{"product_id":"mushroom-kits-farm-gate-friday","title":"Mushroom Kits - Farm Gate Friday","description":"\u003ch2 tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eThe Mushroom Order Book is OPEN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Oyster \u0026amp; Lion’s Mane are back — in limited numbers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDespatching week beginning 14th September.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is exactly what we had in mind when we came up with \u003cstrong\u003eFarmgate Friday\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething genuinely good becomes available.\u003cbr\u003eWe buy\/make\/grow a batch.\u003cbr\u003eYou buy it direct.\u003cbr\u003eEveryone gets a better deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when it’s gone, \u003cstrong\u003eit’s gone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo pretending we have an endless supply. 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