Urban Valley

22/08/2024

C H E S T N U T S -
this fantastical mushroom has a rich, moorish, umami taste and a surprising texture, with a uniquely crunchy stem and a thin slightly slippery cap. The crunch on the stem is such a stand out texture, it’s not squishy at all. That shape and texture holds up even when cooked!

Chestnuts are quite finicky to grow and do take nearly three times as long as our oysters so they do cost more to grow, but they’re worth every bit. When these amber beauties are available, we recommend taking advantage of it. They’re perfect sautéed, stand outs in rich brothy numbers, easily elevate any kind of mushroom dish and are a delicious finishing move.

Chefs, reach out to us with any questions and give us a heads up if you want to be added to the grow plan!

15/08/2024

REISHI - your dream hero, nature’s nightcap, the mushroom sandman… whatever you want to call it, this is the powerful functional mushroom that you need in your nightly routine!

🤯 That’s because reishi mushroom is renowned for its ability to promote deep relaxation and improve sleep quality thanks to its bioactive compounds that reduce stress and anxiety, naturally! Regular use can lead to a more restful, deep sleep allowing you to wake up more refreshed and alert.

😴 We’re far from your typical early-to-rise farmers, and getting up at dawn for the market is not our jam, but Reishi truly has really improved the quality of our sleep and how we feel when we wake up. Less time hitting snooze in the morning is definitely a win in our books!

💪 We know Lion’s Mane gets all the attention these days but we wholeheartedly believe that Reishi plays just as important of a role in making us feel ready to be our best at the start of each day. We want you to try it!

📍Our Reishi dual-extract is available on our website (link in bio) and be sure to follow our functional mushroom brand . More bioactive mushroom products will be launching soon and of course they’re all 100% Australian grown with no filler, no flavourings and no dodgy imported ingredients!

$39/ bottle = 30 daily serves (a month’s worth!)
Suggested daily serving = 1ml
Add to tea, water or your favourite relaxing beverage

Share with someone who needs a good sleep!

07/08/2024

HOT single shiitakes IN YOUR AREA! 🔥

22/07/2024

Reaching for mushroom.

To us, it looks like an ode to the oyster, perched upon a pedestal of the hands that worked to create it.

📸 Stunning photography by Thank you

11/07/2024

Our ‘Wild Blue’ oyster grows only in cold temperatures so we’re bringing it back for this winter/spring season! This oyster is one of our favourites to look at with its delicate baby blue caps that overhang like scalloped curtains above the thin crunchy white stems. The flavour is mild and earthy much like a white oyster.

Find these in our wholesale mix boxes and at the soon!

27/06/2024

If this is the before shot, what does the after look like?

Imagine a bright and bold ’Nam Xao Xa Ot’, or lemongrass chilli mushrooms. It’s served with g*i lan and pickled celeriac sheets. Find it at the highly acclaimed !

is only 1km away, straight down Brunswick St. We love working with our neighbours!

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24/06/2024

Support your local farmer! Source fresh from a quality grower knowing it tastes better plus you’re supporting Aussie small business. It’s a win-win.

Supporting producers is what strives to do and we think it’s awesome. The food is so delicious with warm service and a very welcoming space. So quick shout out to Gum Bistro over in West End. We think it’s important to support the supporters 💛

📸: and shot by for

10/06/2024

I woke up like this, we flawless.

06/06/2024

We love growing lion’s mane! These are headed for Brisbane chefs, QLD customers, New Farm and to to make mushroom extracts.

22/05/2024

Oui chef! It’s time for mushies on the menu!

DM or email [email protected] to inquire 🤙

17/05/2024

Here’s a cute mushroom!

Send to a mushroom lover to spread the love ✨

07/05/2024

Pink oyster - the bacon mushroom. Yes, bacon. 🥓
It’s gorgeous to look at and tastes like ham but you’ll never see it at the grocery store. The good news is that you can easily grow it yourself at home in about a week! Enjoy watching the mesmerising growth then harvest and crisp it up in a pan to see if it tastes like bacon to you.

If you want to make next level vegan mushroom bacon, try this:
250g pink oyster mushroom from your harvest
2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
2 tablepoons maple syrup
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
- cook oyster mushroom caps dry in a single layer in a frying pan over low heat. Put a weight on top such as another pan pressing down.
- after 3 or so minutes flip the mushrooms and put the weight back on. Cook for another couple of minutes.
- stir together the remaining ingredients and brush over the mushrooms, flip the mushrooms and brush on the other side. Cook 1-2 minutes, flip and finish cooking for another minute on the other side until nice and crispy. Season with salt.
Enjoy the crispy bacon-y mushroom goodness!

03/05/2024

Introducing - our new brand for bioactive mushroom products! Our mushrooms, dual - extracted to the highest possible scientific protocols for maximum potency. Organic, 100% Australian, no filler.

Have you been curious about exploring the health benefits of functional mushrooms or are you into the biohacking trend? This is for you!

Lion’s Mane and Reishi dual - extract tinctures are available now! Full range coming soon! Website and online sales to launch next week, until then DM for direct pick up from the farm in Fortitude Valley Brisbane or visit New Farm Powerhouse.

01/05/2024

Get ready because our collab dinner series is kicking off with a bang in ‘24! We are beyond excited for the caliber of this… not one, but TWO of Brisbane’s most talented and creative chefs - Eugene Lee and Ben Chow - will combine their fiery attitudes and punchy flavours with our mushrooms for this intimate event. We won’t reveal too much about this funky fungi dinner just yet but for the lucky ones there will be multiple courses from each chef and surprising combinations! Don’t wait to get your ticket, this WILL SELL OUT fast.



Sunday May 19th, 6pm
Book via link in bio.
Credit card required for booking.
Limited bookings.

22/03/2024

True AUSTRALIAN GROWN shiitake…
👉⁉️Why does this matter? Becuase chances are if you’ve had shiitake here in Australia, it’s been imported. You may say “But it’s got the green and gold triangle logo” or says “Grown in Australia” on the plastic wrapped package. Well sorry to tell you, but you’ve been misled and it’s a big problem. You see, mushrooms are unique in that they can start off their life cycle made up in bags and then they have a few weeks of inoculation time until they fully grow… therefore the bags can be completely made in one country, then be shipped across the ocean for a few weeks before being opened here in Australia. Wild huh? Overseas water, overseas materials, overseas cheap labour and mass producing overseas farms, but when exposed to Australian air it’s now called Australian grown. Not only is this questionable quality with also the potential for heavy metals, it also floods the market with cheap produce that Aussie farmers can’t compete with. We’ve seen in the last few months mushroom farms sadly close because of this.
🇦🇺🍄So we encourage you to know who your mushroom farmers are in your area, to make sure what you’re eating is good for you and supports true Aussie farmers. It tastes SO much better too!! But don’t take our word for it, try these shiitake and you’ll see how these buttery, umami rich, succulent favourites are next level and absolutely worth the extra buck.

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30/01/2024

L I O N S M A N E
So cute and fluffy it’s irresistible to touch but if you haven’t cooked with this mushroom, you need to! The texture when cooked, especially when it’s pressed down with a weight or heavy pan on top, becomes like protein! The flavour is mild so it takes on whatever spices you throw at it while still having that underlying moorish umami. Sear it and bbq to make a juicy steak. Tearing it finely and tossing in a pan with butter and garlic will fool you into thinking it’s spanner crab. Cut it up and add it into a curry for luscious meaty bites. Fry it Kentucky style and it will give the dirty bird a run for its money.

That’s why we say lions mane is surprisingly the most versatile mushroom you need to be cooking with!

15/01/2024

POV: you’ve just opened your kg box of mixed mushrooms.

If you’re not experiencing this view and you’d like to, get in touch!

10/01/2024

Give us the cheese! That’s the message when we tuck in our inoculated substrate for some incubation time, and wait patiently for the colonisation process to happen before we can reap the benefits of our lab work as delicious mushrooms! Turning a long empty warehouse into a farm had its very strange and trippy surprises, with this artwork being one of them. Twisted graffiti messages were across the walls so we painted over all of it… except for this mouse one. It’s so odd and vibrant, it looks like it’s eagerly watching over the growing mycelium. It’s our nod to the warehouse’s past and we think it brings a bit of that oh so Valley charm.

19/12/2023

Our range of grow kits make a great X-mas gift so we’ve been like elves this season, preparing them as fast as we can! If they are out of stock online, don’t worry! You can now pick one up at in QLD! WOO-HOO!! Last minute gifts sorted! 🎁✔️

Thank you as always for your support!

11/12/2023

This is a snowflake aka coral tooth mushroom! This unique looking mushroom is native to Australia and is in the lions mane family which means it has comparable taste and health benefits, but instead of hair it grows branchlike structures. It is slightly more firm in texture than lions mane so it holds its branchlike shape when cooked, or it can be used raw as a garnish on top of a dish, giving a punch of wow-factor.

Snowflake mushroom gives those holiday season vibes ❄️

09/12/2023

Great article about what we do. Check it out!
Thanks for the write up Inner City Brisbane News

A unique agricultural venture is thriving in the bustling urban landscape of Fortitude Valley with Urban Valley, a mushroom farm founded by Joel Schiller and Rachel Hughes.

06/12/2023

Now stocked at Harris Farm! We are beyond excited to announce that our fresh mushrooms are now available at Harris Farm stores throughout Queensland! Find fresh mixed gourmet mushrooms, lions mane, oyster, shiitake and chestnut punnets that are 100% Australian made and proudly grown in Fortitude Valley. We’re so happy to be working with a great company like Harris Farm and we hope you all enjoy!

As always, thank you for supporting our urban farm!

27/11/2023

Mushroom city.

Imagine looking up and seeing mushrooms towering above amongst the city’s reaching concrete towers and overhangs. The organic details of nature’s structure are contrasted by the man made yet they seem reminiscent of each other. This is what happens when growing mushrooms in the city becomes the city in a colossal art installation that is now featured as part of the exhibition Make Visible in Brisbane's outdoor gallery.

Making the micro 'macro', this photograph urges you to look closer, peek down the laneway and walk nearer to reveal the wonder of the overlooked and often unseen. The mushrooms at this scale mimic the overstory that creates a canopy underneath where people can walk or sit. The ascending fruiting forms also mirror that of a cityscape and the buildings towering overhead.

We were honoured to be chosen for the Make Visible project which aims to celebrate the hidden elements of the city with unusual collaborations such as this with . Its about the invisible elements that connect communities, much like mycelium, that are contributing to the city's unique ecology.

The collaboration is with Urban Valley Mushrooms in Fortitude Valley and Kate O'Sullivan, a Brisbane-based filmmaker and photographer drawn to stories that reveal magic in the everyday and champion connectedness in the face of the void.

This artwork is one of the unlikely collaborations brought together as part of the Make Visible exhibition which runs from now until April 14th. Check out ‘Canopy’ (2023) in Giffin Lane off Adelaide St in the Brisbane CBD.

Thank you and for the opportunity and for the fungi photography!

22/11/2023

Mycelium becomes her.

Imagine what mycelium would look like if it took human form, the sprawling nature, intriguing shapes, whimsical patterns, the pleated gills of the fruiting body and its wavy unfurling caps. This is what happens when fashion crosses farming for an inspired art installation that is now featured as part of the exhibition Make Visible in Brisbane’s outdoor gallery.

We were honoured to be chosen for the Make Visible project which aims to celebrate the hidden elements of the city with unusual collaborations such as this with
Its about the invisible threads that connect communities, much like mycelium, that are contributing to the city’s unique ecology.

This kinetic garment sculpture ‘Cultivar’ takes inspiration from the mesmerising growth and reaching spread of mycelium through substrate, and the beautiful sculptural forms of the oyster mushrooms grown by Urban Valley. Designed to be seen in motion, whether on or off the body, this work is evocative of the imperceptibly incessant growth of mushrooms, but also alludes to the mobile, adaptive and resilient creative communities of our city.

Bulley Bulley is a fashion label run by sisters Bianca and Kiara Bulley. As designers they have a fascination with fashion, wearing stories and history, and how that can be evident in clothing, textiles and the design processes. They enjoy playing with what fashion is, can be, and the ideas that come out of experimenting together.

The Make Visible exhibition runs from now until April 14th 2024. Find the mycelial masterpiece ‘Cultivar’ in motion at the Edward St end of Queen Street Mall.

Thank you for this opportunity and thank you for an awe inspiring collaboration 🪡

26/10/2023

Look at the textures, the ripples and the shapes. How would they move if you were immersed in them?

Something CREATIVE is coming!

25/10/2023

Look closer at the small things, the details and the easily hidden. What could you find?

Something UNEXPECTED is coming.

17/10/2023

Grab a tray of fungi flavour-bombs or a mesmerising mushroom grow kit at one of our upcoming market stalls! We’re doing more markets and more dates all around Brisbane this silly season so check out our website for the schedule.

11/10/2023

Have you tried growing mushrooms at home? Oyster mushrooms are perfect for beginners because they grow so quickly and are ready for harvest in as little as 1 week! You don’t need a dark space or need a green thumb. Our kits are designed to wow with simple instructions and impressive harvests!
Visit our shop for more. Link in bio.

Grow your own mushrooms at home with one of our easy to use kits! Just follow the 4 simple steps and you'll be harvesting your own delicious gourmet mushrooms within two weeks. Our kits are larger than most so you'll get a substantial return and up to 3 harvests!

27/09/2023

PSA chefs 🔪🍄 We’re taking on new customers before the silly season starts! Now’s the time to get in, get on the growing plan and get some awesome local mushies on the menu! Dm or email [email protected] for more

15/08/2023

MUSHROOM FORAGE & FEAST DEGUSTATION
by BrewDog x Urban Valley

Announcing our biggest event yet! We’re so excited to partner with our neighbour, the epic BrewDog Fortitude Valley, for a full fungi degustation! Feast on 7 x decadent courses that champion a variety of our unique seasonal mushrooms in a delicious journey of flavours. Our inconspicuous urban farm is located directly behind BrewDog, making this truly the most farm to table dinner in the Valley! You can even opt in for a tour of the farm and “forage” through the fruiting room for an up close experience of what you’ll be tasting.

🍄 [OPTIONAL] FORAGE EXPLORATION 6pm-6.30pm
Take an exclusive tour of our Urban Valley mushroom facilities, with owners Joel and Rachel. Challenge the way you think about farming, with a run through of their growing process, mushroom strains, storage and growth facilities.
The tour runs for 30 mins from 6pm before the degustation @ 6.30pm. Limited availability.

🍽️ DEGUSTATION MENU - 6.30pm-9.30pm (dinner served from 7pm)

This is literally door-to-door, farm to table dining and our last collab dinner of the year so don’t miss out!!

🎟️ RESERVE YOUR SPOT-
Thursday September 7th!
Link in bio!