Mushroom Bay

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The Mushroom Bay project is a circular economic initiative centered on the transformation of tons of waste generated by the woodworkers (specifically sawdust) for the cultivation of oyster mushrooms after which the spent mushroom substrates are reused to fertilize and grow food crops, forest trees as well as ornamental plants. This project is based in Sokoban Wood Village, situated in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Woodvillage occupies about 12.5 hectares of land and is known to be the largest wood processing industry in Ghana. Since the main source of livelihood in the community is woodwork, tons of waste are generated after every day’s work. In an endeavor to make space in their workplaces, artisans pay off unemployed youth ,women and homeless children to collect and discard the wood waste they make. The wood industry in the Sokoban Wood Village is devoid of proper technology to manage the wood waste generated hence they are disposed of mainly by burning. Some of the waste also end up in dumps, abandoned lands, roads, wetlands, landfills, and in gutters, which lead to negative environmental impacts such as air pollution, eutrophication, human toxicity, blockage of drains and flooding in the community. Our Mushroom project makes use of the waste generated to produce not just food to cater for health but organic fertilizers to save our soil. We sensitize and influence inhabitants to embark on tree planting exercises to help protect life on land and to mitigate harsh climatic

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