🌿 Certified Urban Grower – Mushroom Cultivation
The Full Experience
Master the essentials of sustainable urban agriculture in this comprehensive online course, enhanced with onsite learning opportunities, hands-on assignments, and practical tools.
You can start anytime and complete the course at your own pace.
📜 Onsite Dates for Certification Students (AQA Pathway)
- These sessions are essential for completing your AQA Level 1 portfolio.
- Book your two onsite sessions anytime within six months of starting the course — sessions run once a month, and available dates will be provided in your welcome email after booking.
🕚Sessions run on a Friday 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: R-Urban, Brion Pl, Poplar, E14 0SP
Why Choose This Course?
- Gain both foundational knowledge and skills in urban agriculture.
- Learn through a blend of self-paced online learning, immersive onsite experiences, and hands-on assignments.
- Join a vibrant learning community and earn a valuable certification.
- Take the next step toward a green career — and start growing your future today.
🌿Additional Features
Weekly Home Assignments
- Apply what you learn each week with practical tasks designed to help you grow your confidence and skills. With a specialised home kit prepared by our expert course mentors, you'll have access to all the materials you need to set up your own starter system at home.
Onsite Visits
- Deepen your knowledge by visiting our real-world production sites in East London — where we supply local schools, cafés, restaurants, and community kitchens.
Student Support and Access
- All our courses are hosted on Moodle, our online learning platform.
- You’ll receive your login details in your welcome email after booking.
- Throughout the course, you can ask questions directly through Moodle — our mentors will respond and provide guidance to help you stay on track.
Urban Grower Mushroom Cultivation - Start Jan 2026
Program Structure:
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Week 1:
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Welcome Email: Log in to your learning platform to kick-start your journey.
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Home-kit dispatched within 2 weeks.
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Modules (Weeks 1–3):
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Introduction & Fungi Morphology
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Essential Vocabulary
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Life Cycle of Fungi
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Modules (Weeks 4–9):
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Why Cultivate Mushrooms
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Five Fungal Needs
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Contamination
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Fungi Profiles
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Mixing - Inoculation
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Fruiting Conditions
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Modules (Weeks 10–12):
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Outdoor Applications
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Nutrition and Medicinal
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Weird Ways
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No course dates - simply complete in your own time and at your own pace! We may nudge you by emails sometimes so that you stay on track to finish...!
Book Any 2 Onsite Session Dates Within 6 Months:
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Week 6 & 12 (Recommended)
- Visit our live systems to reinforce your knowledge.
- Assessments to demonstrate your skills and finalize your certification.
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