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Startup MycoLogic pitches containerized mushroom modules to Georgia small farms
Summary
A university spinout described an automated 40-foot production module that the founders say can let small farms produce specialty mushrooms using cotton and peanut byproducts; committee members asked about costs, markets and technical support.
Chris Cornelison, a professor of microbiology and co-founder of MycoLogic, told the Small Business Development Committee that his company has developed a containerized cultivation system to let small farms grow specialty mushrooms locally. "We're optimized for mushrooms," Cornelison said, describing a 40-foot converted shipping container fitted with sensors and software to control humidity, CO2 and temperature for different mushroom varieties.
Cornelison said the project began with a 2017 research grant from the Georgia Department of Agriculture through the USDA specialty crop block grant program and expanded with additional support from the Georgia Research Alliance and Georgia Centers of Innovation.…
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