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Visit the farm

The growing rooms are at Meteorenweg 272, 1035 RN Amsterdam, on the Noordoogst site in Amsterdam-Noord. We are open to visitors every Friday from 14:00 to 19:00, when you can buy mushrooms harvested that morning straight from the farm. On workshop Saturdays — every other week — we open for the workshop and the farm tour that comes with it.

Opening hours

Every Friday, 14:00 to 19:00. No appointment needed and no ticket required — you can walk in, look around and buy what has just been harvested.

We are open on workshop days as well. Those dates move, because workshops run every other Saturday rather than weekly, so check the workshop agenda before you plan around one.

How to get here

From Amsterdam Centraal, walk to the back of the station and take one of the free ferries across the IJ. From the north bank, bus 35 or 36 runs into Amsterdam-Noord. The trip takes about 15 minutes.

By bike it is about twenty minutes from the city centre, ferry included. The ferries take bicycles at no charge.

Farm tours and workshops in English

Every other Saturday we run a mushroom growing workshop with a guided tour of the farm. The English session runs from 12:30 - 14:30; the Dutch session runs earlier the same day, from 10:00 - 12:00. Each session takes 15 people at most, so places are limited.

A ticket is €50 per person. You walk through the whole process — substrate, inoculation, incubation, fruiting — see the growing rooms, and take a grow kit home with you. Holders of a Stadspas, the Amsterdam city pass, pay a reduced rate.

See dates and book

Groups and companies

Groups of 6 to 30 people can come for a team outing, from €300, in English or Dutch; from 10 people the session is private. Programme, group rates and a request form are on our team building page; questions are welcome at info@tuintjevanadam.nl.

What you can take home

Fresh shiitake and lion’s mane, dried mushrooms and lion’s mane powder, grow kits to fruit at home, and mycelium compost by the bag for your garden.

Product safety

Manufacturer

Tuintje van Adam
Meteorenweg 272, 1035 RN Amsterdam, The Netherlands
E-mail: info@tuintjevanadam.nl

Product identification

  • Type: Lion’s mane grow block, large · Species: Hericium erinaceus
  • Type: Grey oyster mushroom grow block, large · Species: Pleurotus ostreatus
  • Type: Shiitake grow block, large · Species: Lentinula edodes

Batch: The batch number is printed on the pack.

Instructions for use

  1. Growing: put the kit in a fixed spot and cut a 5–7 cm cross in the plastic on the front of the block with a clean knife.
  2. Temperature: 15–22 °C. Keep away from radiators and full sun.
  3. Humidity: mist the cut 2–3 times a day with clean water. Keep the block moist, but do not let water stand in the bag and do not submerge the block.
  4. Light: indirect daylight, no direct sunlight.
    • Lion’s mane: Harvesting: harvest when the spines are 0.5–1 cm long and the mushroom is still white, before it turns yellow. Twist it off whole and remove any remains of the base.
    • Grey oyster mushroom: Harvesting: twist or cut off the whole cluster at the base once the caps have formed, before the edges flatten or curl up. Harvesting young releases fewer spores.
    • Shiitake: Harvesting: twist the mushrooms off when the cap is almost open and the edge still curls slightly inwards.
  6. Green or black mould: stop growing, put the kit in a closed bag with the general waste and wash your hands. White fluff on the block is mycelium and is normal. If anything other than the named species grows from the block, do not eat it.

Warnings

  • Spores and moulds can cause allergic or respiratory reactions. Grow in a ventilated room and harvest young, especially with oyster mushrooms.
  • Not recommended for people with asthma, a mould allergy or a weakened immune system.
  • Do not eat the substrate or the mycelium block. Eat only the named species, fully cooked.
  • Throw the kit away if green or black mould appears. Wash your hands after touching it.
  • Keep out of reach of young children and pets.
  • Harvest only the named species and always cook it thoroughly. Do not eat raw.
  • Grey oyster mushroom: Oyster mushrooms release a lot of spores: harvest them on time and do not grow them in a bedroom.
  • Shiitake: Shiitake that is not cooked through can cause an itchy skin rash (shiitake dermatitis) in some people.