Om… Organic Mushrooms from the Burmese Community in Melbourne

Once a person starts researching what’s out there, it’s incredible. Take this, members of the Burmese Karen Community are undertaking studies at CERES in Melbourne to produce Om Organic Mushrooms.

At present Swiss brown and shiitake mushrooms are produced for CERES Market, café, food-cops and excess sold to Melbourne Wholesale Market.

Used mushroom blocks are sold for growing mushrooms at home and mushroom compost for use in the gardens as manure and mulch for growing healthy plants. Om Organic Mushrooms is certified by National Association Sustainable Agriculture Australia (NASAA) and currently in conversion to Organic.