As such, I became quite worried when it started drizzling....Luckily, the visit went on and was not cancelled!
The farm that we were visiting today is located at Jalan Kayu. For more details on how to get there, please refer to the following site: http://www.mycofarm.com.sg/
*Here we are!* - Uploaded on 26 Jul 2010
*Yeah....that's me!* - Uploaded on 26 Jul 2010We had a guided tour by the friendly staff there. She introduced us to the 4 different types of mushrooms grown on the farm i.e. Emperor Shiitake, Japanese Oyster Hiratake, White Oyster Mushroom and Willow Mushroom.
The Emperor Shiitake mushroom (shown below) is grown on oak logs. Hence, it got its name 'Shii' (oak tree) 'take' (mushroom). However, in the more modern mushroom farms, Shiitake mushrooms are grown in plastic-bag logs filled with wood substrate and have become one of the most popular cultivated mushrooms. Shiitake is known to enhance the immune system, aiding the body to fight infection and disease, and is gaining ground in the medical world for its anti-tumor qualities. Therefore, one should try and eat more of it :)
*According to the staff, the more white patches, the more nutrients there is. So she has advised us not to 'wash' it away!* - Uploaded on 26 Jul 2010The white oyster mushroom got its name cos of its oyster-shell shape. 
*The one behind is the white oyster mushroom* - Uploaded on 26 Jul 2010
And this is the Willow mushroom! It's very fragile and we will advised not to touch it as it can just fall off easily!
*Nice and cute :)* - Uploaded on 26 Jul 2010
This is where the mushrooms are grown. Different house will have different temperatures to suit the different requirements of the mushrooms!
And, this is how the mushrooms are grown. Erkk....the 'smell' can be rather strong!
Check out the cute mushrooms in the farm ->
*Each log can grow countless mushroom* - Uploaded on 26 Jul 2010Lastly, this is what I bought! Yummy, fresh and good :P
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