Marita Smith - Milton Mushrooms

Marita Smith is a queer gourmet mushroom grower and has been growing as Milton Mushrooms since 2014. She lives in a tiny house on the NSW South Coast, where she writes young adult science fiction, cultures bioluminescent fungi, and hangs out with her donkey, Mindy.

Links to website/socials : www.miltonmushrooms.com.au @miltonmushrooms, @marita_smith

What's you favourite job on the farm?

Working in the laboratory creating new petri dish cultures. It’s repetitive and meditative and I love watching the mycelium grow!

What's the tool you simply can’t live without?

My collection of overalls. They’re so darn comfortable and practical!

What are your farming goals / vision ?

To create a simple, fulfilling life with work I enjoy and that adds value to my community