Mushroom growing requires five steps, then packing, before Monterey® fresh
     mushrooms are shipped to customers.
      Phase I
      Straw bedding from horse farms, or baled straw, protein meal, gypsum and water are mixed together and kept outdoors to be biochemically converted into the preliminary food source for the mushroom by the tremendous heat naturally evolved.
       Phase II
T     he compost produced in "Phase I" is mixed with vegetable oil and more water, then filled into wooden trays before "Phase II" starts. Once into the "Phase II" room, the compost is pasteurized to free it of weed molds and insects, then cooled down to room temperature so that the mushroom spawn can be added. "Phase II" requires six (6) days to accomplish.
       Spawn Running
       After the spawn has been planted, it will grow in thirteen (13) days to completely cover the compost that is now serving as a food source.