Urban Farm-It Reviews 

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Looking at 60 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Consumers generally find the mushroom growing kits very fun and easy to use at home, appreciating the smooth process and successful harvests. Many people also praise the helpful and efficient support team whenever they need assistance or have questions. However, some customers also noted frustrating issues with missing voucher codes and problems trying to redeem expired spawn. Buyers additionally experienced significant delivery delays, with several packages failing to arrive or being sent to the wrong address. Others felt disappointed when communication broke down completely during attempts to resolve these delivery problems.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered an Oyster Mushroom growing kit for my elderly father. Inside was a voucher to order the spores. Unfortunately he misplaced the voucher so the kit was useless. I messaged Urbn Farm and had a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered the Oyster plugs. Was sent spawn instead. Company rectified it and sent plugs on express and apologised for the mistake. Keep in mind that the customer service is via email, there is no n... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb customer service and great product. I ordered and grew from the lion’s mane kit and received valuable advice during the process as I’m a complete novice. The produce tasted incredible. Thanks �... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a lot of fun growing both Oyster mushrooms and Lions Mane. Both were quite successful and we have had some repeat crops. It's been great watching them grow, taking pics, and the instructions were... See more


Company details

  1. Agricultural Organization
  2. Agricultural Product Wholesaler
  3. Consultant
  4. Hydroponics Equipment Supplier

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For anyone, growing anywhere. Urban Farm-It are an organisation whose aim is to encourage and inspire a positive shift in our culture around sustainable food production and consumption. We wish to introduce people to the wonderful and alternative world of urban farming through accessible education, top quality resources and gateway urban farming products.


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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great product

Great product, service and support throughout.
Not Mushroom or need to improve!!

16 April 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Emma,

Thanks for leaving us such a fun(gi) review!

Kind regards,
Alice
Urban Farm-It

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really amazing customer service

Really amazing customer service. Patient and informative. Alice especially has been great- talking me through everything. Thanks guys!

5 April 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Phillip,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a positive review, we really appreciate it! Glad I could help you out.

Kind regards,
Alice
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was very excited about getting our…

I was very excited about getting our oyster mushroom kit under way. When the prescribed period of time arrived, there were no mushrooms to be seen. I emailed and then phoned Alice, an extremely pleasant and knowledgeable employee who talked me through the process again and suggested a few tweaks.I have great pleasure in reporting that we have had some utterly delicious mushrooms and they are still coming!
Alice is delightful and has asked for an update on the progress of our mushrooms.
The firm is first rate and really cares about it’s products and also its customers. I would highly recommend them.

15 March 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Bobbie,

Thanks so much for your kind review - I am so pleased that your kit is up and running, it was a pleasure to assist you!

Kind regards,
Alice
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing product

An amazing product! The spores arrived quickly and in great condition. I played pretty fast and loose with the instructions, leaving the substrate to sit for more than the recommended 8 hours before inoculating, but I still managed to grow some great mushrooms! Already planning my next order.

8 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Customer Support!

I got a mushroom kit for my birthday in December, but it hadn't fruited yet and had gotten mouldy. I knew this was likely something I had done incorrect, so I emailed the customer support team just to get some advise so I don't make the same mistake next time I get a kit. I had a prompt response from Alice who was extremely helpful and explained why I had the issue and made it a lot clearer to me. Already went beyond what most other companies would have done. But on top of that, she also offered to send out a replacement kit so I can give it another go! So excited to get my new kit and try it out again, and hopefully everything will go well now I learnt where I went wrong! Thankyou Alice and everyone at the Urban Farm-It Team!

7 March 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Nicole,

Thank you for such a nice review! I'm so glad that this experience has been a positive one and we were able to learn from what went wrong last time so that you can try again with more confidence!

Kind regards,
Alice
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What amazing customer service

What amazing customer service. The growing instructions are very explicit and straightforward but they did not produce any mushrooms. It is a very intense process. However without question they sent a replacement kit. Here we go again. It is such a pleasure to deal with them. I highly recommend Urban Farm-IT and their friendly efficient team.

7 March 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Alan,

Thanks for your kind review! The world of growing mushrooms has only been treaded on lightly in mainstream society, and we want to make sure that anyone taking their first steps feels confident and supported. So glad you wanted to try again and hope you enjoy :)

Kind regards,
Alice
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic customer service

Super products and fantastic customer service. Highly recommend.

7 March 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi there,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review! We really appreciate it.

Kind regards,
Alice
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A must for any mushroom lover!

I've had the oyster mushrooms growing kit since Christmas and am on my second fruiting already! It's been amazing watching them grow in my home office and it's one of the highlights of my day when I come in ever morning and see how much bigger they are! We used our first fruiting to go with some steaks for valentines day, fried up with some homegrown garlic and they were great!

We've already started looking at which mushrooms to grow next and looking at getting a bed at our allotment for them!

Brilliant little kits, great instructions and great support if you need it.

4 March 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Kim,

Wow! What a lovely review - thank you! So pleased to hear that growing mushrooms with the kit has opened up a new mushroom growing venture for you! Feel free to get back in touch should you need any advice regarding growing in your allotment :)

Kind regards,
Alice
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great little company

Great little company, excellent customer service and communication. Highly recommend

28 February 2024
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Natalie,

Thanks for your kind words, we really appreciate it!

Kind regards,
Alice
Urban Farm-It

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a problem with my pasteurisation…

Had a problem with my pasteurisation process that lead to mould developing unfortunately (my own fault as the conditions werent perfected)

They kindly replaced my kit without any issues to give me another shot at doing it, not sure there are many places left that go above and beyond for customers like this anymore. highly recommended

22 January 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent kit - worked very well (white elm oyster mushrooms), instructions were very clear, really fun for the family to watch them grow, especially as they grew extremely quickly once they had emerged, tasty, would recommend strongly. Excellent customer service and support when we had some queries.

31 December 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Positive timely responses to a no show item

All seemed really positive initially so I decided to order a package for a friend's birthday. I waited for the package.. but it didn't arrive. I emailed and got a fair response saying it would be sent on a certain date when the next batch was sent to them with next day delivery... I waited... But sadly nothing... My friends birthday passed.. I requested a full refund.

I've since received an apology for the difficulties with a hope to resolve, which was reassuring. Maybe I'll try again in the future...

27 November 2023
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Emelia,

Thank you for your feedback and sorry to hear that you did not have a positive experience with your order.

The team at Urban Farm It would like for every customer to enjoy our product and services, and are more than happy to provide advice, answer queries or resolve any issues should they get in touch with us.

We would love to resolve this issue.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fascinating to grow and great customer service

Great product that is really fascinating to see grow before your eyes. Even my veg phobic child wanted to then try some! Makes a really lovely, unusual present and are very meaty, nice mushrooms to eat one harvest comes.

Great customer service, ironed out a little gremlin when ordering swiftly and were very friendly. Would really recommend!

17 October 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy Instructions, excellent customer service.

I misread the instructions and threw away my voucher for my grow kit.

Alice, from Urban Grow It customer service, was extremely helpful in helping me get the mushroom spawn delivered to my house with fast delivery.

The business appears to be small, but has excellent customer service and I'm not sure whether Alice owns part of the company or is an employee, but the managers of the company should reward Alice for her succient and quick email responses to my errors.

I am likely to also purchase some other spawn from the company in future.

The product itself, the golden oyster grow kit, was packaged beautifully and had a very preimum feel to it. I'm sure it would be a great gift - I just bought it for myself in this instance.

16 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

the best company to buy ‘Grow at home kits’

I’ve bought a fair few different ‘grow at home’ kits from different retailers and this company is by far the best I’ve used. I feel like I’m watching my mushrooms grow by the minute. It’s super exciting and rewarding. The only company I’d really recommend purchasing these kits from!

11 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Problem sorted...

When ordering a fruiting block of Maitake, I have specifically asked to have one without fruiting formations on top because I wanted to see for myself how it evolves. I was send exactly the opposite.

After having a discussion with one of the teammates from Urban Farm-it, I can say that it was an honest mistake and they have done everything to make sure the fruiting block arrives undamaged, but it can happen during shipping.
I will be ordering from Urban Farm-it again and thank you for sorting out the problem!!

4 October 2023
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Reply from Urban Farm-It

Hi Dan,

Thank you for your review, we are incredibly sorry to hear that your Maitake block arrived with damaged fruiting bodies- our fruiting blocks are produced and fulfilled out of house, so it is disappointing to hear that this one was not up to scratch.

Unfortunately we have been experiencing some issues with our communication systems which meant that your request for a more under-developed block was not received, nor was your complaint email regarding the condition of the block. Our IT team are now aware of this issue and are working hard to ensure this does not happen again.

My colleague Isaac will be in touch with you shortly to come to a satisfactory resolution to this issue. We sincerely apologise about this experience, we are proud of our services and this does not reflect our usual high standard of care towards our customers.

Update:
We're so glad we were able to come to a resolution. Thank you very much for amending your review, it means a lot and makes such a difference to small business' like us!

Kind regards,
Alice

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Alice stepped in to save the day

Had an issue with royal mail delivery. With not much time left before I needed my order to teach a lesson, Alice stepped in and sent an expedited new order to save the day! Appreciate the extra mile!

4 October 2023
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