LIVERMORE FALLS ADVERTISER • August 26, 2023
Regional School Unit 73 directors on Thursday conditionally approved a contract for JustNiks Micosilva to work with teachers and students to raise chaga mushrooms on district land. “The Spruce Mountain mycoforestry outdoor research project gives Spruce Mountain High School students the opportunity to learn about fungi in an outdoor environment,” teacher Rob Taylor said. “Chaga mushrooms are a valued commodity, prized for their high levels of antioxidants.” Justin Triquet and Nikki Leroux, owners of JustNiks Mycosilva, have offered to provide dowels infused with chaga spores to inoculate birch trees in the forest abutting its Jay schools.