A visit to Smallhold's LA facility

Yellow Oyster Mushrooms at their early growing cycle
Yellow Oyster Mushrooms at their early growing cycle
A chamber filled with Lion's Mane Mushrooms
A chamber filled with Lion's Mane Mushrooms
Lion's mane close up
Lion's mane close up
Yellow Oyster Mushrooms close up
Yellow Oyster Mushrooms close up
The facility holds 14 growing chambers
The facility holds 14 growing chambers
Moving of the growing bags 
Moving of the growing bags 
Moving around the shrooms
Moving around the shrooms
Happy family
Happy family
After a certain period of time, depending on the variety, the mushrooms that are ready to reap are taken to the harvesting room
After a certain period of time, depending on the variety, the mushrooms that are ready to reap are taken to the harvesting room
Tiny Trumpet mushrooms
Tiny Trumpet mushrooms
Trumpet Mushrooms 
Trumpet Mushrooms 
In another room, they're almost ready for harvest and nearly fully grown
In another room, they're almost ready for harvest and nearly fully grown
Thus, time to bring them to the harvesting room
Thus, time to bring them to the harvesting room
Shiitake Mushrooms
Shiitake Mushrooms
Shiitake mushrooms close up 
Shiitake mushrooms close up 
A badge of mushrooms that are recently placed in the cooled room to grow
A badge of mushrooms that are recently placed in the cooled room to grow
Quality control and weighing the products before packing 
Quality control and weighing the products before packing 
A mushroom pack with a mix of varieties 
A mushroom pack with a mix of varieties 
The packaging and transporting area 
The packaging and transporting area 
Quality control 
Quality control 
Blue Oyster close up
Blue Oyster close up
The Blue Oyster mushrooms bags are given a diagonal cut as they grow best in this way, whereas other varieties might just need another opening in order for them to grow
The Blue Oyster mushrooms bags are given a diagonal cut as they grow best in this way, whereas other varieties might just need another opening in order for them to grow
The cleaning room
The cleaning room
The packaging area 
The packaging area 
Blue Oyster Mushrooms ready for packaging
Blue Oyster Mushrooms ready for packaging
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