Today we’d like to introduce you to Max Wumbo.
Hi Max, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was introduced to psilocybin at 16 years old as a recreational drug, what I found was it was it was an intense experience that made me look deeply inward and analyze my perspective on hard solipsism, death, life, and trauma. I was deeply interested in nature, the mind, and agriculture as a teenager, so I started learning more about gourmet mushrooms so that I could grow medicinal food for my self. In this pursuit, I found lions lane, pink oyster mushrooms, and reishi. I purchased a grow kit from fungi perfecti at 18 and began growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms for myself. I learned that this was something I was proficient in, a synthesis of agriculture and microbiology. I was not someone who succeeded in a traditional college environment, so I naturally tended toward honing my knowledge in mycology to escape a system of learning that in my experience was not compatible with me. Due to the way I took to the hobby of growing mushrooms I dived deep into microbiology, chemistry, agriculture, and so many things that touch mycology. What I found that I loved was breeding mushrooms and experimenting with new techniques to breed them. I am not a classically trained scientist, I am simply a citizen scientist who has a passion for relating the scientific to people who might not even consider themselves to have an interest in science.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It has not. I took a path where I desired to own a gourmet farm for mushroom and sold them at farmers markets. To get there I invested in what I could afford – a 6ft shelving rack where I grew 20 (10×20) trays of microgreens a week and brought them to farmers markets for sale. In the process of growing this business and trying to convert it to a hybrid microgreens/mushroom farm I found mushroom genetics to be a great market. I had the knowledge and experience to create clean and strong cultures that are new and interesting, so I decided to invest in my skill. It ended up paying off with Wumbogenetics.com becoming a full time job breeding mushrooms and isolating interesting new varieties for home growers and farmers alike to provide new novel produce to their customers. I struggle with marketing and seo even to this day. I am simply someone who enjoys making quality genetics and educational content and I have tried to start many products I believe in to this day, which I simply failed at marketing and lost quite a bit of lonely on the investment. My struggles are not much different from most small business owners.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Wumbogenetics?
Wumbogenetics is my business where I sell grow supplies for gourmet mushrooms as well as novel and interesting genetics that I document so that everyone can research the amazing mushroom varieties I encounter. I specialize in medicinal mushrooms genetics, but have many gourmet strains from my extensive experience in the gourmet industry. Whether it is spores, mycelium, or nutrients for Petri dishes, you can get them from Wumbogenetics. All novel genetics are for microscopy research only and do not contain any controlled substances.
Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
I am passionate, beyond all else I am invested in mind body and spirit into providing genetics that are higher quality than any vendors in existence. In order to research varieties of mycelium you need cultures which are close to origin and all of my products are at most 2 transfer from origin. This makes my orders take longer to fill, but I will delay an order specifically to provide a better culture if I notice it is not growing proficiently. I also work all strains significantly before ever releasing them to the public, I have a minimum standard of 3 spore generations and 3 clone generations before release for any variety to ensure they are stable.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Www.Wumbogenetics.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wumbogenetics2?stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@wumbomyco?si=MKKZfwr_8AfNqJqs
- Other: https://Www.patreon.com/wumbomyco
