Showcasing the very best of indoor mushroom growing with a variety of gourmet mushrooms on display. Each mushroom has been hand grown, indoors by us using a variety of simple techniques.
Contrary to belief, not all mushrooms are grown in the dark, all the mushrooms on display have been grown in natural night, in our kitchens and living rooms.
Showing that you too can get growing.
Pink Oyster Mushrooms
Grown on Oak sawdust and soy hulls
Pink Oyster Mushrooms are stunning to grow and resemble hearty rose petals, but don’t let that deceive you, this mushroom packs an umami punch whilst still having a delightful delicate texture.
READ MORE Pink Oysters typically like the warmer weather and once they start growing, they develop quickly and in a short space of time are ready to harvest.
Yellow Oyster Mushrooms
Grown on Oak sawdust and soy hulls
Also known as the golden oyster mushroom, these bright mushrooms grow in dense clusters and have tubular shaped caps.
READ MORE Yellow Oyster mushrooms are a summer fruiting mushroom that love the warmer weather. However, once harvested they don’t like to travel, so by growing these delicious and delicate mushrooms yourself allows you to sample their unique flavour – which is great for any mushroom lover.
Grey Oyster Mushrooms
Grown on coffee & straw, books or jeans
Grey Oyster mushrooms are a hardy and versatile mushroom that can be grown indoors and outdoors all year round.
READ MORE Here we’re displaying them growing on a variety of readily available substrates such as coffee grounds and straw, books and soyhulls. Grey Oyster mushrooms have a classic mushroom flavour, they can be eaten raw or cooked and are brilliantly versatile in all areas of cooking. Their subtle flavour means they are delicious if eaten on their own, but this also allows them to take on stronger flavours.
White Oyster mushrooms
Grown on coffee & straw
White mushrooms don’t require any light and can be grown in boxes at home any time of the year.
A versatile mushroom with a classic but mild mushroom flavour that can be cooked to accompany most meals, or simply sautéed and served on toast.
Reishi
Grown on Oak sawdust and soy hulls
Reishi has shiny, deep red and brown coloured caps and bright white tips. Our Reishi on display has been growing since Christmas. We've adjusted their environment to allow them to be grown in these delicate and sculptural forms known as Reishi antlers. They're a stunning and fascinating project.
READ MORE Reshi loves the warmth and thrive in a sunny room or greenhouse
When grown they’ve a touch and woody texture, but they can be dried and turned into powders and used in cooking or made into tinctures.
Shiitake
Grown on repurposed coffee grounds & sawdust
In Japanese ‘shii’ translates as tree and ‘take’ mushroom – tree mushrooms. In the wild Shiitake would be found growing on decaying hardwood logs, we’ve growing these on a mix of hardwood sawdust. They are also a good mushroom to grow outdoors on hardwood logs using the dowel method.
READ MORE The Shiitake is a deliciously dense mushroom, packed with protein and can be eaten fresh, or preserved well when dried. They have a strong and deep umami mushroom flavour.
Cordyceps
Grown on brown rice
Cordyceps are traditionally a parasitic fungus that feeds off and inhabit a variety of insect bodies. However, Cordyceps are also commercially cultivated here we have them growing on brown rice, making them more vegan friendly.
READ MORE Here we’re displaying our Cordyceps in glass bell jars. These mushrooms have been grown in a sterile environment with filtered air patches. They like cool but light environments and can take 3 months from start to harvest
Used in traditional Chinese herbalism, steeped in tea and now commonly made into powders, Cordyceps have a mild mushroom flavour and can be used fresh or dried.
Lion’s Mane
Grown on hardwood sawdust and bran.
This mushroom has a stunning pale, mane-like appearance. Packed with protein and vitamins Lion’s mane is classed as a medicinal mushrooms that know for its
READ MORE Here in the U.K. it is rare to see it growing in the wild it is a protected species and illegal to forage. Luckily for us, it is an easy mushroom to cultivate and will happily grow indoors on a hardwood sawdust substrate or outdoors on inoculated hardwood logs using the dowel method. Lion’s Mane has a delicate aroma that intensifies when griddled or dried; it can be sliced or shredded and is packed with protein.
Button Mushrooms
Grown on coir and peat free compost
Your classic button mushroom but grown peat free. The common, white, closed caped and button mushrooms are essentially all the same, just harvested at different stages of growth. The button or ‘baby’ mushrooms being harvested at an earlier stage, but for the show we’ve just let it grow and grow.
READ MORE Button mushrooms don’t require any light and can be grown in boxes at home any time of the year.
A versatile mushroom with a classic but mild mushroom flavour that can be cooked to accompany most meals, or simply sautéed and served on toast.