Mycofarm - Jalan Kayu

One thing Singapore can be certainly guilty of, is having very little locally grown fresh produce.  This is understandable, due to the limited land space.  However, hidden underneath the characterless soulless capitalist concrete slabs are small locally run farms.  Most of which can be found in the Lim Chu Kang district, but for todays adventure we go to a mushroom farm, in the Seletar farmway area, which is at the back of Jalan Kayu.  Not so long ago, these farmway roads were peaceful and pleasurable to walk and cycle on - Now unfortunately they have been ruined by more mindless development, which sees huge trucks constantly bulldozing down the thin roads - What a pity.


Mycofarm
Location: 9 Seletar West Farmway 5
Contact: 67730377
Opening Hours: Daily until 5.30pm

As well as being able to purchase mushrooms from Mycofarm, you are also able to tour around the growing areas.  There is the option to take a free tour, which is quite basic.  Or, you can take a paid tour, which is apparently much more detailed.  There are several shed like buildings, which house these mushrooms.  Pictured are the Grey & White Oyster Mushrooms, which apparently take only a few days to fully grow.
Here is the shed which houses the King Oyster Mushroom, this thick stemmed fungus is a personal favourite of mine.  The sheds are fully air conditioned, to suit the mushrooms ideal living temperature of 15-20 degrees celsius. 
Inside the office area is a small shop, which have a variety of fresh mushrooms, dried mushrooms and packeted mushroom soup (not suitable for vegans).  I was slightly stunned by the price tags on some of the mushrooms.  For example, the Bai Ling mushroom can be purchased from NTUC for $2.80, here it is being sold at $5.00 (same size).  Other fresh mushrooms on sale were portobello, king oyster and shitake.  All looked fresh and delicious, but didn't have the prices I was hoping for.









Conclusion - Considering that I don' live very far from Seletar, visiting Mycofarm was merely a cycle ride away for me.  If you're debating whether it is worth traveling longer distances to visit, however, I would say unless you're fascinated by mushrooms, then it is not worth it.  The area is small, and there is not much to see.  Moreover, the price of the mushrooms were much more expensive than I was expecting.

Overall Rating
Food - 6/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 7/10
Value - 4/10