Milton Tam has worked, lived, played, and hunted mushrooms in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest for more than 40 years. After he retired he wanted to learn more about mushrooms, and along the way saw a need for and developed a simple mushroom cultivation method for use as an educational tool and to demonstrate the fungal life cycle. His other interests include fishing, wine making, gardening, and golfing. He is a former Vice President of the Puget Sound Mycological Society and the current chair of the cultivation committee.