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In 2012 I changed careers pretty dramatically, going from a potential career in dolphin training to wanting to be a farmer. Looking back it's been quite the journey to where I am today. Moving back home in 2012, I knew I wanted to start a farm. Trying to figure out where I would fit in within the food scene, I started working in various areas: volunteering at a local farm, attending MSU Master Gardener school, and building raised garden beds for local friends and family. A TEDtalk by Paul Stamets lead me to mushrooms. Living in Northern Michigan's variable climate, we've adapted to growing mushrooms indoors entirely. They can be grown in a vertical setting, which is great because you can have greater impact with less space. My passion for fungi led me to attempt my own grows.