Liliana Slowinska

Where They Are Now

At Below Farm in Abu Dhabi, the practical language of the crop is built around feedstock, humidity, and chamber control, and Liliana Slowinska has described the process in those terms. The growing medium is made from locally available materials such as date palm leaves, which places the farm’s method in direct conversation with its surroundings rather than outside them. Variety-specific humidity levels are maintained in each fruiting chamber, making environmental control part of the production method rather than a background condition. The result is cultivation defined by adjustment, not generalization.

Career - Co-founder and business development director, Below Farm, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2021–present)

Signature

Liliana's signature dishes include Lion's Mane, Oyster, Shiitake, King Oyster, and Maitake. Taken together, they show the range of the farm’s output and the different mushroom forms her work supports from cultivation through to delivery.

In Their Words “They digest their food, which is the feedstock we create in the form of a growing medium from locally available materials such as date palm leaves.” “They absorb moisture from the environment, and to that end we maintain variety-specific levels of humidity in each fruiting chamber.”

FAQ What is Liliana Slowinska's current role? Liliana Slowinska has served since 2021 as co-founder at Below Farm in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Where did Liliana Slowinska work before? Before founding the business, she moved from corporate life to mushroom farming in Dubai.