Quality Assurance, Internal Auditing, & Total Traceability

Business-Focused Systems for Consistency, Documentation & Long-Term Scalability
Live Online Demonstration | Private Stream + Discord Access
Instructors: Andrew and Samantha Reed, Founders of Mossy Creek Mushrooms

Overview

Most farms don’t fail because they can’t grow mushrooms.
They fail because they can’t repeat success—or explain failure.

This class focuses on building practical quality assurance (QA), internal auditing, and traceability systems that support consistency, accountability, and growth over time. Not corporate red tape. Not paperwork for its own sake. Real-world systems that help you understand what’s happening in your operation and make better decisions faster.

This is the difference between doing things and running a business that lasts.

Who This Class Is For

• Growers scaling beyond hobby size
  
• Farms struggling with repeatability
  
• Producers preparing for wholesale, audits, or partnerships
  
• Anyone tired of guessing why batches succeed or fail

What You’ll Learn

Quality Assurance Foundations

• What QA actually means in a small operation
  
• Identifying critical control points
  
• Designing systems that catch problems early

Internal Auditing

• How to audit your own operation objectively
  
• Spotting weak links in workflows
  
• Turning mistakes into process improvements

Total Traceability

• Tracking cultures, batches, substrates, and products
  
• Linking outcomes back to decisions
  
• Building confidence in your data

Documentation That Works

• What’s worth recording—and what isn’t
  
• SOPs that get used, not ignored
  
• Avoiding over-documentation

Consistency & Repeatability

• Reducing variability without killing flexibility
  
• Designing workflows that survive growth
  
• Knowing when change is justified

Long-Term Scalability

• Preparing for staff, partners, or inspections
  
• Systems that grow with you
  
• Avoiding “rebuild everything later” traps

What This Class Is Not

• Not corporate compliance theater
  
• Not generic business advice
  
• Not software-specific

Format & Logistics

• Format: Live online demonstration
  
• Date: December 5th
  
• Length: Full-day session
  
• Class Size: Limited for focused discussion
  
• Replay Access: 30 days included
  
• Discord Access: Included

What You’ll Receive

• QA, audit, and traceability framework notes (PDF)
  
• Practical documentation templates
  
• Certificate of Completion (PDF)
  
• Access to the Private MCM Discord Server

Important Notes

• Best suited for serious growers and producers
  
• Tickets are non-refundable
  
• Tickets transferable with 7 days’ notice
  
• Event access details sent a few days before class

Reserve Your Seat

Good systems don’t slow you down—they protect your time, your reputation, and your future.

If you want an operation that’s understandable, defensible, and scalable, this class ties the whole year together.

Let’s make your work legible—to yourself first.

Suggested Reading (Optional, but Recommended)

The Lean Farm — Ben Hartman

This book pairs exceptionally well with this class. The Lean Farm focuses on reducing waste, building intentional workflows, visual management, and making work visible—all core ideas behind effective quality assurance, internal auditing, and traceability systems.

Reading it beforehand will give you:

• A strong mental framework for spotting inefficiencies
  
• Better context for why documentation and audits matter
  
• Practical language for thinking about process improvement
  
• A clearer sense of how small changes compound over time

You don’t need to agree with everything in the book to benefit from it—but it will sharpen how you approach the systems discussed in class.