Mana Mushrooms

This piece from the Yale school of Forestry and Environmental Studies is a rare, well-written academic article with real-world implications. Written to be understood by people outside the specialization, this summary of IBS provides the reader with a clear, succinct description of the benefits of cyclical flows versus the traditional linear model -- one of the best articles I have ever read in this space.

Integrated_Bio-Systems

July/August 2006 AgriSuccess – Canadian publication; “Manure to Electricity: is it economically feasible to generate your own power and sell excess into the power grid?” This article address a case study on the previous question. There are other articles of interest in the issue.

Manure_to_Electricity_article_from_AgriSuccess

An article written by researchers at Yale University in 2000.

Abstract:

"Our paper analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of a subfield of industrial ecology called integrated bio-systems (IBS). Consistent with the principles of industrial ecology, the goal of an IBS is to reduce pollution by transforming linear material flows into closed, cyclical processes that produce value-added product. The presence of large, concentrated quantities of compost, generated as a residue during the mushroom growing process, creates an opportunity to develop innovative on-farm uses for this material. We consider two potential options: (1) a mushroom farm/mycorrhizae IBS; and (2) a mushroom/biogas recovery IBS."