The Mushroom Man: Growing 700 lbs of Mushrooms Every Week In Cargo Containers
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2025
- 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.
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!
Thanks for sharing.Love the dyi shelves !!!
Hiram is a legend. Supplying so much for Charlotte.
idk why the UA-cam algorithm has suggested this video to me but thanks.
5 mins spent learning about mushrooms are 5 mins well spent.
It was meant to be. Thanks for sticking around, Paul!
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.!
@@DariaNovak-b2g I need lion's mane
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......
That's super interesting! Thanks for sharing the idea
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.
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.
Right on dude!
Chuck
Amazing energy to you and to flow. Unlimited
I hope you have interns/apprentices--the world needs more people like you.
I was just saying this to myself!
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.
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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.
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@@kathleenmcclenahan5701Can dr.jeffshroom send to me in Florida?
grow them yourself its very simple
@@almostnowhere915 It's not simple.
Very interesting video. I enjoyed seeing behind the scenes of where the mushrooms were grown.
We're glad you enjoyed it as much as we did! It's a really cool process
I want to try the same concept but in a reefer trailer controlling the temp is that dumb?
Wow. Where do you buy those logs and blocks?
Educational. Thanks
Hiram’s shiitake logs seem manufactured are they compressed sawdust or have they just been eaten away be the shiitake mycelium?
It's a mix of soy bean and saw dust
@@freshlistclt Thank you so much for the response! Are they pressed into a plastic bag for sterilization then removed later on?
They look like Chinese substrates, who knows what's in them.
How incredibly interesting! 👍👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀🌸🌱
Super Healthy...
This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love it! Thanks for making and sharing this ❤
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
How big are the containers? How much does one produce per month roughly?
This is rad.
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.
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.
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.
had same experience, LSD saved my life
I have been looking for a means to get some here, but really difficult to locate here. mind helping out?
mushrooms got a unique trips and cruise on it, best decision ever
@@Tristy_vii dr.cobb_
Good for you, man. Stay clean.
Wanted to get into growing mushrooms, too, after starting foraging. I'll look into it after I finish school. Love this video
Nice one.
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.
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
He seems like a super FUN-GUY😃😃😃😃😃, sorry, but really this is rad!
we love a good mushroom pun
Are those shipping containers insulated to ensure no heat escapes?
They are old Reefer cans and are super insulated.
Instead of ac is it possible to use swamp coolers?
Not in North Carolina, too humid most of the time .
The lumber in those rack are non pressure treated correct?
Hi, Hiram here! The wood in the rooms is pressure treated. However, the mushrooms do not come into contact with them.
How much area is needed for 700 pounds of mushrooms
Hiram had three different shipping containers in use
what about the pressure treated lumber toxins in the enviroment
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
Those Shiitake blocks look a lot like the blocks that you can have shipped from Thailand
Hey, thx for the video.
Do you grow the oysters, lion's mane, pio pino, and matake in the same room?
Hiram has three different shipping containers he grows out of, some of his containers do have mixes in them.
@@freshlistclt thank you
Does Hiram accept costumers or does he just supply restaurants? He is not that far from me and I am interested in lions mane
Hiram sells at the Matthews and Atherton Mill farmer's markets every Saturday!
@@freshlistclt thank you for answering. I'll try his mushrooms
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Relative humidity is measured in percentage, not degrees.
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 😊
Have you looked into doing this underground? Seems it would be more profitable because the environmental controls would be easier to maintain
I wish I could learn how to grow other species of mushrooms from you
his sales with freshlist has mushroomed .🤣🤣🤣
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.
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!
Are you using Shiitake logs sourced from China? Or are you making your shiitake logs like the the Chinese for a reason? Thank you!
Not sure exactly sure where he sources from but he is transitioning to making them himself!
@@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.
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.
@@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.
what's up with the logs? they look like big sausages
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!
Please do!
Looks like burying the containers about 7 foot deep would really help with the heating and cooling.
Silly
@@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?
saw the thumbnail and thought it was BWB for a sec lmaooo
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.
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?
The bags are biodegradable!
@@UrbanGourmetFarms are you sure? then they usually wouldn't stand wet, climatized environment.
I need friends like him.
Try Stinky Pinky's - they taste like bacon when fried up!
Why Not bury the Containers to save a Fortune in Electrocity?
That would have been ideal but it would require quite the long ramp to be ADA compliant.
I wonder how much money he makes?
Not a lot lol. But our sales have increased significantly since inception.
sweet
Mushroom Whisperer
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
Try it out!
Seeing is believing! I think im going to black out the bottom of my shoeboxes. Thanks again!!!
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
Thanks for the tips!
Thank you father
Those blocks seem like the most inefficient way of mushroom growing.
Some people grow mushrooms on their body and don't say it publicly :D.
David Cross' mild-mannered alter ego
geo thermal would take care of your intake air problemo !tmi im a goat and i love to share!LOL!
Full of crap!
Mush/Rooms
master of shiitaké
^^
lol i thought this would be about magic mushrooms 😂 kinda disappointed
I thought it was pretty cool to see how this guy can have a profitable business like this.
We thought it was very cool as well. Working with local restaurants directly definitely makes it possible
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mushrooms cause global warming?
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......
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.....
Mushroom Samba IRL