Laueana Growing is currently a one person L.L.C. owned and operated by Mel Byrne in Rockville, Maryland. Currently, I sell indoor carnivorous plants for the home. The purpose of Laueana Growing is to promote the sciences of horticulture and mycology, to promote education in the natural sciences, and to hopefully one day provide sovereignty of livelihood to myself (Mel) and eventually to others. My intent is to transform this one-man show into a collective! Horticulturally, I focus primarily on Mexican butterworts (Pinguicula spp.) but have recently been making forays into the cultivation of rainbow plants (Byblis spp.) as well as Echinopsis cacti. Mycology wise, I have some experience already growing edible mushrooms like nameko and pioppino, and my goal is to successfully use indoor bag or bucket cultivation to grow chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus). In terms of education in the natural sciences, I plan to create content on horticulture and mycology lab methods.