Ancaster Horticultural Society

Duane Howitt –  ” Health Benefits of Growing and Consuming Mushrooms”

Duane Hewitt is a molecular biologist who has had a twenty year career in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. He is currently combining his lab experience with his farming heritage in his new venture, Forest Fruits Mushrooms. Duane has a Bachelors in Science from McMaster University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Calgary. Duane worked for ten years in the Northeastern United States conducting research in academic and corporate environments. Upon returning to Canada he continued to work in research but eventually shifted to Project Management and Product Development. This led him to the Natural Products realm where he reinforced his belief that food is medicine. Forest Fruits Mushrooms is the result of that journey. Forest Fruits started with gourmet mushrooms for Farmer’s Markets in Dundas, Hamilton and Burlington but has evolved to producing tinctures from medicinal mushroom