The Farming with Fungi project is as much a learning and research process as it is a practical horticultural enterprise. This section of the website brings together the ideas, practices, and ongoing questions that underpin the work on the ground.
Here you’ll find accessible explanations of the core concepts shaping the project, alongside more detailed material for those interested in the ecological, agronomic, and biological foundations of the approach. The aim is not to present a finished system, but to share a body of knowledge that is developing through practice, observation, and experimentation.
What you can learn about here
The pages within this section explore some of the key influences and methods informing the project, including:
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Mycorrhizal fungi, with a particular focus on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and their role in plant nutrition, soil structure, and ecosystem resilience
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Permanent cropping and succession systems, and how reduced disturbance and continuity of planting may influence soil biology over time
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Shumei Natural Agriculture, including ideas drawn from Shumei Natural Agriculture around minimal inputs, careful seed saving, and long-term soil vitality
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Korean Natural Farming, particularly the use of indigenous microorganisms, fermented biofertilisers, and low-input biological amendments
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No-dig and regenerative horticulture, where these practices intersect with fungal ecology and soil food web thinking
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Myco-Agroecology, including the integration of mushroom cultivation into horticultural systems as both a productive and ecological component
Together, these topics form the conceptual framework for the market garden, trials, and demonstrations taking place as part of the project.
An evolving knowledge base
This section is intended to grow over time. As the project develops, new pages will be added and existing material updated to reflect what is being learned on site—both what works and what presents challenges. The emphasis is on transparency and practical relevance, rather than prescriptive instruction.
Alongside these core pages, we will be publishing regular blog posts and updates that document observations from the garden, results from soil and crop monitoring, and reflections on the broader implications of the work.
If you’d like to follow this process more closely, you can sign up to our newsletter to receive occasional updates, links to new material, and notices of events, courses, or publications connected to the project.
This Learn section is intended as a shared resource—for growers, researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in the relationship between fungi, plants, and food systems.