With limited supplies in supermarkets, and unlimited time to spend indoors, now’s the time to take up gardening and to start growing your own, no matter the space you have. It’s no surprise that interest in gardening has soared in recent weeks. As well as being a potential food source, many people are taking up […]
Thank you!!
A huge thank you from the bottom of hearts. We’d like to thank all of our customers for supporting us at this extremely difficult time that we’re all going through right now. We’re not a regular profit making company, not that there’s anything wrong with that! We support and work with an organisation called Urban […]
Surviving Self-Isolation… with Mushrooms
We’re facing some crazy times right now. Everyday we are being bombarded with pretty shocking developments on the news, and as for social media we have no idea if what we’re reading is fact or fiction. Some of us may be panicking and worried about just how much the Coronavirus is going to impact our […]
Grow Your Own Mushrooms Masterclass: Steps 1 and 2
After hundreds of you have unwrapped your Kitchen Gardens gifts, the next thing is to Open Up the box and get growing! When you get a Kitchen Garden, it’s alive and it’s ready to grow – so be sure to do Step 1 within one month of purchase – you can order a kit in advance […]
Growing for Good
It’s hard to believe that eight years ago Robbie, Jon and I started out as a group of coffee-drinking food lovers determined to bring you the best in fresh, local and sustainable produce. We were fresh out of Uni and juggling a few different jobs when we were first inspired by Gunter Pauli’s Blue Economy […]
Win a luxurious Mediterranean hamper from The Real Olive Company
We’ve got two fantastic hampers from The Real Olive Company up for grabs. Each hamper features a fine selection of their delicious olives, premium olive oils and other Mediterranean delights. We love the ethos that Karin and Ben followed to bring their olives to the UK. For nearly two decades, The Real Olive Company have […]
Raymond Blanc Gardening School – Grow Your Own Mushrooms Course at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Since we met Raymond Blanc back in August 2014 during the filming of Kew on a Plate, we’ve been helping the gardening team at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons with oyster mushrooms for their Valle aux Champignons. This Autumn, the gardening team are running a fantastic programme of gardening courses including Autumn Vegetables, Edible Flowers and […]
Send to friends – with your Christmas Card
We haven’t even been on Summer Holiday yet, so completely agree it feels a bit early to be talking about Christmas – but we had this idea that will appeal to the more organised (or super last-minute) amongst us, so wanted to share with you now. We offer Gift Wrapping on our mushroom kits, and […]
Hot Pinks As Art – Finding Beauty In Details
We’ve been pretty obsessed with mushrooms since we first started growing them in recycled coffee grounds almost a decade ago. During the years since, we’ve spent a lot of time observing their quirks and getting to know every step of the growing process, and how to make it reliable. Through working with this natural organism so closely, we […]
You’re doing a great job!
We worked super hard before Christmas to hand make and pack all the Kitchen Garden mushroom kits and get them sent off to sit under the Christmas Tree waiting to be opened. Now it’s our turn to sit back and admire your handy-work. A big thank you to everyone who has shared photos of their […]
