Epiphany Mushroom Co.
Akron, OH
Lion's mane, pearl oyster, blue oyster, chestnut, pioppino, king trumpet
- Ships
- Not stated
- Sells to restaurants
- Yes
Ohio first · grown in the USA
Gourmet mushrooms, straight from the people who grow them.
A careful guide to the gourmet and medicinal mushrooms grown in the United States, and a directory of the farms that grow them. Start in Ohio, where we've looked hardest.
- Verified listings
- 36
- States
- 15
- Species guides
- 12
Home turf
20 Ohio growers, and counting
From Akron and Toledo to Cincinnati and the Athens hills. Every listing links to the page we checked it against.
Forest Fungi
Athens, OH
King trumpet, lion's mane, oyster, reishi, coral tooth; fresh, dried and powdered; grower supplies
- Ships
- Yes
- Sells to restaurants
- Yes
Guided By Mushrooms
New Lebanon, OH
Lion's mane, king blue oyster, Italian oyster, velvet pioppino; seasonings and other shelf-stable mushroom products
- Ships
- Yes
- Sells to restaurants
- Yes
Miller's Mushrooms
Hartville, OH
Fresh mushrooms; dried lion's mane, reishi and oyster; mushroom salt; grow kits
- Ships
- Not stated
- Sells to restaurants
- Yes
Rich Life Farm
Cincinnati, OH
Blue oyster, white oyster, black pearl, king oyster, pink oyster (summer), lion's mane, chestnut, pioppino, comb tooth, golden enoki; shiitake and maitake at times
- Ships
- Not stated
- Sells to restaurants
- Yes
Simpson's Spores
New Holland, OH
Blue oyster
- Ships
- No
- Sells to restaurants
- Yes
Growing outside Ohio? Browse every state or list your farm.
Species guides
The mushrooms people actually buy
How each one tastes or is traditionally used, how farms grow it, how to keep it, and a careful look at what the research says.
Gourmet
Lion's mane
Shaggy white spines and a texture cooks compare to crab. Small studies have looked at it for memory and mood.
Gourmet
Oyster mushrooms
The mushroom most small farms start with. Five common types, each with its own color, texture and shelf life.
Gourmet
King oyster
Almost all stem. Slice it into coins, sear it hard and it browns like a scallop.
Gourmet
Shiitake
Ohio State has published guidance on growing shiitake on oak logs since 1991. Deep, savory and best cooked through.
Gourmet
Maitake
Ruffled gray fronds that crisp at the edges in a hot oven. Cultivated year-round, wild in fall.
Gourmet
Chestnut mushroom
Glossy brown caps on long stems, firm after cooking. A small-farm specialty you rarely see in supermarkets.
Gourmet
Enoki
Long white threads with tiny caps. Good in soups and hot pots, and always cooked before eating.
Gourmet
Black pearl oyster
Dark caps and a firm stem. Growers sell it as a cross between king oyster and oyster, and it eats like both.
Buying guides
Shop like a cook who knows the grower
Practical advice for markets, farm stands and kitchens, written plainly.
- 01 How to buy mushrooms from a local grower Markets, farm pickup, CSAs and standing orders: where small farms sell and how to get first pick.
- 02 What to ask a mushroom grower Harvest day, substrate, foraged or farmed, storage. Good growers like these questions.
- 03 How to tell fresh mushrooms from old Firmness, smell, color and moisture. Plus the paper-bag rule from university extension services.
- 04 How restaurants source mushrooms Standing orders, delivery days, distributors and paperwork. Useful for chefs and for growers selling to them.
- 05 How to start growing mushrooms at home Start with an oyster kit on the counter. Graduate to shiitake logs in the shade.
How we work
Every listing has a source
We list a grower only after reading a public page about them, and we show you which page and when we checked it.
Careful with health claims
We report what studies found and what tradition claims, cite NIH, PubMed and university extension sources, and never give dosing advice.