SPAWN (spôn) n.

1. a medium commonly used in mushroom growing.

2. mushroom spawn refers to any sterilised substance that has been inoculated with mycelium.

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SPAWN is a London-based fungi project. It aims to explore and share the mighty world of mycology through growth, education, community and experimentation projects, focusing specifically on gourmet mushrooms.

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This project was born during the Covid-19 lockdown as a manifestation of my growing fascination with fungi, the desire to share my knowledge, and my need to exercise my creativity during a time when I felt creatively stuck.

When it comes to SPAWN and it's core values, I am particularly invested in expanding the variety of fungi in the culinary world, exploring/utilising low-waste methods of farming, and sharing knowledge to reduce stigma around the fungi kingdom.

Currently, SPAWN is building two gourmet mushroom micro-farms in Barking and in the middle of Dalston with Brunswick East café where they will eventually be holding workshops, webinars and classes.

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