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Want 50+ mushroom blocks for a personal or community projects?
Each week, 5,000 spent mushroom blocks are ready to be rescued and transformed into healthy soil! Pick up blocks from the mushroom farm to reduce waste, greenhouse emissions and boost soil biodiversity. Keep half for your projects and drop off the rest at a community location. Trucks can haul 150 blocks, cars around 75—just bring a tarp for the mess. Together, we can make sustainability impactful!
REQUIREMENTS
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PICK A DATE: Block rescue must be pre-scheduled at 9 a.m. SHARP Tuesday, Thursday, and Sundays from the mushroom farm in North Austin (183 & Mopac). You can't show up unannounced because blocks are kept indoors and a staff member must be there to open the gate to unload them in your vehicle. If your plans change, please cancel. There are limited supply and shifts and when you are a NO SHOW, blocks go in the waste. 🙁
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CONFIRM YOUR APPOINTMENT: Once you pick a date, we will text and email you a day before your shift with the instructions, safety protocols, directions to the farm and address for drop off at a community pickup closest to you.
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PICK-UP AT FARM: Show up at 9 am sharp and wait in line. There are 5 volunteers scheduled on pick-up days and things move fast. Sometimes you have to wait up to 30 minutes for your turn. Supply is limited because mushroom farming is unpredictable. We do our best to give everyone blocks that show up on time. It is not possible to make special requests on variety of mushrooms. You must take what is available. Don’t be late!
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DELIVERY TO COMMUNITY SITE: Block delivery means you pick-up a 50+ blocks in your own vehicle to deliver at least 25 to community pickup closest to you.
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NO RESALE: This is a community based, volunteer-run project. You agree that the blocks WILL NOT be used for resale.
- SPREAD THE SPORES: Get videos, downloadable printing materials and FAQs to send to your friends. Encourage other folks to pick up blocks and support this community program as well.
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX & SATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) | We Will Email You the Address a Day Before Your Shift |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) | We Will Email You the Address a Day Before Your Shift |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX & SATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) | We Will Email You the Address a Day Before Your Shift |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX & SATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) | We Will Email You the Address a Day Before Your Shift |
| 3/5 | Over |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX & SATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX & SATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) |
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| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ♻️ ATX & SATX Mushroom Block Delivery | 10:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) |
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Troy Palmer wrote on September 11th, 2024
Fantastic experience! I enjoyed working with the workers and other volunteers. We helped each other load. Sage gave me a Yellow Pear tomato set and some seeds for my wife's herb garden. The drop off was easy. Seed of Life in Johnson City now has some fresh blocks (multiple varieties). All is well.
Troy Palmer wrote on August 29th, 2024
I have signed up to pick up blocks on September 10th. I want to deliver some to Seed of Life in Johnson City because it is on my way back to Bandera.
Shell Shell wrote on April 23rd, 2024
I have registered for a series of bulk pick-ups. I will use these pick-ups to replenish my 906 Spring Street Bastrop pick-up site. Thank you so much.
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Anh Truong wrote on January 17th, 2023
I’m also a volunteer with Treefolks on both days fri Jan 20 and sat Jan 21. If y’all need help with transport of blocks for Din Ho event let me know. I can help on Friday after 1pm and early sat before 8am