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In Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin, an 1878 bunker that served as a former powder magazine for the Germans has been transformed into an underground farm to grow organic mushrooms. It is also an integration project for visually impaired people.
In the heart of Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), under the ramparts of the city, hides a closes like no other. It is a former German bunker now transformed into a mushroom farm. In this brick tunnel, oyster mushrooms grow. There ishumidity, but not too much ; the place is ventilated, but without drafts, and above all, the temperature is ideal for growing mushrooms.
An old German landmark
To develop, the shiitakea Japanese variety, need more humidity and are therefore grown in a specific room in the mushroom house. This former German landmark, built in 1878 after the Franco-Prussian War, was used to store gunpowder. Today, mushrooms have replaced powder. Four visually impaired employees take care of the production. Twenty kilos labeled organic are sold each week, only in short circuit, to restaurants and local shops, but also in direct sale. Faced with success, the mushroom farm intends to produce more and hire two new employees from mid-March.
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