Oregon is home to a plethora of wild, edible mushrooms. At the market you will find an abundance of mushrooms with the smell of wet earth still lingering on every cap and stem. Our unique mushroom-loving climate is embraced by Eugene’s local food scene with farm to table restaurants like Junglefowl serving dishes that incorporate locally grown/foraged mushrooms. You can use these fascinating fungi in your cuisine by adding them to pasta, stir fries, soup, and so much more! They are a great source of protein, antioxidants, and vitamin B.
Jennifer Macone from the Mushroomery says, “Spring is a wonderful time in Oregon for wild mushrooms. Winter varieties such as hedgehogs, black trumpets, and winter chanterelles overlap spring varieties like morels and porcini.” Among these wild and cultivated varieties, you can also find Lion’s mane, maitake, shiitake, black king, and various types of oyster at the market throughout spring.
Mushroom vendors at the market:
Our mushroom Mycelium (the seeds) is purchased from commercial labs. Once we receive it, we make liquid culture. The mycelium is grown on a mixture of water and sugar. Once the liquid culture is ready we add it to grain bags (made of corn, oats and milo). Once the mycelium has completely grown in the grain bag, we transfer the grain to the substrate it will grow on. This is made up of Alder sawdust, Soy Hulls and water. That’s it. They grow there until we pick them and they go directly to your table.
We are in the process of becoming Organic Certified, as our goal is to provide our community with locally sourced, clean and nutrient-dense foods.
OPW:
Oregon Permaculture Works is based out of Corvallis, OR with a focus on foraging and fermenting local food in a sustainable and ethical manner. OPW offers a wide selection of locally foraged wild mushrooms throughout the year, along with wild foraged greens, organic soy-free tempeh, miso paste, tamari, vegan cream cheese and wild mushroom foraging classes.
OPW aims for zero-waste in all of our practices. Refrain from plastic when possible, utilize waste material in ferments, sustainable and ethical foraging.
Over 30 years of mushroom foraging, including 13 years in the PNW specifically. Familiar with all local edible species and their potential look-alikes. Lead mushroom foraging classes where I teach others how to SAFELY forage wild mushrooms.
A certified organic mushroom farm that has been selling mushrooms for 34 years in Yachats, OR. In the coastal forest, the morning fog and mist in this pristine area produce some of the world’s finest Certified Organic Mushrooms.
We sell medicinal mushrooms, tinctures, powders, coffee, cocoa, and bread.
The Mushroomery is a certified organic farm that supplies cultivated and wild mushrooms year-round. We also offer grow-at-home mushroom kits, dried, and powdered mushrooms. In the fall, come check out our booth for a selection of up to 20 varieties of mushrooms!
At Zoom Out Mycology, we manufacture and distribute mushroom teas blended with fruits, herbs, and flowers. We are committed to increasing accessibility through formulation of pleasantly palatable and potent mushroom teas, mycology education and traveling tea tastings. We use sustainable practices to grow mushrooms, source herbs and serve mushroom teas. Our core values are adaptability, holistic health and inclusiveness.
Our primary business activity is mushroom tea manufacturing and distribution. To “Zoom Out” is to look at the big picture of sustainability including social, environmental, economic and institutional tactics for making or reducing an impact. We operate a commercial kitchen in Cottage Grove (shout-out to our friends at Bohemia Food Hub) and are building a farm operation in Springfield, Oregon. Sustainability is embedded into the mission, vision and business plan of Zoom Out Mycology!
I sell 7 types of mushroom teas at the market, including my Lion’s Mane tea blends such as Berry Brain and Lion’s Mane Matcha. I’m looking forward to growing reishi and maitake indoors and outdoors with the help of my fellow market friend ‘Get Fungi’!