Little Acre Gourmet Mushrooms

25/07/2024

What an amazing prize! Get behind Weedy and learn skills for self sufficiency at the same time 🌻🙌

02/07/2024

We're opening our doors to YOU for the first time ever! Join us at our new little workshop space at Little Acre for our Mushroom Masterclass Weekend 🤓 This new set up also means smaller class sizes and a fully catered morning tea and lunch is now included (YUM!)

Day 1: Fungi Fundamentals with Little Acre – tour Little Acre’s production facility + great for beginners
Day 2: Mycelium Mastery Workshop with Little Acre – tour Good Growin’s commercial mushroom farm + recommended for people who have done Day 1 as it’s a bit more involved.

Although you can attend either class, a cheeky discount applies for purchasing tickets to both days. You know where to head for more info 🤙Hope to see you there 🤗

24/11/2023

Thank you Guardian Australia for featuring us in your gift guide this year 😍 How cute is the illustration of our mushroom kit too!

Our editors have scoured the country to pull together a selection of Christmas presents for 2023 that appeal to anyone – from parents to office secret Santas to something special for your best friend’s baby

16/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS and - our winners of the Father's Day Giveaway!

Holy shiit-ake! We’ve got a cool competition for Dad’s Day! 😎 You could win you (or your Father) a mushroom log kit and online mushroom growing course (includes a DIY Mushroom Mini Farm) valued at $204.90 (but the memories made, priceless) 🌟

Simply tag allll the fun-guys in your life for your chance to win and we’ll ship it in time for Father’s Day 👍🏽

Nitty gritty:
🍄 Competition is now open and closes 11:59pm Mon 21 Aug, 2023
🍄 To enter, tag a fun-guy in your life in the comments
🍄 One tag = one entry
🍄 Enter as many times as you like, must be both following to win
🍄 Winners will be announced on this post on Tues 22 Aug, 2023 🎉

30/06/2023

Hey Melbourne fungi fam! We've got just 5 spots left in our mushroom masterclass next Saturday July 8 🌟 We're fresh off the back of 9 weeks travelling the world visiting mushroom facilities in Asia, Europe and the USA and we have SO much to share with you 🤗 Tap the pic to secure your spot.

PS there's new dates for Sydney and Brisvegas too, if you're that way inclined. See y'all soon!

29/06/2023

Just a few Pioppinos to harvest this morning 😅 Sof and Emma are on the job!

28/06/2023

King Oyster, Shiitake, Silver Shimeji, Gold Oyster and Pioppino 🤩

28/06/2023

Sunshine in mushroom form ☀️💛🤩 Did you know if you place your harvested mushrooms in the sun for just 15 minutes or so you can increase the vitamin D content in the mushrooms!

26/06/2023

We’ve been a little absent on here since getting back from our trip, but rest assured we’re still growing gorgeous mushrooms! This Chef’s Selection box is heading out to the new for their opening menu 🤩

07/06/2023

Join our team! We’re foraging for three new team members to join the Little Acre crew. Positions available in our Production Team and our Farm Team. Head to https://littleacre.com.au/pages/jobs for role descriptions and details on how to apply. Applications close 12/6/23 🍄

22/05/2023

Super excited to announce our little collab with legends and friends Echo Valley Farms - you can do your whole shop on their online store knowing you’re supporting something good!

🤩CHECK IT OUT! 🤩
Amy, Mickey & the awesome team at are now selling their amazing mushrooms through the Collective online store! Jump on and grab your goodies for delivery this Saturday into Warwick, Brisbane, Ipswich and surrounds ❤️ I’m already planning my mushy meals!! How about you?

11/05/2023

Foraging for Morchella americana (Morels) in upstate New York! We found a bunch but just the walk through the forest in the golden afternoon light would’ve been an afternoon well spent 🌞 these are super special, the season is only a week or so each year during April/May so super lucky 🍀 thanks again to for taking us out 🙏

10/05/2023

Make that Mother’s Day brekky a little extra this weekend with some fancy mushrooms! We’ve got 500g or 1kg boxes available for pickup from the farm on Friday. Simply order your box via the link in our bio! AND this week we’ve got Lion’s Mane in the mix for your fierce ma-ma’s 💅🦁🔥

03/05/2023

Wahoo! We’ve got a cute little sale on just in time for Mother’s Day 🎁 Get 15% off grow kits when you buy two or more 🎉 If you’ve got a myco-curious mum, head to our website to pick the perfect kit for your climate. Discount automatically applied at checkout ⭐ https://littleacre.com.au/

23/04/2023

Be sure to get your weekly mushroom fix from one of our fresh mushroom stockists, .grocer and QLD 💚

17/04/2023

A beaut box going out in today’s delivery run 🤩 just one of many! If you’re looking to add mushrooms to your upcoming winter menus be sure to get in touch with us, we’ve got openings for new restaurant customers! This box could be delivered to you next week👩🏽‍🍳🧑🏻‍🍳👩🏾‍🍳

14/04/2023

The fronds of a Maitake! One of our favourite experiences on the Japan leg of our journey was touring this Maitake farm and seeing these amazing mushrooms up close for the first time. Maitake translates to “dancing mushroom” because when people found it in the woods they would do a happy dance because it was so prized 🤩

13/04/2023

So while we’re away the crew back at the farm have been doing an absolute stellar job and have grown just a few Pioppinos…so this week they’re our farm special available for pick up, order via the link in our bio 🥳

06/04/2023

EASTER SPECIAL 🍄 1kg Woodland Mix boxes available this Good Friday and Easter Monday ☺️ we’re open for click and collect FRI 8am to 1pm and MON 8am to 3:30pm. Grab yours via the link in our bio 🐣

21/03/2023

Chestnuts are back! We’ve got some stunning Fancy Medley punnets going out to QLD stores today. The mix contains Chestnuts, Pioppinos, Chocolate Oysters and Silver Shimeji 🍄🌈

17/03/2023

Autumn is a great time to start preparing to make your mushroom log. The first thing you’ll need to do is source your log, and selecting the right timber is key.

Here’s our top tips to pick your perfect mushroom log:
✅ Stick to hardwood species
❌ Avoid Pines and Conifers, ​​Camphor laurel, and Ironbark (for most mushrooms)
🌳 Cut your logs from healthy, living trees (never use dying or diseased trees as these will already have fungi inhabitants who won’t like sharing – rude!)
☢️ Use timber that is free of pesticides and other contaminants
🌏 Source your log from a sustainably harvested tree or use sustainable harvesting practices.

For more specifics on mushroom x tree species compatibility, click here to download our free guide: shorturl.at/fpGM3

25/02/2023

Nursed these babies on the plane ✈️ didn’t get any weird looks at all from airport security 😅 thanks for an awesome class today Melbourne! And thank you to for hosting us. We’ll be back in July for another Mushroom Masterclass so please sign up to our mailing list via the link in our bio for future class announcements 📣

17/02/2023

It’s been another big week at the farm pumping out some gorgeous mushrooms 🍄 we’re packing the van with all the goodies for our Mushroom Masterclass in Brisbane tomorrow. It’s a sold out class so if you missed out be sure to jump onto our website and book yourself in for our next class in June 🗓️

09/02/2023

Textures of Hericium ☁️ We’ve been growing many different strains from the Hericium family in collaboration with Dr. Kylie Agnew-Francis from the University of Queensland’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences.

Her research explores the biological properties, chemical composition, and potential therapeutic benefits of these mushrooms, including native coral tooth (pictured).

The increase in research projects involving macro fungi, supported by leading institutions such as UQ, is very exciting for the industry and we’re incredibly grateful to be involved in the little ways we can.

09/02/2023

Not every day looks like this…

Mushroom growing at scale is really difficult, we’re in our sixth year now and still learning. Things still go wrong, equipment fails, supply chains dry up, s**t happens 🤷🏽 but we’re battle hardened mushroom farmers and we want to help you learn from our experience 💪

That’s why this year, fresh from our mushroom world tour, we will be offering 2 NEW COURSES. One, focussing on advanced cultivation techniques such as spawn making, lab skills, cloning and culture work. And a second course on how to set up a small-scale mushroom farm including a tour of Little Acre in Brisbane.

Be sure not to miss out on all the details when these new courses are announced and sign up to our email list. Link in bio ✌️

05/02/2023

Looking for a little gift for your mushroom lover lover 💕 We’ve just received our shipment of Peter McCoy’s latest book, The Mycocultural Revolution: Transforming our world with Mushrooms, Lichens, and other Fungi 🍄

Check it out on the website 📕

02/02/2023

Hurry there’s not mushroom left! Our February Mushroom Masterclasses are almost all sold out - you’re amazing!

There’s a few spots left in our Melbourne workshop on February 25th so if you’re keen to learn about all things fungi be sure to jump online and secure your ticket.

Due to the demand in Brisbane and Sydney we’ve just launched two new dates for mid-year classes so if you missed out on February check those out 🙌

30/01/2023

Shae’s got the Monday Blues 💙 Not because she’s back at work after an amazing two week NZ holiday…she’s just literally got heaps of Blue Oysters, freshly harvested and looking for homes on your dinner plates.

We’ve got a special on the website, 1kg of Blue Oysters available to pick up from Little Acre HQ at wholesale price all week! Head to the link in bio to order 🍄

21/01/2023

If you’re growing mushrooms in your garden you may be a little nervous about correctly identifying what pops up. Thankfully, Wine Cap mushrooms are quite distinctive and easy to identify so they’re a great one to start off with.

The Wine Cap is characterised by its medium to large size compared to other mushrooms. It has a large cap, often 10-15cm or more in diameter. The caps are wine-red and bell-shaped when they first appear and fade to duller reddish brown as they mature. When fully mature the caps will flatten and can be a straw or tan colour.

The gills start out white and turn dark purpley black in maturity. There is a toothed ring around the stem which is thick, usually 3-4cm wide and a creamy colour and bulbous at the base. The spore print of a Wine Cap is dark purple-brown, almost black.

21/01/2023

We’ve just released a brand new strain onto our online store - the Chocolate Oyster 🤎 why chocolate? Because it’s got a beautiful dark brown colour and we reckon it’s the best tasting Oyster strain we’ve tried! Available as grain spawn for growers and we’re growing it consistently for chefs in our Oyster Mix 👌🏽 Hot tip for growers - pick it early 🔥