Mushroom Gourmet

Mushroom Gourmet sells a range of new and used commercial equipment and consumables to help set up medium to large scale growers. Current stock includes Large batch mixers, substrate conveyors, Wet-mix bagger- new, Hopper, Ribbon blenders new or used, Bag sealing conveyor with date stamping. Equipment is 3 phase.

Commercial grade shelves make for economic use of space, are easy to clean and make crop cycling a breeze. They are also great for using in the lab especially where space is tight. Dimensions are 530x910x1910 high or 2035 high with rubber wheels. They are zinc dipped then powder coated suitable for wet atmospheres. 12 standard 200x120x500 autoclave bags fit on each shelf or 10 bags 250x140x500 to give yields of 10-20Kg per shelf. 5 shelves per trolley. The height can be reduced if required.

Price per 2 sets pre-assembled, lightly used outdoors- see above left, and strapped to a pallet, is $400 +freight

Price for 12 which suits a 20ft container with a 1m+ central work space, boxed and strapped to a pallet is $2400 +freight

Growing bags to suit bagging and sealing machine above, or hand bagging 200x120x500 in packs of 100 at $100+GST and freight

Growing bags hi-spec zipper filter 320x490 25 $50+GST and freight

Growing bags 250x140x500 in packs of 50 $75+GST and freight

Trial-sized growing tent 160x100x80 with inlet and outlet vents mesh windows, base tray $120 +freight

We offer a small business course twice a year. It is focussed around giving you the skills to turn readily available ‘waste’ products into a profitable enterprise without chemical fertilisers or toxic sprays and have a mulch or compost to use or sell at the end! The advanced course covers how raw materials are converted and custom-matched into long-life substrates suitable for selling as mushroom kits or used as part of a modern growing business.

You can set everything up, grow and sell in under 4 weeks! Growing fungi as a business offers low input costs and high profit margins. Your study is based on a 6m x 2.2m growing area — the size of a shipping container, but almost any spare area can be quickly set up to grow edible fungi following the straight forward, low cost, course directions.

Start with oyster mushrooms — learn the techniques, develop your market, then start another variety. The beginners course covers Oyster, Shiitake and Field mushrooms. Topics covered include:

• How to set up a growing area
• How to prepare the materials and ingredients to grow
• How to care for your fungi and maximise production
• How to harvest and store the final product for sale

The course is based on a non-chemical approach. Oyster and shiitake use no manure. Production is smell free!

Learn now, grow at your pace: run a trial at market, restaurants, shops or sell at your gate.

Get in touch now by phoning 021 8 FUNGI (021 8 38644) or through our contact form to get your small business started!