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Have been out and about delivering Cr'oyster mushrooms to lovely repeat customers. Thank you to them.

#Croydon Cr'oyster mushroom soup freshly made. Onions, garlic and creamy sauce. Very filling and packed with goodness.

#Croydon. The first crop, for a while, of beautiful, textural Cr'oyster mushrooms. These are going into a lovely warming soup. Nom Nom.

Getting there… Almost time to harvest!

Supplies have arrived #Croydon @greencroydon

Did you know #Croydon took its name from the crocus plant? Can you imagine a time when Croydon was covered in them? Here are some young crocus plants at ⁦@croyurbmush⁩ today ⁦@writtenbysalma⁩ ⁦@BBCLondonNews⁩

Croydon is the home of urban mushrooms! Today I’ve been @croyurbmush for #the32 with Andrew Dickinson @greencroydon finding out how waste coffee grounds can make oyster mushrooms grow @writtenbysalma @BBCLondonNews

Autumn is a great time of year to find fungi and you can join a fungus foray to find out more about local species If you fancy growing some to eat, check out businesses like @croyurbmush who sell packs of old coffee grounds seeded with oyster mushrooms theguardian.com/science/2023/o…

#Croydon. Childrens workshop 17 & 24 October 1100. Whitgift Centre. Textile Repair Cafe. eventbrite.com/e/fun-with-tex…

#Croydon cr'oyster mushroom cultivation has restarted to coincide with #CEweek2023. Here's volunteer Ria with her first inoculated waste coffee grounds.

@BBCLondonNews Every day

How often do you go into the office? 🏙️ bbc.in/3igVlf9

#Croydon. Jeans repair workshop. Sat 3rd Dec 1130 Whitgift Centre opp Marks and Spencers eventbrite.co.uk/e/basic-jeans-…

@SkyNews Welcome Kiburi

🦍 Kiburi was transported to London Zoo in a large custom-built crate - which included an onboard meal of leafy greens, leeks, a banana, and cold fruit tea trib.al/CTw8EWX

#Croydon lots of #handmade #Xmas goodies at the #TextileRepairCafe. Open to 13.30 today. Opp M&S

#Croydon Cr'Oyster mushrooms struggling to develop. They need a long cold spell to shock them into growth.

#Croydon Xmas merchandise at Textile Repair Cafe. Whitgift Centre Opening dates and times Nov 22+29 13-1600. Nov 26th 1130-1330. Dec 10+17 1130-1330. Dec 6+13 13-1600.

Inoculated bags of waste coffee grounds building up and getting closer to fruiting. #Croydon

Cr'Oyster mushrooms will be appearing soon. The farm is being rebooted with a local volunteer running it. It's good to have one of the really good #Croydon circular economy projects back up and running. Here's the first inoculated bag of waste coffee grounds of the reboot.

Lavender cutting day at Little Meadow #Croydon

#Croydon. Introduction to sewing machine. Confidence is growing amongst the attendees.