад

    Those blocks seem like the most inefficient way of mushroom growing.

  • @Kings_Oasis
    @Kings_Oasis 4 месяца назад

    I wish I could learn how to grow other species of mushrooms from you

  • @billyhillbilly1356
    @billyhillbilly1356 Год назад

    what about the pressure treated lumber toxins in the enviroment

    • @UrbanGourmetFarms
      @UrbanGourmetFarms Год назад

      Howdy, I explored getting organic certified and when I was considered I was informed as long as the mushrooms don't physically touch the wood we are good to go

  • @AndyGneiss
    @AndyGneiss Год назад +5

    Very interesting video. I enjoyed seeing behind the scenes of where the mushrooms were grown.

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад

      We're glad you enjoyed it as much as we did! It's a really cool process

  • @michaspringphul
    @michaspringphul Год назад

    I don't get something straigt. Why using plastic foil for growing? There must me kg of waste every week. This is envrionmentally horrific and the plastic softener is diffunding into the mushroom, right?

    • @UrbanGourmetFarms
      @UrbanGourmetFarms Год назад

      The bags are biodegradable!

    • @michaspringphul
      @michaspringphul Год назад

      @@UrbanGourmetFarms are you sure? then they usually wouldn't stand wet, climatized environment.

  • @geodive5542
    @geodive5542 Год назад

    Educational. Thanks

  • @RhetoricalMuse
    @RhetoricalMuse Год назад

    I wonder how much money he makes?

    • @UrbanGourmetFarms
      @UrbanGourmetFarms Год назад

      Not a lot lol. But our sales have increased significantly since inception.

  • @EverywhereisHE
    @EverywhereisHE Год назад +3

    Hey Hiram, I’m a shiitake junky. I used to grow my own, but waiting 3 to six months just kinda gets old, so I just buy what I need now.
    How much is you Lion’s Maine and Shiitake per pound? I’m in Person county,but I’m sure you can ship it. I got peeps in Charlotte, and used to make that run several times a year. Back when my son was at UNC Charlotte. I get shiitake in the triangle area, but lions maine is not so available.
    I will definitely spread the word about your company to local restaurants.

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад +1

      you can learn more about Hiram's business at urbangourmetfarms.com
      We're not sure if he's able to ship but it may be worth sending him an email!

  • @alllove1754
    @alllove1754 Год назад

    I might swing by to see you guys, I didn't know you were in Charlotte at first (right at first). Hope you the credit cards!

  • @clashwithkeen
    @clashwithkeen Год назад

    I don't live too far from this place. I'm always finding cool small scale farming operations. I wish there was a hub that could connect me to more places like this instead of randomly finding them on youtube. I know I could go to farmer's markets but the 2 closest to me are an hour away, both in opposite directions.

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад +1

      That's exactly what Freshlist is! We're basically an online farmer's market for the Charlotte area where you can place an order every week

  • @richardlemley1366
    @richardlemley1366 Год назад

    Instead of ac is it possible to use swamp coolers?

    • @clydedettor7080
      @clydedettor7080 Год назад +1

      Not in North Carolina, too humid most of the time .

  • @billyhillbilly1356
    @billyhillbilly1356 Год назад

    geo thermal would take care of your intake air problemo !tmi im a goat and i love to share!LOL!

  • @rodneysammons5544
    @rodneysammons5544 Год назад

    Mush/Rooms

  • @JesusIsRealToMe
    @JesusIsRealToMe Год назад +3

    I need friends like him.

  • @WHSmith-zk2ox
    @WHSmith-zk2ox Год назад +1

    And another cost saver would be to erect a pole barn to give your shipping containers shade... You will save tremendously in your heat coefficient trade off..... Lot of surface area you have to keep cool...
    Also, the excess Co2 your mushrooms are "exhaling" make a great turbo booster if you pump/recirculate to "Tents" next door for tomatoes and/or bell peppers..... And those only need a pvc pipe "frame" and 'black' bisquene sheeting..... Each sheeting will last 2-3 years, depending on your conservation techniques and the cost is minimal in comparison to 3 - 4k ea. purchase price for the conex you use..... The organic market is year around, but, you can always take a break in the summer when it comes time to sterilize your piping......

    • @freshlistclt
      @freshlistclt  Год назад

      That's super interesting! Thanks for sharing the idea

  • @markpozarlik771
    @markpozarlik771 2 месяца назад

    Are those shipping containers insulated to ensure no heat escapes?

    • @UrbanGourmetFarms
      @UrbanGourmetFarms 6 дней назад +1

      They are old Reefer cans and are super insulated.

  • @goat9199
    @goat9199 Год назад

    needs more robots.

    • @Davewheelz
      @Davewheelz Год назад

      👀 @ psychedtripx
      He got mushroom
      And all psychedelic
      products🛳🌐.

    • @Davewheelz
      @Davewheelz Год назад

      They're on telegram🔑 and also on twitter✅..

  • @briansmithenergy248
    @briansmithenergy248 Год назад +2

    Amazing energy to you and to flow. Unlimited

  • @pabloronald7362
    @pabloronald7362 Год назад +2

    Love it! Thanks for making and sharing this ❤

  • @matthewt.pinkham5581
    @matthewt.pinkham5581 Год назад +1

    Seeing is believing! I think im going to black out the bottom of my shoeboxes. Thanks again!!!

  • @klikboers
    @klikboers Год назад +1

    I don't even like to eat mushrooms but this makes me want to drop a shipping container behind my shop and build a mushroom farm

  • @izayaorihara7059
    @izayaorihara7059 Год назад +1

    Wanted to get into growing mushrooms, too, after starting foraging. I'll look into it after I finish school. Love this video

  • @Act1veSp1n
    @Act1veSp1n Год назад +4

    Oh man, i remember the days of going to forest to collect these with my family. Those were great times.
    Its crazy how these mushrooms can be just grown in a lab like this. Respect.

  • @Plaguebaboon
    @Plaguebaboon Год назад

    If I could offer some advice for future videos I would have more brightness in your speech during your narrations. Some of the audio is a little muddy, but overall this is a fun video! :D

  • @WHSmith-zk2ox
    @WHSmith-zk2ox Год назад +2

    Very good Hiram..... I hope/wish you the greatest of the greatest of successes in your continued endeavors....... But every table needs at least 3 legs to be stable... I would encourage you to identify and pursue two additional interests to supplement your impressive pursuit...... Simple, keep it simple, but I don't think I am telling you anything you don't already know..... Thank you for your video... Very, very nice......

  • @WHSmith-zk2ox
    @WHSmith-zk2ox Год назад +1

    Perhaps consider hydroponic tomatoes.... The end results are extremely satisfying.... You have never tasted such a delicious tomato I can guarantee.... And it is a very stable market.... Especially in the Fall to beginning of spring time.... Market timing and quality is everything, as well as a select clientele list which you have already built.... Greatest of success to you..... Oh, and bell peppers is another really good supplemental sideline..... Very manageable on a micro basis.....