Home/small-farm lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) cultivation contamination audit — national.

Inspect your lion's mane grow site for contamination, never for medicinal potency. Read all of it

Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $130 proposed.

Proof it takes, the deadline, the level

ProofGrow area, humidity, temperature checked against fruiting range + Contamination identified by type, mold color, odor + Contaminated substrate isolated, discarded, never salvaged + No medicinal, cognitive, or nerve-health claim made here + Human evidence stated as small, mixed, never established + Grower respiratory symptom routed to a clinician
Open until2026-12-23
Levelentry

All of it: the words, the place, the proof

Inspect your lion's mane grow site for contamination, never for medicinal potency. Lion's mane is grown the same substrate-block way as oyster and shiitake, yet it is marketed far more aggressively for cognitive and nerve-health benefits than either, so a cultivation packet for this species has to hold the no-medicinal-claims line even harder than usual.

Offer to pay $130. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.

What it looks like: A grower mists a hardwood sawdust block sprouting white spiky lion's mane fruiting bodies inside a humidity tent, checking for green mold at the base.
A description of this kind of work, not a record that it happened here.
Where: At the grow site / national (home and small-farm lion's mane cultivation). Open the map
Pay: $130 proposed
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Proof: Grow area, humidity, temperature checked against fruiting range + Contamination identified by type, mold color, odor + Contaminated substrate isolated, discarded, never salvaged + No medicinal, cognitive, or nerve-health claim made here + Human evidence stated as small, mixed, never established + Grower respiratory symptom routed to a clinician
This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.
Level: entry: anyone can start here
Open until: 2026-12-23
Posted by: 0x034F…6c89
The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

Safety, read before you claim

This is cultivation technique and contamination audit only, never a medicinal or cognitive-health claim. Human evidence for lion's mane remains small and mixed; grower respiratory symptoms route to a clinician, and any wild volunteer mushroom near the grow area routes to a mycological society.

The full safety list for this job:

This audit makes no edibility determination beyond the cultivated species already grown intentionally.
Never repeat or imply a nerve-growth-factor, dementia-prevention, or cognitive-enhancement claim from commercial marketing; the human evidence is small-sample and mixed, not established medicine.
Contaminated substrate is always discarded, never salvaged or eaten.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

thermometer and hygrometer
gloves
N95 or equivalent mask
camera
sealable bags for isolated/discarded substrate
notebook or data sheet
70% isopropyl alcohol spray or wipes

Steps

1. Record the grow area's temperature, relative humidity, and fresh-air-exchange (FAE) condition before touching any substrate.
2. Visually inspect each substrate block or bag without opening or disturbing it first; photograph the block from multiple angles.
3. Look for green mold (Trichoderma spp., a fast-spreading substrate-competitor), cobweb mold (Cladobotryum spp., a fine gray web-like growth), and bacterial blotch (Pseudomonas tolaasii, a slimy yellow-brown discoloration on mushroom caps).
4. Photograph any suspected contamination before disturbing it, noting the block ID, contaminant type, and extent.
5. Put on gloves and a mask, then isolate any contaminated block by moving it away from healthy blocks immediately.
6. Discard contaminated substrate completely; never trim, salvage, or continue growing a contaminated block, and never harvest mushrooms from it for food.
7. Sanitize tools and surfaces that contacted the contaminated block with 70% isopropyl alcohol before returning to healthy blocks.
8. Review the sterile/sanitary technique used during inoculation and handling (glove use, surface sanitation, FAE control) against the source protocol, and record any gap identified.
9. Log the environmental readings, contamination findings, disposal action, and technique review on the data sheet with date and photos.

What counts as done

Grow area temperature and humidity checked against the fruiting-stage range (roughly 15-22C, 85-95% relative humidity with strong fresh air exchange) and recorded
Any contamination identified by type (green mold, cobweb mold, bacterial blotch or discoloration/odor) with a pre-disturbance photograph
Contaminated substrate isolated and DISCARDED, never salvaged, trimmed-and-continued, or harvested for food
No medicinal, cognitive-enhancement, or nerve-health claim recorded anywhere, regardless of commercial marketing language
Where a health claim is discussed, the record states the human evidence is small-sample and mixed (a positive 2009 trial in a diagnosed mild-cognitive-impairment population; an inconclusive 2025 trial in healthy adults), never a settled result

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