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The Mushroom Connection is a new locally owned business dedicated to the cultivation of the highest quality organic gourmet mushrooms
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23/07/2024

Special delivery from Ballarat's own The Mushroom Connection! We’d usually get a visit from owner Jason, so it was a great surprise to meet Phil, Jason's dad.

Amazing mushrooms featured in our Gnocchi.

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14/05/2024

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07/05/2024

On this week's episode of I shouldn't be allowed on Alibaba: our new mini 27L 2000w electric autoclave

I was in the market for a smaller steriliser to do small runs of agar, LC, spawn jars etc. Instead of having to run the big boye autoclave for small batches or sit there and babysit my All American or Presto on a gas burner.

This baby had its maiden voyage last week, all limbs still intact and I'm super happy with how it's performing. Honestly wasn't expecting much but I love it. A fraction of the cost of other brands on the market and you can set the time and temp and walk away. 10/10.

06/05/2024

Cheap and effective LPT for anyone using a 150L vertical autoclave. Kept having trouble with the narrow end of spawn bags blowing out and expanding during cool-down. Cut 4 lengths of 100mm aluminium angle to keep the bags nice and snug and to make a barrier to stop expansion. Not sure if anyone else has this problem or if I'm just an idiot that's been loading spawn bags wrong for the last 7 years but you're welcome anyway.

09/04/2024

Blue Beast oyster. The TMC workhorse. Amazing flavour and texture and killer yields.

Also a very reliable fruiter but don't tell it I said that 🤫🤞

07/04/2024

Stoked to finally be able to introduce y'all to a new collaborative venture we've been working on behind the scenes for a while now

Introducing , a new fully licensed commercial lab dedicated to producing the absolute highest quality mushroom extracts using 100% Aussie inputs. The lab producing our new range of functional mushroom tinctures

A joint venture co-founded by myself , .au and our head of lab operations & chief extractionist Dr. Kyle T - armed with degrees in molecular biology, biochemistry and biotechnology, Kyle has the knowledge and expertise to create extracts unrivalled in their quality and purity. We're setting a new standard of quality, and we're setting the bar sky-high

This all came about because we were collectively fed up with these shady companies jumping on the medicinal mushroom hype-train, making outrageous claims with fancy marketing and selling sub-standard harmful imported products to unsuspecting consumers

We believe in the power of mushrooms and want people to have access to safe, locally crafted products of the highest caliber. No clever gimmicks, no deceptive marketing, no bu****it.

We've got some big developments in the works. Game changing s**z. Stay tuned 👀

22/03/2024

100% Aussie Lions Mane fruiting body powder, ready to be sent off for extraction

We also offer bulk wholesale supply of this same Lions Mane powder that we use for our extract products.

If you're a company that's currently sourcing mystery powders from overseas and you'd like to make the switch to Aussie grown, hit us up for the best deals on the market. 100% Aussie grown, 0% imported bu****it.

DM for pricing 🍄🚀🧑‍🚀

18/03/2024

Pre-poured 90mm LME Agar plates now available online 🍄🔬

Pre-poured plates are an easy and foolproof way of germinating mushroom spores, isolating genetics or storing cultures

FREE shipping Australia Wide 🚚

14/03/2024

So I paid a lab to run some tests on some "reputable" imported Turkey Tail powder. How's the lead content on it?! 🤣💀

All jokes aside, this s**t makes my blood boil. That's 460x the recommended daily Lead intake. This could potentially make someone very sick, particularly if this was in a product that's being consumed on a daily basis as a HEALTH PRODUCT 🤯

This is precisely why we're on a mission to eradicate this poison from the market and replace it with our 100% Aussie products made with AUSTRALIAN MUSHROOMS grown on Australian materials.

There's been a tidal wave of new businesses out there that are soucing from these suppliers, slapping a pretty label on it and doing zero independent testing, because it's expensive. It's very concerning.

Please, for your own safety, do your research. Ask where the mushrooms in the products you're using are sourced from. Ask how they're grown. Ask to see test results if they're not provided. And if in doubt, throw it out.

It's time to drain this swamp.

We've got some big things in the works. Stay tuned 👀🍄

13/03/2024

Last year I was invited to participate in the first Australian clinical trial using Psilocybin (magic mushies) as a treatment for Anxiety at Monash University, and agreed to allow a film crew to follow myself and a few other trial participants along the journey. The doco is now streaming on

I've dealt with anxiety issues from as young as I can remember. Tried all the traditional s**t and had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I'd just have to live with it.

As someone that's been immersed in the world of fungi for almost a decade now, I'd followed the psychedelic research in the US very closely and have tried psilocybin a bunch of times over the years, but never thought I'd get the opportunity to do it myself in a therapeutic clinical setting.

The re-emergence of psychedelic assisted therapy and the incredible results that these trials have achieved has given a lot of people hope, and has the potential to revolutionize mental health care.

Don't get me wrong, I don't believe this is a magic bullet or a panacea, something you take once and you're healed. It's an ordeal, it can be terrifying, and it's hard work. But so far it's proving to be the most effective tool that we've (re)discovered to date, and I personally found it incredibly helpful.

I originally wasn't gonna agree to be in the doco. But after the first of my 2 sessions, I felt an incredibly strong compulsion to do my small part to try and help break the stigma surrounding mental health and try to help get this research out there.

The amount of people suffering with mental health problems is wild. Life is tough. If you're one of those people, know that you're not alone and that there's always hope.

Anyway, big thanks to and the Psychedelic dept team and for giving me such an amazing opportunity. That's it for now. Thankyou for coming to my TED talk 🍄

06/03/2024

Gold Enoki might be my new favourite mushie to grow 😍

06/03/2024

🍄✨ GIVEAWAY TIME! ✨🍄

To celebrate the release of our new functional mushie tinctures, I thought I'd do a little giveaway 🌿

Everyday I see some new company spring outta nowhere spouting absolute nonsense and promising that their products made from imported Chinese mystery mushroom(?) powders are gonna give you superpowers overnight..

It fills me with rage. So we've made it our mission to eviscerate the snakes and give this industry a serious shake down 🐍

We're not promising you the world. But we are promising you honesty, transparency, traceability, and quality 100% Aussie products backed by science.

WE HAVE BIG PLANS 💪🍄🚀

For your chance to win a FREE bottle of our premium Lions Mane AND Reishi Mushroom tinctures, follow the steps below ⬇️

1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow our page
3️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments who you think would love to try our mushroom tinctures!

Bonus Entry: Share this post to your story and tag us!

One lucky winner will be chosen at random on 11/03 🎁

Good luck shroom fam! 🥰

21/02/2024

Dual-extract full spectrum tinctures now available online! 100% Aussie made, grown here on the farm on all natural materials and extracted by a professional commercial Aussie lab. Lions mane is in stock now with other varieties to come very soon.

This one has been in the works for a hot minute. The functional mushroom industry is the wild west at the moment. Lots of brands popping up out of nowhere, importing mystery powders from overseas and promising you the world with no background, no experience and zero testing.

Our goal is to set a new standard for quality with complete transparency. We've got big plans 🍄🚀

Link in bio ❤️

29/01/2024

Grilled Lions Mane steaks by 🤤🥵

Grill up your own Lions Mane steaks at home with our Premium Lions Mane Grow kits. Link in bio 🚀

26/01/2024

🍄 GOURMET MUSHROOM KIT GIVEAWAY! 🌟

Yo Fungi Fam 🌍🍄 We're doing another Grow Kit giveaway! Cause who doesn’t like free stuff?

WIN one of our Premium Gourmet Mushroom Grow Kits and grow your own delicious gourmet mushies in the comfort of your own home 🏡

Winner can take their pick of Lions Mane, Blue Oyster, White Oyster, Yellow Oyster or Pink Oyster

🗓️ Giveaway starts now and is open until Friday 02/02. Winner will be randomly selected and announced on the day

How to enter: 👇

1️⃣ Follow our page
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments that would love to grow their own mushies
4️⃣ Be based in Aus 🇦🇺

Every tag counts as an entry, so feel free to tag as many friends as you like! Good luck 🫡

23/01/2024

Still miss you every day ❤️

This is Django. My soul mate and the best friend I've ever had. He was the real driving force behind the creation of The Mushroom Connection. Yeah I was obsessed with mushrooms, but I was more obsessed with this dog and I made it my mission to be able to spend every single day hanging out with him. So we built a farm together.

I 100% would not be where I am today, or have what I have if he hadn't come into my life. I owe him everything. Love you boy.

12/01/2024

Yellow oyster kit thriving in this warm weather 🌞Yellow and pink oysters are both summer varieties and love higher temps. We don't grow a lot of Yellows these days as they're precious and refuse to stick to my fruiting schedule 🙃

12/01/2024

Putting dads welding qualifications to use. Throwing together a new steriliser rack so we can pump out more blocks 🔥

These racks can fit 126 blocks spaced out to allow airflow

10/01/2024

Wanna join our fungi fam and earn some extra cash?

Had this crazy idea the other night. We're on a mission to spread the wonder of mushrooms far and wide, and what better way to do that than by joining forces with our fellow fungi freaks out there 🍄

How does it work? 🧐 Share your unique referral link to our mushroom grow kits on your socials, blog posts, tag a bus stop, etc.. and for every purchase made through your link you'll earn a cheeky little commission 💰 all tracked through your own personal account on our online portal

Join us in spreading the joy of mushroom cultivation, and strive for a more sustainable future 🌱🍄

To sign up, head to our website (link in bio) and click on "Affiliate Program" in the menu

Appreciate you all. Mush love ♥️

08/01/2024

Lions mane grow kit lookin thicc 🥵

There's no better feeling than growing your own food. This bad boy got turned into a big juicy steak within 20 mins of harvesting. Doesn't get fresher than that 🤌

🍄 FREE shipping on all grow kits, link in bioooo

05/01/2024

Get your hands on some of these beauties this Sunday at 🍄🥵

02/01/2024

Loving the Gold Enoki lately. They can be tricky to grow consistently and if you don't harvest em at exactly the right millisecond they turn to s**t, but when you get it right.. 😍

04/12/2023

Pink Oyster grow kits are back in stock for summer! 🌸

Pink oyster are a warm weather variety that need higher temps to fruit, so we only offer these for a limited time each year

Definitely one of the most visually pleasing mushrooms to grow 🤩

20/11/2023

Sam the sun-safety lamb 🌞

17/11/2023

Newest addition to the line-up: Gold Enoki 🍄

Really loving these compared to the boring old white Enoki.

They're a lot tastier and seem to have a better shelf life. Plus they smell really good when you harvest em 🤤

16/11/2023

Reishi doing it's thing. Fully convinced mushrooms are aliens

14/11/2023

New retail punnets 🕺 150g packs of lions mane, oysters, and mixed mushrooms in biopak biodegradable punnets.

Got tired of seeing gross sweaty imported mushrooms in stores, so we're gonna do something about it

We're working with to get these rolled out across Melbourne. If you'd like to see these in your neighbourhood, tag your local stores or get them to hit us up!

My Instagram account is restricted from new views because instas algorithm thinks I'm selling drugs 🫠 so if anyone wants to share this post that'd be greatly appreciated!

Shoutout to for crushing the label design as usual 💪

08/11/2023

Lions Mane steak by the legends at 🔥 so damn good

01/11/2023

Shout out to and for the sweet write up 🙏 link in bio for anyone that wants to check it out!

29/10/2023

Been a hot minute since I've grown any Ganoderma. Thought I'd make up a bunch of blocks just for fun. Forgot how cool they look 🤩

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A (very) condensed look at how we grow Lions Mane mushies, from culture to spawn production to fruiting to harvest. Not pictured: copious amounts of cleaning 🫠

A (very) condensed look at how we grow Lions Mane, from culture to spawn production to fruiting to harvest. Not pictured: copious amounts of cleaning 🫠

Shoutout to the backbone of our entire operation. Confectionery weighing machine turned mushroom substrate bagger. Imported this thing about 4 years ago and it's the best money I ever spent on the farm. Can pump out 130 bags in an hour. Made a few modifications and added a water meter with a button on the chute to add water at the same time. The bag rest is a recent addition (Thanks Dad) and makes the job a bit easier on the hands Thinking about adding a screw auger or vacuum or something to automate refilling the hoppers For anyone wondering where to source these.. Unfortunately the manufacturer I bought this from is no longer around. I think I've found another supplier but haven't tested their equipment yet so can't vouch 🤷

Finally got around to filming a Grow Kit tutorial 💁 only about a year late . . Head to our website to grab yours. FREE SHIPPING on all orders. Link in bioooo 🍄

Bit of behind the scenes lab action 🧑‍🔬😷 ft. our state of the art $50 1970's Facebook marketplace clothes dryer / bag mixer. Definitely paid itself off 1000 times over. This is where we open blocks of sterilised substrate and inoculate with mushroom spawn. This is also where the risk of contamination is the highest. Every mould spore in the immediate vicinity wants a piece of the nutritious shroom food. So we work in front of a laminar flowhood that blows HEPA filtered air across our workspace to try and keep the nasties out. Once inoculated the blocks will head into our incubation space for varying lengths of time depending on the species 🍄

First voiceover. Be gentle pls. Reishi (Ganoderma sp.) super easy to grow, cool af to look at and super healthy. Also 100% an alien. Might do a few other up-close harvesting videos if y'all are interested 🤷 I'll also probably definitely forget. Thanks for watching x

TL;DR: @mycro.au is now co-owned by our @precisionmycology lab and is taking over as the retail arm of the company. It made sense to combine our focus and put all of our efforts into scaling one single retail brand rather than trying to focus on multiple. We just wanna give people access to quality Aussie products, and this is another step towards cleaning up this dumpster fire of an industry. Head over and give our @mycro.au page a follow, and check out the Mycro website for all your functional fungi needs. And keep your eyeballs peeled for some cool things coming soon 🍄🚀🇦🇺

Lions comin' in hot 🦁🍄 Wanna grow your own? Head to our website and grab one of our Aussie lions mane kits. Link in bio 🔥

Racks on racks 💙

More fresh local deliveries about to head out 🕺 huge thanks to everyone for the massive show of support this week, y'all are awesome ✌️ For any fungi fans that missed on this week's delivery run, we'll be at @ballaratfarmersmarket this Saturday from 9-1 with plenty of fresh fungi 🍄❤️

Blues on point this week 🍄😙🤌

This weekends project. 1000psi of raw shroom foggin goodness 💦

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