Fungi factory oyster mushrooms grown on coffee grounds

Item number: 8717953186355 View all Fungi Factory > View more: Coffee & Tea > Fungi Factory - Growing oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds Coffee grounds: dark brown sludge, throw it away? No, don't! Coffee grounds are the perfect raw material for growing delicious oyster mushrooms. This is due to the universal and nutrient-rich fungal substrate. With the Fungi Factory Growkit, you can get started easily and quickly, even if you don't drink much coffee. You work with small amounts at a time and, in return, receive beautiful, tasty mushrooms. The Fungi Factory Growkit consists of a bucket with oyster mushroom spawn. All you have to do is add the remains of your coffee. You only need small amounts of coffee grounds, so you don't have to be the biggest coffee fan to grow oyster mushrooms. All you need is a bit of patience! The oyster mushrooms grow back after harvesting, so no new oyster mushroom spawn is needed. This is not a one-time use/disposable product, but a sustainable way to turn your coffee grounds into oyster mushrooms. The bucket has instructions for using the grow kit. Did you know? this idea originated in Zimbabwe? mushrooms are a sustainable meat substitute? everyone can do this? Growing your own oyster mushrooms is easy and fun! You only need small amounts of coffee grounds. Almost all types of coffee can be used: filter coffee, coffee pods, coffee grounds from percolators and espresso machines. You can reuse the kit every time (without a new bag of spawn). Mushrooms are the perfect meat substitute. Did you know that producing and consuming mushrooms is much more environmentally friendly and sustainable than meat? Mushrooms convert nutrients 25 times more efficiently than meat. An extra reason to grow your own mushrooms! Oyster mushrooms are delicious mushrooms. They are firm, contain a lot of plant-based proteins, and have a rich, full flavour. They are perfect in pasta and risotto, but are also delicious as a base for soup or simply fried with some oil, pepper, and salt. Enjoy your meal! Tip: Want to store the kit for a while? Do this in the refrigerator. Product specifications Growing oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds Item description Growing oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds Item number 8717953186355 Occasion Birthday, Sinterklaas, Christmas Hobby Baking & Cooking Suitable for ages 13-17 years, Adults Country of origin Netherlands Diameter 20 cm Height 15.5 cm Starting with your grow kit We will help you harvest delicious mushrooms yourself. To get started properly, clean the grow kit. Do this with water hotter than 70 degrees. Boiling water is also fine. This ensures that any incorrect fungi disappear. Also, thoroughly clean the container where you collect coffee grounds. Incorrect fungi can accumulate in a dirty collection container, and you don't want that! Crumbling the spawn Now, fill the grow kit with a layer of coffee grounds, enough to cover the bottom. Mix this with the spawn. Make sure the coffee grounds are moist enough. They should have the color of dark chocolate. You can add some water if it's too dry. Then, put the lid on the grow kit, and it's time to wait! After about 5 days, you will see that all the coffee grounds at the bottom have turned white. That is the moment to add more coffee. Every time your coffee grounds turn nice and white, you can replenish them with more coffee grounds; you will see that this happens faster and faster. Growing tip 2 – Your first layer of coffee grounds has turned completely white Handling your coffee grounds Do not store your coffee grounds for too long. You want to use them as fresh as possible to prevent incorrect fungi from growing. Fresh daily is best. If you want to store your coffee grounds before putting them in the grow kit, you can keep them in the refrigerator in a sealed container. Of course, make sure the container is clean, and do not store them for more than three days. Do not store your coffee grounds for more than three days. And if you store them, do so in a clean, sealed container in the refrigerator. Just-added-coffee-grounds-jpg The fungus slowly spreads through your coffee grounds. Because the fungus needs air to breathe, you cannot add too many coffee grounds at once, but rather a layer of about one centimeter each time. The fungus spreads through the new layer of coffee grounds. When that turns white, you add a new layer. You continue this until the grow kit is completely full. Going on holiday? For that one time, you can add a three-centimeter layer and put the grow kit in the refrigerator. During your holiday, the oyster mushroom fungus will continue to grow calmly, and when you return home, you can take it out of the refrigerator again. Growing tip 3 – Problems, what now? Yes, you're doing great! You add coffee grounds every few days and watch them turn white. You immediately put the lid back on the grow kit and occasionally check if everything is still going well. You can continue this until your grow kit is full. Just-added-coffee-grounds-jpg Filter coffee, espresso, or Senseo? Did you know that you can also add coffee filters? Because boiling water has passed through them and they are made of wood fiber (paper), the oyster mushroom fungus can grow perfectly on them. You can cut or tear the filter before putting it in the grow kit (with clean scissors/fingers) so that the fungus can spread more easily. The same applies to Senseo pads: just tear them open and add them. Not enough coffee? Bring coffee grounds from work sometimes or ask friends. They will probably be happy to get rid of them, and your oyster mushroom fungus will grow nicely. Of course, use a clean container to transport them. Growkit-with-trichoderma Green mold, what now?! If you're unlucky, you'll suddenly see a few green spots among your beautiful white oyster mushroom fungus. This can happen if you're not working hygienically enough, your coffee grounds are too old, or your coffee grounds are not moist enough. The fungus you see is called Trichoderma. If you see green spots, carefully scoop them out with a spoon that you have first dipped in boiling water. This way, you can be sure that you are not adding new dirt to your coffee grounds. Are your coffee grounds not the color of dark chocolate? That could be the cause of your green mold, and you can make the coffee grounds you add afterward a bit moister with a plant sprayer. Is your bucket turning completely green? Then, unfortunately, you are out of luck, and you have to start again. We also throw away a bag of substrate that turns completely green more often than we'd like. Growing tip 4 – keep going Everything is going smoothly. You add coffee grounds every few days and watch them turn white. You immediately put the lid back on the grow kit and occasionally check if everything is still going well. If all goes well, your grow kit is now completely full up to the lid. From that moment on, you no longer need to open your grow kit. It can take quite some time until your grow kit starts producing mushrooms. Make sure your grow kit is not too warm, otherwise the oyster mushroom will think it's still summer. A cool, light place is most pleasant for your oyster mushroom. But, what about that tape? The oyster mushroom grows mushrooms where there is light. With the grow kit, that means at the holes. The tape on it is air-permeable and not very sticky. The oyster mushroom can easily push it aside. On the left, you see mini mushrooms behind the tape. A few days later, the tape has been pushed off, and the mushrooms are next to it. Once they are past it, you can carefully pull the tape aside, but you don't have to. Almost ready to harvest! Your mushrooms will grow into full-grown mushrooms within a week. Growing tip 5 – Harvesting Finally, you can harvest your oyster mushrooms! growkit-square whatsapp-image-2020-02-02-at-13.07.45 Your oyster mushrooms are ready to harvest when the cap is flat. In the photo on the left, the caps of the oyster mushrooms are still nicely curved. You can leave them for another night. In the bottom photo, the caps are almost flat, which is the perfect time to harvest. How do you harvest? You harvest your oyster mushrooms by grasping them close to the bucket and twisting them. Then, you twist them off the substrate by the stem. A tiny bit of substrate usually comes off with the stem, so you cut that off with a sharp knife afterward. And then your mushrooms are harvested and ready for the pan. Cover the holes with new tape or with the original tape from the holes. Dried out mushrooms? Dried out mushrooms happen regularly, especially because our homes are quite dry in winter. The good news is that you can still use them perfectly. Soak them in water and then fry them, or they are delicious in risotto. Dried oyster mushrooms are even a delicacy available in most supermarkets. And now you have grown them yourself! Package contents Please note that for value boxes, it is not possible to cancel and return individual products. 1 x Oyster Mushroom Spawn Spawn to grow oyster mushrooms on your own coffee grounds. More information 1 x Oyster Mushroom Bucket Bucket to grow oyster mushrooms on your own coffee grounds. More information Environmental information about growing oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds Has an unsorted waste paper label Assembled by BlueCity Rotterdam Is a very nice and sustainable gift In 2030, more than 8 billion people will live on our planet. More than 65% of them live in cities, occupying less than 3% of the world's surface. But these cities produce 50% of the waste and are responsible for 80% of toxic emissions. Meanwhile, we continue to import food from all over the world and incinerate the often very valuable waste streams from it. As a result, we produce even more waste and emit even more toxic substances. How else can it be done? Better and smarter. Among other things, by utilizing a locally very abundantly available raw material: coffee grounds. After oil, coffee is the most traded commodity in the world. Almost 10 billion kilograms of coffee beans are produced annually. The Netherlands imports 150 million kilograms of coffee beans annually for its own use. An astonishingly small percentage of this ends up in your cup of coffee: less than 1%. Of the rest, we throw away over 120 million kilograms of coffee grounds, and almost all of this ends up in the incinerator. While we can also convert it into food. Sustainably produced oyster mushrooms, for example! What are the benefits? Producing and consuming oyster mushrooms grown on locally available coffee grounds offers many benefits, namely: Reduction of the amount of waste that goes into incineration and thus a reduction in CO2 emissions. Reduction of transport kilometers by producing local food. All raw materials for this kit are locally available and are only supplied to local parties. Increase in the supply of plant-based food. Oyster mushrooms are an excellent meat substitute and are also much more effective in water use than meat. 15,000 liters of water are needed for 1 kg of beef. Less than 5 liters for 1 kg of oyster mushrooms.