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06/11/2026

Most people think mushroom cultivation starts with a mushroom.

Growers know it starts with culture.

This Sunday, the MycoFutures cohort moves into one of the most exciting parts of mushroom cultivation: learning how growers work with different species and build healthy cultures from the ground up.

🍄 Module 2: Mushroom Biology & Cultivated Species

Together we'll explore:

🌱 Oyster, Lion's Mane, Shiitake, and other cultivated species

🧫 Agar plates and why they are the foundation of culture work

💧 Liquid cultures and how growers multiply healthy mycelium

🌎 The environmental conditions that help different species thrive

This is where cultivation begins to feel less like a hobby and more like a skill.

If you've been curious about growing mushrooms, building food sovereignty, or learning regenerative cultivation techniques, there is still time to join this cohort.

Participants who attend at least 6 of 8 classes will receive a MycoFutures Certificate of Completion.

📅 Sunday, June 14
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Good Earth Community Garden
💲 $10 per class

We're not just growing mushrooms.

We're growing knowledge, community, and futures.

🔗 Registration link in bio

06/10/2026

Last class, we didn't just talk about mushrooms.

Participants learned the foundations of mycology, explored the hidden world of fungi, and built their own still-air boxes—the same tool many growers use for culture work and cultivation.

And this weekend, we're taking the next step.

🍄 Module 2: Mushroom Biology & Cultivated Species

We'll be diving into:
• Oyster, Lion's Mane, Shiitake, and other cultivated species
• Environmental requirements for successful cultivation
• Agar plates and liquid cultures
• The foundations of mushroom genetics and culture work

The cohort is already underway, but there is still time to join.

Participants who attend at least 6 of 8 classes will receive a MycoFutures Certificate of Completion, and we're only getting deeper into the hands-on portions of the program from here.

📅 Sunday, June 14
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Good Earth Community Garden
💲 $10 per class

The people who joined us for the first session are already building skills. The question is:

Will you be joining them?

🔗 Registration link in bio

06/08/2026

The first MycoFutures class is officially in the books. 🍄

This past weekend, participants explored the foundations of mycology, learned how fungi shape our ecosystems, and built their own still-air boxes—an essential tool for mushroom cultivation.

What started as an idea is becoming a community of growers, learners, and builders.

The best part? It's not too late to join.

Participants who attend 6 of our 8 classes will earn a MycoFutures Certificate of Completion, and there is still plenty of time to become part of this cohort.

We're just getting started.

🌱 Next class: June 14 at 9:00 AM 📍 Good Earth Community Garden 🔗 Registration link in bio

05/06/2026

This is how we begin.

Starting May 17th, we’re launching the MycoFutures Class Series at Good Earth Community Garden—creating space to learn, grow, and build through regenerative mushroom cultivation.

This is more than a class.
It’s an entry point into food systems, community, and new pathways for self-sufficiency.

Join us every 3rd Sunday at 9:00 AM to learn:

• Mycology & fungi basics
• Substrate preparation
• Inoculation techniques
• Harvesting & value-added products

📍 Los Angeles
💲 $10 per class (pre-registration required)
🌱 Certificates upon completion

If you’ve been looking for a way to step into something rooted, practical, and future-facing—this is your invitation.

🔗 Scan the QR code to sign up

Let’s grow.

04/13/2026

In 2023, I traveled to South Africa and spent time in the Bapedi region, where I connected with a group of women building something powerful.

Through Setsong Tea, these women are not only producing beautiful, indigenous teas—they are using the proceeds to feed and house orphans in their community.

This is what a regenerative economy looks like.

Not extraction.
Not exploitation.
But care, community, and sustainability woven together.

We partner with Setsong to support with packaging, distribution, and market access—so their work can reach beyond their immediate geography without losing its integrity.

When you purchase Setsong Tea, you are supporting:
• women-led enterprise
• indigenous knowledge systems
• community care infrastructure

And in this moment, you are also contributing to the development of our mobile mycology lab, expanding access to regenerative agriculture here at home.

This is global connection in practice.

Shop Setsong Tea: https://www.akobenco.com/collections/setsong-teas

04/10/2026

After the 2024 hurricane, I traveled to Jamaica—not just to source coffee, but to stand in relationship with the farmers who grow it.

What I found were producers with incredible quality and knowledge, but limited access to packaging, branding, and distribution systems that would allow them to fully benefit from their work.

Irie Brew Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is our way of bridging that gap.

We brought this coffee to market under Akoben & Co. so that the people who grow it can focus on production—while we support the infrastructure needed to get it into your hands.

Every cup represents:
• resilience after climate disruption
• direct support to farmers
• a more equitable supply chain

And right now, every purchase also supports the buildout of our mobile mycology lab, where we are training the next generation of regenerative growers.

This is how we build systems that care for both people and land.

Shop Irie Brew: https://www.akobenco.com/products/irie-brew-blue-mountain-coffee

04/10/2026

If you’ve been curious about learning how to grow mushrooms, this is your invitation.

The MycoFutures Project is a hands-on training experience rooted in regenerative agriculture, community, and real skill-building. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to deepen your knowledge, this space is for you.

We’re building more than growers—we’re building pathways into food systems, entrepreneurship, and collective resilience.

Join the interest list to stay connected and be the first to hear about upcoming classes and training opportunities.

Scan the QR code to join us

04/09/2026

We’re currently building our mobile mycology lab—and every step forward is community-supported.

Through the MycoFutures Project, we’re training growers in regenerative mushroom cultivation and creating pathways for their products to reach the market.

Right now, one of the ways you can support this work is simple:

Shop with intention.

Every purchase from Akoben & Co. supports:
• small and regenerative producers
• value-added product development
• the buildout of our mobile mycology lab

This is how we grow real systems—together.

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04/06/2026

We’ve officially begun building our mobile mycology lab through our Regenerative Futures Project.

This lab is designed to bring hands-on mushroom cultivation training directly into communities across Los Angeles County—supporting food sovereignty, workforce development, and regenerative agriculture.

Through our MycoFutures program, we are training emerging growers and building pathways for them to participate in value-added production and local food systems.

This is about more than growing mushrooms.
It’s about restoring relationships to land, food, and economic opportunity.

We’re excited to be in this phase of building—and to share the process along the way.

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