As we reach the nexus point that is October 2019, looking back 30 years to 1989 and the mushroom growing industry in Ireland and the UK was vibrant and very much connected.
That year, that month, the MGA growers conference in York was the big talking point, with plenty of tall tales told amidst the more serious aspects of the conference.
Looking back twenty years to October 1999 the Y2K bug was featuring in talk of the time - the Brexit of its day! Plaster moulds and overlay were issues affecting growers and compost at that time. And training in the Dutch method was all the rage.
Ten years ago in 2009 Walsh Mushrooms’ Custom Compost were celebrating 30 years in operation.
A proposed Greyfriars mushroom factory in Ripon had plans rejected, with one objection being the roads leading to the site were quite unsuitable. Strange how the same themes appear decade after decade.
