[iancmceachern]

I got caught up in a similar thing years ago but for plants (MiT open ag initiative). It was all nonsense. An educational tool at best. I don't know about this particular product, but I do know that growing mushrooms is like growing plants, with a few less steps (no light), and a few other sensitivities (moisture control).

The products that are valuable to make in this space have been made and are already commercially available to growers. Grow chambers, climate control stuff, etc.

Ultimately we don't need Linux and Microcontrollers to do this, it's using the wrong hammer. Agriculture needs to be dead simple, simple as possible, reliable as possible. These things are not that.

[KennyBlanken]

OpenAg was more than nonsense, it was outright fraud.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/business/media/mit-closes...

...and several other NY Times articles covering the mess. It never worked. Period. Which is amazing, considering that several friends have built DIY systems using open-source equivalents, for growing vegetables (and "vegetables").