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seeMana alsoMushrooms www.manamushrooms.comwas a concept born from ZERI principles of nature as a model for business, reframing "wastes" which are not found in nature as "inputs" for systems design projects. In this case, I used industrial by-products from picture frame moulding manufactiring and brewery spent grain and CIP fluids as inputs to generate oyster mushrooms.
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Mana Mushrooms, LLC Boston & Chicago
Founder (entrepreneurial venture) 2005- May 2008
· 2005-2008
Entrepreneur in sustainable agriculture and industrial symbiosis, using wastes as inputs
· Financed, designed, and built laboratory, clean room, and cultivation space for research
· Developed industrial partnerships and recaptured byproducts using nature as a model
· Conducted lab research; collected & analyzed data to determine cost of production
· Researched processes to reduce waste for exotic edible mushroom cultivation
· Authored, published hundreds of pages of content documenting and explaining research
· Worked with River Valley Kitchens to learn retail side of farmers’ marketsmarkets
Mana Mushrooms, LLC
Founder (entrepreneurial venture)
Entrepreneur in sustainable agriculture and industrial symbiosis, using wastes as inputs