The WISE Lab: Where Fermentation Meet Circular Practice

The WISE Lab is where our kombucha, fungi, SCOBY, spent tea and circular ideas all meet. It is a working practice rooted in wild fermentation, low-waste making and living materials — not a factory system, and not a polished research lab.

This is a living system.

2. The Living Material: SCOBY Leather

At Wild IS Earth, our commitment to a closed-loop system goes beyond recycling—we are actively pioneering bio-material innovation. Through precise biological engineering, we transform our surplus bacterial cultures into a robust, durable, and sustainable SCOBY leather alternative.

3. The Underground Mycelium Network: The Fungi Dungeon

Right now at WISE, we push the boundaries of circular sustainability by homegrown-cultivating gourmet mushrooms using our leftover spent kombucha tea leaves. Nothing goes to waste; everything loops back into the ecosystem. But we have much bigger plans for this underground network.

Beneath the bubbling kombucha lies the raw heartbeat of our next chapter: The Fungi Dungeon. Currently a raw, subterranean cavern space in the basement, this area is uniquely suited for specialised mushroom cultivation and ecological design. Our vision is to transform this underground chamber into a fully running, state-of-the-art Fungi Lab & Cultivation Hub dedicated to rare, medicinal, and culinary mushrooms.

Partner With Us!
We are actively looking for the right fungi partners, mycologists, and forward-thinking investors to join our ecosystem. Whether you bring scientific cultivation expertise, structural vision, or the capital to build out a cutting-edge urban farm network, we want to talk to you.[Contact us / Pitch your partnership] to tour the basement space.

Let's build a closed-loop system from the soil up.

1. WISE: Closed Loop System

The WISE Lab operates on a circular philosophy: nothing is wasted, everything evolves. We look at the byproducts of our microbrewery not as trash, but as raw ingredients for the next creation.

• Spent tea leaves are repurposed into nutrient-rich substrate for growing gourmet mushrooms.

• Living SCOBYs are shared with local makers, turned into functional food – SCOBY Calamari and snacks, or grown into durable bio-textiles.

• Every returned glass bottle is sterilised and refilled right here on Kentish Town Road.

** Are you a researcher, bio designer, fungi lover or fellow fermenter? **

We love collaboration. The WISE Lab regularly hosts workshops, fungi growers, and low-waste research projects. Drop by the bar or contact us to connect.