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book
+notes
+spore.pdf
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Further goals of the `spore` project are to allow for offline-first viewing of the contained information in multi-formats, such as PDF and a locally-deployed website. It is our sincere hope that this manual will serve numerous individuals, collectives and communities on their co-creative journeys with fungi.
+`spore` has been formed through the collaborative efforts of Harmonic Mycology (Cape Town, South Africa) and the Kiez Pilz Kollektiv (Berlin, Germany).
+
## Technical Details
The contents of `spore` are written in Markdown and presented as a digital manual in the form of a website. This format allows ease of navigation and searchability. `spore` uses [mdBook](https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook), a software utility written in the [Rust programming language](https://www.rust-lang.org/), to create the digital manual.
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# Summary
-- [Chapter 1](./chapter_1.md)
+- [Introduction](./introduction.md)
+- [Equipment](./equipment.md)
+ - [Pressure Cooker](./equipment/pressure_cooker.md)
+ - [Containers](./equipment/containers.md)
+ - [Still Air Box](./equipment/still_air_box.md)
+- [Substrate](./substrate.md)
+ - [Recipes](./substrate/recipes.md)
+ - [Agar](./substrate/recipes/agar.md)
+ - [Liquid Culture](./substrate/recipes/liquid_culture.md)
+ - [Grain](./substrate/recipes/grain.md)
+ - [Bulk](./substrate/recipes/bulk.md)
+ - [Supplements](./substrate/supplements.md)
+ - [Treatment](./substrate/treatment.md)
+ - [Pasteurisation](./substrate/treatment/pasteurisation.md)
+ - [Sterilisation](./substrate/treatment/sterilisation.md)
+ - [Tyndallisation](./substrate/treatment/tyndallisation.md)
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-# Chapter 1
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+# Equipment
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+# Containers
+
+## Jars
+
+## Buckets
+
+## Plastic Tubs
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+# Plastic Tubs
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+# Pressure Cooker
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+# Still Air Box
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+# Introduction
+
+Welcome to _spore: a manual for the mycelial arts_. This reference manual contains recipes, techniques and other information relating to the cultivation of mycelium and mushrooms, with an emphasis on clear instructions, low-tech approaches and proven methodologies.
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+# Substrate
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+# Agar
+
+Agar is a nutrified, gel-like growth medium commonly used for the cultivation of bacteria and fungi. Often contained in petri dishes, this medium allows mycelium to be grown on a flat surface and offers great advantages by allowing the cultivator to clearly observe the growth of the mycelium, check for contaminants and select regions of the network for further expansion.
+
+While cultivation on agar is less common in low-tech and home-scale setups, it remains the best method for acclimating strains to new substrates, isolating preferred growth characteristics and cleaning-up contaminated cultures.
+
+The home-scale cultivator can successfully work with agar in a still air box (SAB), provided rigorous sanitation procedures are followed and precise techniques are practiced.
+
+While single-use, plastic petri dishes are available and commonly used, we highly recommend investing in glass petri dishes (soda lime or borosilicate) to reduce unnecessary plastic production and wastage.
+
+## Preparation Instructions
+
+ - Weigh out the dry ingredients
+ - Add water to the dry ingredients and mix well
+ - Pour the agar solution into a glass container for sterilisation
+ - A bottle with a narrow-neck works best because it makes pouring easier
+ - Plug the container opening with a cotton ball and cover with aluminium foil
+ - Load the container into a pressure cooker
+ - Wrap glass petri dishes and tools (scalpel handle and / or inoculation loop) in foil and load them into the pressure cooker
+ - Sterilise at 15 PSI for 20 minutes
+ - Remove the lid of the pressure cooker just before complete depressurisation
+ - Transfer the container, petri dishes and tools into a still air box (SAB)
+ - Pour the agar solution into the petri dishes before it drops below 55°C
+ - Stack the petri dishes into a column(s) after filling to reduce internal condensation
+ - Optional: seal each petri dish with parafilm, label and store for future use or use them as soon as the agar has cooled and solidified
+
+## Recipes
+
+### Malt Extract Agar
+
+ - Agar agar - 10 g
+ - Dry, light malt extract - 10 g
+ - Non-chlorinated water - 500 ml
+
+### Potato Dextrose Agar
+
+ - Agar agar - 10 g
+ - Potato starch - 10 g
+ - Dextrose - 7 g
+ - Non-chlorinated water - 500 ml
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+# Bulk
+
+## Straw
+
+## Coir
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+# Grain
+
+## Wheat
+
+## Brown Rice
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+# Brown Rice
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+# Liquid Culture
+
+## Honey LC
+
+## Malt Dextrose LC
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+# Honey LC
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+# Malt Dextrose LC
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+# Supplements
+
+## Gypsum
+
+## Bran
+
+## Coffee Grounds
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+# Coffee Grounds
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+# Treatment
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+# Pasteurisation
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+# Sterilisation
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+# Tyndallisation
