MYCOTRIBE

About our Workshops

Here you’ll find details of our upcoming events, booking links, information, snapshots, FAQs and testimonials of previous Tribers that attended our workshops.

Fungi naturally seek to grow and connect through spores and mycelium.  At MYCOTRIBE we look to imitate this growth via the spread of knowledge, by learning together we bring mind to mind forging connections anew. 

We believe knowledge is best shared and so, we have developed mobile workshops to take around the country!  Our workshops seek to share the knowledge of mushroom growing practises via a hands-on based learning experience where you’ll understand not just how to grow medicinal and gourmet mushrooms but the why behind the techniques and methodologies.

To provide an intimate learning experience we limit our workshops to 15 people per session and encourage any and all fungi related questions!

We think no workshop is complete without at least one take home element to continue your learning and so our gift to you is your very own GrowBox!!  We’ll prepare the box together and the weeks following our time together you’ll watch your magical fungi flourish with aftercare support from Darryl in a peer group setting.

You’ll learn all about mushroom cultivation, the life cycle of a fungi from spores in a petri dish to fruiting of beautiful mushrooms, interwoven with practical elements giving you an insight into how we work in our laboratory setting at the MushLove Farm as well as an understanding of the terminologies and methods used should you wish to continue the journey after your first grow.

We can’t wait to see you at one of our workshops and watch our tribe expand, as the mycelium network grows, we become Spores Connecting, Mind to Mind.

Upcoming events

Fungi Cultivation Introduction with Darryl

Our Midlands Event will be held at the Cotesbach Educational Centre, The Stable Yard, Lutterworth LE17 4HX on Sunday 26th April 2026.

Time: 11am to 1pm (prompt start)
Pricing: £50pp, limited to 15 people.

Why not make a day of it?

The Yard Cafe at Cotesbach is a true hidden gem of the Midlands.  The cafe ran by the wonderful Annie and her team of Yarders provide incredible food and divine deserts. Make sure to stop in before (and after if you’re feeling extra decadent!) the workshop and grab some food or a drink, you most definitely won’t regret it.

Our London Event will be held at the Innervisions Alchemy Sauna and Wellness Space, Bermondsey, SE15 1EP on Sunday 24th May 2026.

Time: 11am to 1pm (prompt start)
Pricing: £60pp, limited to 15 people.

Why not make a day of it?

The space at Innervisions Alchemy has an invigorating Sauna and Cold Plunge! Treat yourself, clear your body and mind as you enjoy the wood-fired Saunas and ice-cold Cold Plunge. Feel the Heat. Embrace the Chill. 

If you would like to book a Sauna session head to:  https://www.innervisionsalchemy.co.uk/book-sauna.

To book a workshop click one of the buttons below.

We look forward to connecting soon and expanding our magical network!

RUGBY WORKSHOP 26/04/2026
LONDON WORKSHOP 24/05/2026

FAQs

We provide aftercare support following our time together where we cover any and all fungi related questions you may have.  Here are the most frequently asked questions we’ve had before, during and after our workshops! 

Nope! Our workshops are for anybody green and non-green fingered alike. Between you and I, Darryl is fairly useless at growing plants, just ask the many dried out succulents he’s cared for over the years. When you leave the workshop you’ll have a much better idea of what fungi need to flourish.

Nothing except a willingness to learn about all things fungi! We’ll provide you with everything you need including your take home growbox and a sturdy carrier bag to carry it home in.

We designed the growbox to be small and conspicuous!  The box is roughly 15cm by 20cm and 20cm in height, it can be stored almost anywhere in the home; on the kitchen side, on top of a wardrobe or tucked away in a cupboard.

Don’t stress. We think of each workshop group as a mini Tribe within the MYCOTRIBE. We encourage everyone to join a messaging group we create specifically for your group only, we encourage you to share your progress, tips you’ve picked up and your successes too. Darryl is in every group to answer any and all questions you might have afterwards.

Once you take your box home you can expect mushrooms to grow within four to eight weeks time, but just as nature is untameable, they may be quicker or they may take longer. Just like growing anything, various factors including the temperature of the room, ambient air flow and the materials you use in your grow can effect the timing.

Yes and no, various varieties mushrooms have different ranges of ideal growing temperatures. The mushrooms we chose to grow in our workshops have been specifically chosen as they grow between 18°C to 24°C , most homes have an ambient temperature that sits nicely in this range. The temperature affects the timing of the grow, but the grow will happen!

For the sake of the question we’ll assume you won’t be taking your box in your checked luggage to Barbados or to the beach of Skeggy. The box will be absolutely fine, you might come home to some serious fungi growing whilst you’ve been away but they will be all good.  If you’re really worried several of our Tribers give their boxes to friends to look after… nothing like a community of people helping each other out eh?!

Here’s the neat trick, you don’t. The materials we use to create your box are at an optimum moisture content for the mushrooms to grow, the substrate contains the right amount of water for your fungi to flourish without any added water. We call it the “Set and Forget” method, set it on your kitchen side and forget about it for a while, no attention needed!

Incredible! We encourage leaving the lid on the grow box for at least the first four weeks to allow the mycelium to build strength, but once you start to see mushrooms there is no harm in cracking the lid and taking a peek every day or two. Avoid taking the lid off entirely until we’re ready to harvest to lock in that optimum moisture content we spoke of in the previous question.

This depends on the mushroom and there isn’t a straight cut answer for all mushrooms, for this one you’ll have to rely on our aftercare guides we provide after you come join us in a workshop!

Fungi are resilient little organisms and they’ll want to keep growing once you’ve harvested, all they need is more water to replace all that high quality H2O they’ve guzzled up. We call this water replacement a “Flush”, and the box will keep producing, the record from Faye, one of our early Tribers, had a successful 18 flushes(!) though typically you’ll get three to eight. Eventually the nutrients from the grain runs out and the box stops producing.

We would love for you to continue the growing journey and we thought of a way we can help. We have been working on different strains that work in the box. You can purchase replacement kits through our website which will contain the raw materials for you to recreate your grow box at home ready to start again. We only send out materials that we’re sure will be successful so the options will vary but we aim to always have at least one strain available.

You are always welcome on another workshop, we offer a discount for returning Tribers and we love seeing our friends again (that’s you!), we’ll try to make sure you try something new the second time around too!

If you don’t wish to continue the mushroom growing journey we hope you enjoyed the process! The box makes for pretty useful storage around the kitchen or shed! We have loads dotted throughout the kitchen cupboards, perks of the job and all. Failing that you can recycle the box and lid as with any other hard plastic.

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Testimonials

Read what some of our Tribers have said about our Workshops!

“Darryl is a true expert who makes mushroom growing simple and rewarding. His meticulous preparation and clear guidance make success almost guaranteed. His passion is contagious — you’ll soon be as enthusiastic about mushrooms as he is!” – A

“This was the third MYCOTRIBE mushroom growing workshop I have either participated in or witnessed. It has been brilliant to see how Darryl has improved the workshop and the techniques. It has such a nice flow now with a good amount of theoretical and practical work. Darryl is incredibly knowledgeable on the subject and is always happy to answer any questions. He brings a lot of examples, pictures, equipment, etc to the workshops so you walk away having a good understanding of the complete lifecycle of a mushroom, what can go wrong, what to look out for, and most importantly, how to succeed.” – D

“Overall, an engaging workshop, packed with precise, practical knowledge that was easy to follow. A relaxed approach that made the experience enjoyable and felt comfortable enough to ask questions. Well-designed instruction manual with pictures to support the aftercare and what to expect. The idea of a WhatsApp group is a great way to stay engaged and understand what’s going right or wrong with the process. I would recommend this workshop to anyone who is interested in mushroom growing. I would never have thought to grow my own mushrooms, as I didn’t know where to start. This has provided me with the tools, guidance and confidence to actually make this an interesting hobby. Thank you, and looking forward to what comes next.” – J

 

“I attended one of Darryl’s workshops earlier this year, and I’m about to attend a second one to refresh my knowledge. I had been wanting to grow mushrooms for years, and I had been reading about it online, but it all felt really daunting. Darryl provided all of the necessary materials and made it seem easy. I have since been growing lots of mushrooms, and I can’t believe how simple it is when someone actually shows you how. I highly recommend his mushroom workshops!” – H

“Darryl was incredible. I had such a fun time learning from him- he has such a warm, passionate nature that means it’s practically impossible not to be excited about bags of grain! I felt confident in going ahead and experimenting with some medicinal mushrooms at home.” – L

This workshop is great for learning about the great world of fungi. I’ve done the workshop twice and I’ve learnt an immense amount in both workshops. Darryl the teacher is kind, patient, passionate and explains everything very simply which is appreciated ! – M

“I absolutely loved the mushroom-growing course and came away feeling so much more confident with the process. Everything was explained in such a clear, down-to-earth way that it suddenly all felt doable. Darryl was the perfect balance of humour and professionalism, which made the whole event really enjoyable. I honestly can’t wait to put it all into practice and see the fruits of the training.” – N

“Darryl’s mushroom-growing workshop was absolutely fantastic! His enthusiasm is infectious, and he makes the whole process — from spore to harvest — feel simple and exciting. I walked away not only with a starter kit and loads of practical tips, but also a real passion for growing my own mushrooms. Highly recommend it to anyone curious about sustainable, hands-on shroom growing!” – T