I like the idea of growing our own food but most of the time, the reality is that it just doesn’t happen. I’m a bit of a fair-weather gardener so for me, it just isn’t that fun to be out there in all conditions, pulling potatoes and carrots.
If you follow the blog regularly, you’ll know that we grow strawberries each summer. These are fairly low maintenance and I can just about manage to keep them alive. We have a few herbs in the garden too but that is it.
I was introduced to Prêt à Pousser a few weeks ago. They are a Paris based start-up, which develops and sells food that people can grow at home. I really like the idea of it as you can see how things grow and then cook them. This is especially great for the children.
What I liked:
- The kids enjoyed seeing the mushrooms grow each day and spraying the water on them. I quite enjoyed it too!
- They are low maintenance, don’t need a garden or lots of light.
- The mushrooms are organic.
- It takes 10 days to get the finished product – kids can get impatient so they were happy to see them growing quickly.
- If you share a picture of your grown mushrooms with the brand on Facebook, they will donate a box to a school of your choice.
What I wasn’t as keen on:
- Only issue I had was the price. For the grey oyster mushrooms like we tried, it is £14.90. Pink and yellow oyster mushroom kits are £19.90. You get around 400g mushrooms, which is great, but even for organic mushrooms, they are cheaper to buy elsewhere. You can refill packs for £7.45 for approx. 400g mushrooms, so the initial price is just once, but it is still a little more than I would normally pay (comparing to oyster mushrooms at my usual supermarket are £3.60 per 300g).
Overall, I really like the idea behind this. I think growing your own food is great and for my kids to see this and learn about it is fab. I think they are worth buying if this is something that you are into, as the reward of seeing them grow is great. Personally though, I think they are overpriced for the amount that you get. If I was to do this again, I would look for a cheaper alternative. I like that they will give a box to a school of your choice to grow some, making each box around £7.45. That is better but still expensive.
If you are growing your own mushrooms, or just want a scrummy mushroom soup recipe to try, then this one below is a great. It is quick and needs very few ingredients. Let me know if you give it a try.
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What do you think about the mushroom growing kit? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Rebecca x
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*the mushroom set was gifted. All thoughts are my own.
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Oh this looks great! I had a mushroom growing kit once (not this make I dont think) but it didn’t work – guess I was just unlucky #triedtested
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They didn’t do anything for a few days but then just shot up! It was really easy
Wow! I love this idea!! My kids would really enjoy this too. I agree with you about the price, although I guess if you think of it as a fun project for the kids AND you get some mushrooms out of it, it’s not so bad! 🙂
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It’s true. It will be worth it for some people x
Rebecca U recently posted…Growing & Cooking Oyster Mushrooms with Prêt à Pousser
I think it’s a great idea! Even if it seems a bit expensive. It would be ideal to show children how to grow their own! Looks fascinating 🙂 #TriedTested
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it is really interesting. It is amazing how it just sprouts out! x
Rebecca U recently posted…Growing & Cooking Oyster Mushrooms with Prêt à Pousser
I have never heard of these before and I have never even thought of growing my own mushrooms. They do look rather impressive though and I bet it is great for children to learn about growing food xx #triedtested
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thanks Lindsay, it teaches them a lot!
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This is a really great! I don’t have a garden, but I would love my son to be able to see how things grow. Especially something like a mushroom. Even if we had a garden he wouldn’t get to see mushrooms growing in it!
I do agree with you that the price is steep, even for organic mushrooms. It’s interesting as a one off, to show kids how things grow, but it wouldn’t become my source of mushrooms.
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Just how I feel Joanna x
Rebecca U recently posted…3 Things You Should Discuss Before You Walk Down The Isle
I must admit I’m a staunch avoider of mushrooms – hate the things. But these look so pretty!
Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested over the course of this year! Have a wonderful Christmas x
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Thanks for hosting over the year Colette. Merry Christmas x
Rebecca U recently posted…3 Things You Should Discuss Before You Walk Down The Isle
Wow what a clever idea and educational for kids too #TriedTested
Wow, these look amazing and the soup-delicious. Mum mentioned making mushroom soup as one of the starters (one!) on Christmas Day. Will show her your post. Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x
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What an wholesome piece about foraging and cooking oyster mushrooms. Really interesting read and I am definitely sharing it with my friends.
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