About

Nebo Mushrooms is a certified organic and SQF certified mushroom farm and factory located in Hamilton Ontario. The company produces a range of organic specialty mushrooms including shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane, and maitake. These products are distributed to wholesalers, grocery stores, restaurants, and direct to consumer channels across Ontario and other provinces. The farm also operates a processing unit for drying and packaging mushrooms to support longer shelf life and wider distribution. In addition to fresh mushrooms, Nebo Mushrooms also produces value added products such as dried mushroom powders and blends for use in food and nutraceutical applications.

Project

Through the support of the Development and Commercialization program, Nebo Mushrooms proposes to develop a fully localized, AI-integrated flower shiitake mushroom production system that enables all three stages of cultivation (substrate preparation, incubation, and fruiting) to be carried out in Canada under precisely controlled conditions. Nebo will be working with the Vineland Research Station TDS for research and validation of AI solutions as well as support for substrate and environmental testing.

Impact

The proposed project will result in the development of a fully localized, AI-integrated flower shiitake mushroom production system, producing tangible outcomes in both physical and digital forms. The primary deliverable will be a validated prototype greenhouse system. Nebo Mushrooms forecasts that two years post project will see an increase in revenue by $4million and up to 12 additional full-time positions created.