This mushroom growing course gives you the skills, confidence, and support to cultivate your own mushrooms.
You can attend these courses if you want to train to teach, or if you just want to further your growing skills.
After training, you’ll join the We Grow network – a supportive community of growers sharing resources, advice, and opportunities.
It’s part training, part retreat, and all about creating real change from the ground up.
Next Course Date: 24 October 2026, 9:30am – 5:30pm
Learn to grow your own mushrooms and reconnect with nature
Learn from an experienced mushroom grower
Be part of a nationwide movement for healthier food and people
Darren is an educator specialising in ethnomycology and mushroom cultivation, and is based between the UK, the Caribbean and Africa.
Known around the world for his Shroomshop Master classes and mushroom educational programs, he is a keen cultivator and teacher. He has been growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms for over fourteen years and has translated his home growing experiences into a social enterprise.
His achievements include launching the UK’s first accredited Mycology and Mushroom Cultivation course for schools and young people in 2021, providing hands-on experience to empower school children and at-risk youth.
He is also an Organic Horticulturist and Permaculture tutor who supports schools, businesses and so called hard to reach communities around the world to create holistic and sustainable working systems.
“Transformative! I started running workshops in my local community right after the course.”
“I’ve learnt so much and have gained a lot more confidence in my skills. Thank you to the brilliant course teachers – can’t wait to share the knowledge!”
“I’ve had such a great time on the course and met lots of lovely people. We Grow has helped me grow as a person and grown my community too.”
Ready to grow your own mushrooms?
You can attend these courses if you want to train to teach, or if you just want to further your growing skills.
Take the next step towards a healthier, more connected world.
Next Course Date: 24 October 2026, 9:30am – 5:30pm
