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What if furniture could grow, not be built? In Mumbai, architects Bhakti Loonawat and Suyash Sawant launched ‘Anomalia’ to turn mushrooms into consoles, blocks, and textiles — light, durable pieces that challenge how we think about design.

Mushroom farming is one of the easiest ventures to start at home with little space and low investment. This beginner’s guide walks you through the basics of setting up a small-scale farm, choosing the right variety, and ensuring a healthy harvest.

Mushroom farming expert Pushpa Jha from Darbhanga, Bihar invested only Rs 500 and started growing mushrooms in her own house using unique methods.

Want to set up a mushroom farming business? Know how Odisha's Santosh Mishra set up a mushroom farm that earns Rs 10 lakh annually.

Co-founded by Prithvi Kini and Jashid Hameed in Bengaluru, Nuvedo offers DIY mushroom kits for easy chemical-free mushroom cultivation at home, along with other value-based products.

Bihar homemaker Rekha Kumari turned entrepreneur with a successful mushroom business she started at home, selling laddoos, biscuits, pickles and more and earning lakhs from it.

Pushpa Patel, a resident of Gujarat, started mushroom farming with an investment of Rs 15,000. Her thriving business of mushroom khakras also helps other women earn.

Indore-based Pooja Dubey Pandey launched her startup Biotech Era Transforming India (BETI) to grow mushrooms using stubble, and has since expanded into packing material

Inspired by a government programme, Sanjeev Singh from Punjab started growing mushrooms from organic compost in 1992, scaling it up to hundreds of tonnes which earned him the title 'Mushroom King of Punjab'.

Yussouf Khan, a horticulturist from Himachal Pradesh practices protected cultivation at his farm. He has six greenhouses that provide ideal growth conditions for the plants.