Come Make Your Own Mushroom Logs

If you live near the Asheville, Hendersonville or Brevard Area of Western North Carolina or you are planning a visit to our area call or Email to schedule a visit. You can learn of:

• Different strains of shiitake mushrooms
• Mushroom habitats
• Different stacking methods
• Have your own mini farm
• Make a bunch to give as gifts

I Make House Calls...

...Within a reasonable distance. Want to start a mushroom farm but don't know if you have what it takes? I can come to you and help you get started in mushroom cultivation. From wood selection to spawn type to log stacking and production runs. Call or Email and let's talk.

Stalking The Wild Edible Mushrooms

It's summertime here in the mountains. All year, mushroom hunters look forward to this fruitful season to hunt for wild mushrooms.  Join the owner of Deep Woods Mushrooms for a mushroom hunt and discover some of the rich, edible mushrooms growing in Western North Carolina.

On forays into the deep woods, groups will be huntung for Morels, Chanterelles, Chicken of the Woods and more delicacies of the forest floors. If you are planning a visit, call or Email to arrange a private mushroom hunt of your own.

Recent rain has provided a great oppurtunity for a mushroom hunt.  There will be a class offered on July 14 at 2:00pm.  Call for more details and to find out where we will meet for a hunt.

For more information about mushroom hunts for individuals or small groups, DOWNLOAD A FLYER

Click to download a flyer in PDF format.  (PDF reader required.)

About "The Mushroom Broker" and Owner of Deep Woods Mushrooms

How did I get from “I’d like to make and give truly unique Christmas gifts” one year to owning and maintaining a diversified mushroom business?

Well, it began with an interesting conversation with someone who shared his own excitement and knowledge of mushrooms. Maybe this would be my latest hobby I thought. Little did neither I, nor my wife know that this interest in mushrooms of mine would lead to one fun guy managing his own full-time business!

Living deep in the Pisgah National Forest, I had access to beautiful hardwood trees. I learned I would need hardwoods to grow my own Shiitake mushrooms. In addition, I had the perfect environment to forage for different wild mushrooms regarded as a delicacy by local chefs. My interest was piqued; my future cemented.

Research was key to my knowledge of growing and foraging for mushrooms. Internet, books and periodicals helped greatly, but my most valuable information came from people who were experienced in the field.

The local Agriculture Extension Office offered a seminar presented by a number of mushroom experts. The gentleman who originally turned me on to the mushroom experience I now call my Mushroom Guru. Another gentleman, a long time member of the Asheville Mushroom Club who has a business of his own, I call my Mushroom Mentor.

I learned how to inject live, cut hardwood logs with spores that would produce Shiitake mushrooms for years to come. It was exciting for me, my family and friends to watch my mushrooms grow, harvest them and enjoy the flavorful bounty we created in the kitchen. I learned how to harvest my mushrooms properly and how to store them. I learned how to forage for wild mushrooms which I now sell to the chefs of local B & B’s, Inn’s, restaurants and produce markets.

I became educated about the medicinal benefits of various mushrooms. I learned about healthy cuisine and began cooking and experimenting in my own kitchen (and on my own family). With my increased intake of mushrooms and mushroom teas, I began to have more stamina and I felt healthier!

During my hikes, mountain bike rides and backpacking/camping experiences, I realized that I now noticed more mushrooms wherever I went. They were always there, I just never saw them before! I learned how to host Mushroom Forays so that I could teach other people how to hunt mushrooms for their own enjoyment.

So, here I am. I was destined to have a hobby that mushroomed into a business! I can supply you with or teach you how to have a steady supply of Shiitake and wild, edible mushrooms that are delicious as well as benefit your health.

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