Frequently Asked Questions

No. We have previously offered our mushrooms to restaurants in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Huntsville, AL. We found there simply was not enough demand to justify the effort and expense. Chefs are welcome to purchase our mushrooms at any of the farmers markets we attend. Please note we accept all major credit cards, ApplePay, and cash. We do not accept checks.

We do not offer farm visits. Mushroom cultivation requires a level of cleanliness that we cannot maintain if we allow farm visits. We also consider our methods and especially our substrate mixes to be proprietary. There are farms who do allow visits. Contact us directly for a list of farms who allow visitors.

No. We do not offer courses or workshops on mushroom cultivation. There are many farms who do. Contact us for a list of farms who offer mushroom cultivation instruction.

Yes. We are available for group presentations with sufficient notice. We are available any day except Saturday. Contact us for more details.

Our mushrooms and other products are available at the Franklin Farmers Market, rain or shine, every Saturday morning, year round. Summer hours 8:00am - 1:00pm CDT (winter hours 9:00am - 12:00pm CST). Look for us in space #54 under the green tent.

Our mushrooms and other products are available seasonally at the Murfreesboro Saturday Market on the Square in downtown Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Saturday mornings 8:00am - 12:00pm CDT, May - October

Fresh mushrooms will keep best in a Kraft (brown) paper bag in the crisper of your refrigerator. Never store fresh mushrooms in a plastic container. 

No. We are farmers, not foragers. All of our mushrooms are farmed. We do not forage. There are literally millions of varieties of mushrooms with MANY similar characteristics. Mushroom identification is a tedious process and involves much more than just a quick look. NEVER eat any wild foraged mushroom unless you are 110% sure it is edible. 

Sorry, we don't offer direct farm sales. If you would like to purchase our mushrooms please visit us at one of the farmers markets we attend.

No. All of our mushrooms and other products are available rain or shine, every week, year round at the Franklin Farmers Market in Franklin, Tennessee, Our mushrooms are also available seasonally at the Murfreesboro Saturday Market on the Square in downtown Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May thru October.

No. Our mushrooms are very fragile and must be refrigerated at a constant temperature for best shelf life. We are not able to ship fresh mushrooms. Visit us at the Franklin Farmers Market in Franklin, Tennessee, every Saturday morning, rain or shine, year round (Winter hours 9:00am - 12:00pm CST)

Our mushrooms are also available seasonally at the Murfreesboro Saturday Market on the Square in downtown Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May thru October. Market hours are 8:00am - 12:00pm CDT

Yes! As of 7-1-2022, under Tennessee's new Food Freedom Act, we can ship our gourmet mushroom powders! We are, however limited to inside the State of Tennessee. Contact us directly for more information.

No. All of our mushroom compost is used here on our farm. Monterrey Mushrooms in Loudon, TN, does have large quantities of mushroom compost for sale. Contact Monterrey Mushrooms directly for more information.

No. We do not buy nor do we sell wild foraged mushrooms. 

We are not certified organic, but rest assured our methods and processes are 100% organic from start to finish. Mushrooms will have it no other way! We do not use pesticides because they are unnecessary at the temperatures we use for cultivation. 

Yes! If you are an existing mushroom farmer and want to take your operation to the next level we can help. For a modest fee we can help you avoid the pitfalls that bankrupt most mushroom farms. We teach you where to get the best cultures, essential components every mushroom farm must have, YouTube myths vs. mushroom farming reality, sanitation methods, the ONLY humidity system to use, how to scale your production to your market size and sell 99% of what you grow, and a whole lot more! We teach you what you need to know to make your farm profitable without working yourself to death! Click for more details.

No. We do not use manure in any part of our cultivation process. All of our mushrooms are "wood lovers", meaning they only grow on natural logs, sawdust or wood chips.