Saturday, September 6, 2014

Unemployed architect renews itself as producer of organic mushrooms (with video)

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At the age of 30 years, the unemployed architect Miguel Marquez sought a new direction for his professional life. The answer wasn't far and led him to launch an agricultural business linked to shiitake mushrooms, along with her sister Louise.

The unlikely location to host the project was the old tennis court of his parents ' House in Famalicão. "We did several workshops and have investigated as was the process and what their profitability. [Finally], we thought it was a good idea to create shiitake mushrooms on logs of wood, "said the entrepreneur, now with 32 years, the green economy.

The wood logs are coming from the cleaning of forests. "We have a great deal of concern in the acquisition of wood," explains Miguel mosque which confirms that all production is organic.

The wood must have between 10 to 20 centimetres in diameter, without damage to the bark. If the eucalyptus or oak are in good condition, the process is simple, as you can see in the video below.

Of the 60 tons of wood that Michael and Louise already have, only 20 are producing mushrooms. By the end of the year, the family Mosque want to increase production and achieve the 100 tonnes â€" up to now, the yield is small.

"What we sell is used to pay the expenses of kiln runs, to social security," admitted the entrepreneur. The PRODER support the project in 50% of € 57,000, investment having assigned a prize of € 20,000 to Miguel, for being a young farmer.

The harvest can take between six to eight months, but the work of greater effort will be when the logs need to stand in water. Ten days later, the mushrooms are ready for sale â€" especially on Facebook and small trade of Famalicão. The mushrooms are for sale under the brand Story of a Mushroom.



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