World’s Largest Vertical Mycelium Farm Scales Up Production of Alternative Bacon

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2022. 09. 01. 08:42

MyForest Foods is expected to grow three million pounds of mycelium each year. It only takes MyForest Foods 12 days to grow an entire crop of mycelium, with the harvesting taking only a single day.

The new silos allow the company to expand significantly its production of plant-based MyBacon

Such rapid growth is made possible by the simulated forest inside Swersey Silos, the company’s newly expanded growing facilities in New York. The vertical farm contains seven growing rooms with just under two acres of total farm space.

The new silos allow the company to expand significantly its production of plant-based MyBacon. In one year, the facility will grow more than three million pounds of mycelium, which MyForest Foods grows in sheets. The sheets are sliced into bacon-sized pieces before being seasoned and smoked. Beet juice gives the alt-bacon a realistic colour, and coconut oil creates a satisfying crunch.

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