The Mushrooms Are Coming!

Last Spring, we inoculated 100 logs with shiitake mushroom spawn! This Spring – like – in a few weeks- these logs will begin to fruit with fresh, log grown shiitake mushrooms!

We will be selling both fresh shiitake mushrooms as well as the whole logs for home harvesting!

For those of you who don’t know the backstory on why we are growing shiitakes . . . in May of 2022 one of our oldest and tallest oaks crashed to the ground -stripping the branches from nearby oaks in its fall. Surveying the damage with tears in my eyes, I asked Pat “what do we do now?” and he answered, “we’ll grow mushrooms.” And that’s just what we did. Reflecting on the loss of a great tree, we also asked, how do we take care of these woods while also feeding our community, and the answer was the same . . .”we’ll grow mushrooms.”

Why grow mushrooms on logs?

Shiitake mushrooms grown on logs not only taste better, but they may be more nutritious, too! They are composed of all the nutrients that the tree had accumulated over its life – each burst of sunshine, cool drink of rain, and strength of fiber tested by the wind. 

Eating Shiitakes Makes You Healthy!

Shiitake mushrooms have robust levels of B vitamins, vitamin D, copper, amino acids, and polysaccharides which help support your immune system. They also have anti-inflammatory properties. They are a great substitute for meat – whether you eat a plant based diet or are just a fun – guy.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LOG GROWN SHIITAKES HERE!

PURCHASE YOUR ENTIRE INOCULATED LOG HERE!

FRESH MUSHROOMS COMING SOON!