A reusable filter port assembly is installable on the wall of a
sterilizable cultivation bag, such as is used in the cultivation of
mushrooms. A grommet and locking collar are removably installed in the
wall of the cultivation bag or pouch to provide gas flow communication
between the interior of the bag and the ambient environment after the bag
is sealed. A removable filter cap holds a filter member over the opening
of the filter port assembly to prevent undesired particles from passing
through the port of the assembly. In use, the grommet is placed against
the interior surface of a bag or pouch, such as a plastic cultivation
bag. The collar is screwed down over the grommet from the exterior
surface of the bag to form a grommet-collar combination fixed in place to
the wall of the bag. Once installed, a patch of bag material of the bag
wall is still covering the grommet opening of the neck tube. The patch of
bag material is then cut out or otherwise removed from the port opening
to provide communication between the interior of the bag and the ambient
environment. The filter cap is attached to the grommet-collar combination
to generally allow the passage of gasses and prevent passage of
particulates.