Building a Mushroom Enterprise w/ Amy Fox of Fox Farm & Forage LLC
Amy Fox joins me today to talk about Fox Farm & Forage LLC in North Carolina.
We talk about how she started growing mushrooms in her basement as a hobby and how that has evolved into building a 4000 SF mushroom production facility on a dedicated piece of land.
Impressive how things can grow!
If you're looking to start a mushroom farm, you're going to love this.
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010 - John Michelotti w/ Catskill Fungi - Mushroom Tinctures, Mushroom Walks, and More
John Michelotti joins me today to talk about Catskill Fungi.
Specifically, we talk about mushroom tinctures, mushroom walks, and the story of his farm.
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Ep. 4 - Mushroom Farming w/ Tradd Cotter
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Tradd Cotter, author of Organic Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation
In this episode we discuss Mushroom Production, Tradd's Mushroom spawn business Mushroom Mountain, and much more. Enjoy!
If you're interested in starting your own Mushroom Farm, make sure to check out our page on How to Start a Mushroom Farm.
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How to Start a Mushroom Farm
If you're interested in starting your own mushroom farm, you have come to the right place. This page will teach you the following:
- The Product
- The Customers
- Basic Startup Costs
- Tools Needed
- Production Methods
- Challenges in the operation
- Sources
- Resources to Learn More
The Product - Fresh Shiitake
There are other mushrooms you can grow and sell, but the primary market is for Fresh Shiitake. For the sake of keeping things simple on this page, we're going to focus on Fresh Shiitake. So you know, the other fresh mushrooms are: Maitake, Oyster, and Reishi.
- Wholesale Price - $10 - 12/Pound
- Retail Price - $12 - 16/Pound
The Customers
These customers are your standard small farm customers. Nothing new here. Restaurants are always ideal because they will often pay top dollar for the product and will buy in significant quantities. Farmer's Markets are good if you already have other products to sell there. CSA's are great, again, if you already have other products to sell. Wholesale will...