Stop Food Waste Day is the largest single day of action in the fight against food waste. Around one third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally.  Food waste is central to some of the key challenges facing the world today, including hunger and poverty, climate…

Earth Day is an annual global event with a mission to ‘diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide’. Established in 1970, today EarthDay.org claims to be the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in over 192 countries. The theme for Earth Day…

Today is World Water Day,  which highlights the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme changes each year, and this year it’s "Valuing Water for a Resilient Future." A new United Nations report has warned of a potential global water crisis, and we…

Mother’s Day is the perfect time to do something thoughtful for your mother, and it doesn’t always have to involve large gifts or restaurant dinners. One way to celebrate your mother is to cook a beautiful meal at home that all the family can enjoy together.  To help you out,…

The impact of inflation on mushroom growers Across the world, inflation is rising and consumers are making changes to how they shop in order to accommodate rising costs. While inflation varies across different sectors, food is one area where it is being experienced at its most extreme. The impact that…

International Women’s Day 2022 International Women’s Day is here, and businesses all over the world celebrate the contribution made by females to their industry. We asked some women from across the mushroom industry to talk a bit about their personal experiences in an industry that is often thought of as…

The mushroom industry has been a feature of the Irish agri-food landscape for many years, just as the growing tunnels have. When the industry kicked off back in the 1990s – small mushroom farms seemed to pop up all over the countryside and many of us had our first part-time…

There’s something about this time of year specifically that calls for the sort of wholesome, homecooked meals that mushrooms work perfectly in.

Here at Mushroom PO, we believe that there’s a place for mushrooms in every meal, from a gourmet dinner to a Saturday morning fry-up. In this ‘all about…’ series we’ll look at the oyster mushroom, one of the lesser-known varieties that can add a new level of greatness to your…

Spring has finally sprung around here and we’re thinking of different ways to enjoy mushrooms, now that the days of warming soups for lunch and hot casseroles for dinner are over!  Mushrooms are versatile and work brilliantly with light, fresh flavours just as well as with the heavier dishes we…