From Waste to Food: Tour and Workshop with Urban Mushroom

Founded in 2018, Urban Mushroom is a venture that grows mushrooms with wastes such as coffee grounds, rice bran, straw, corn and wood. The team aims to raise public awareness about sustainability and the possible uses of city wastes by growing local produce with them. Their mushroom products include various types of fresh and dried oyster mushrooms, available both online and at different collaborating stores.

In this special event with Slow Food Hong Kong, founder Russell Kong of Urban Mushroom will take us on a guided tour through the mushroom cultivation process. There will be a walk in the cultivation area of the mushroom farm, followed by a short classroom session. To complete the experience, participants will in the mushroom workshop prepare their own cultivation bag and perform inoculation, taking the bag home to observe the mushroom growth.

Details

Date: 28 May 2022 (Sat)

Time:  2pm to 4pm (approx)

Venue: Urban Mushroom Cultivation Farm (No.270, Tuen Tsz Wai, Lam Tai, Tuen Mun); meeting point: Light Rail Lam Tei station

Cost:

• HKD300 for Slow Food members
• HKD350 per person for non-members, includes 1 year membership to Slow Food

The event will be subject to the prevailing legislative requirements on social distancing. Participants must each wear a mask at all times during the event, scan the venue QR code using the LeaveHomeSafe mobile app before entering the farm premises, and have received 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccination record will need to be produced for scanning.

This event is first-paid, first-served. Those who register without making payment risk forfeiting their spots. For those who have paid but wish to withdraw, refund is not available unless there are special circumstances.

Register Here

Fully booked! Email info@slowfood.com.hk if you wish to be put on the waiting list.