Mushrooms
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There is a resurgence of interest in mushroom production and consumption across the state of North Carolina. For the past 30 plus years, when farmers asked about growing mushrooms, they were usually referring to shiitake mushrooms grown on oak logs. But recently, inquiries are coming in on a wider variety of mushrooms including oyster, enoki, chaga, reishi, and truffles.
To see what some of the North Carolina mushroom growers are doing, visit these pages:
- Black Trumpet Farm
- Dark Harvest Farm
- Garland Truffles
- Deep Woods Mushrooms
- Carolina Mushroom Farm
- Haw River Mushrooms
- Fox, Farm and Forage
- Sharonview Farm
- Urban Gourmet Farms
- Resting Point Farms
- The Forest Farmacy
- Sprinkles Gourmet Mushrooms
Mushroom Spawn Suppliers in North Carolina
- Deep Woods Mushrooms is a local distributor for Field and Forest Products mushrooms spawn
- The Forest Farmacy sells plug spawn for a variety of mushrooms
- Sharonview Farm sells inoculated logs for home growers
- Black Trumpet Farm sells home grow kits for a wide variety of mushrooms
- Carolina Mushroom Farm sells home grow kits and focus on oyster mushrooms
- Garland Truffles sells young trees inoculated with truffles
Shiitake Mushroom Growing Information
Shiitake shelf
- Best Management Practices for Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation – University of Vermont
- Cultivation of Shiitake on Natural and Synthetic Logs – Pennsylvania State University
- Kentucky Shiitake Production Workbook – University of Kentucky
Other Mushrooms
Shiitake logs
- Truffle Project
- Source for Perigord truffle inoculated tree seedlings
- Perigord Truffles of Tasmania
- Mushroom production and marketing guide by ATTRA
- Penn State Extension Mushroom Growing Info
- Cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms PDF – Penn State
Associations for Fungi Producers
Reviewed and updated 6/14/2023. Jeanine Davis, NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University