Fiddlehead Knob

11/20/2025

Kalvin had the opportunity to share our farm story on Farm Connections last week - here's the link if you missed it live! Thanks KSMQ Public Television for visiting the LeRoy area!

On this episode of Farm Connections, we visited with Kalvin Stern from Fiddlehead K**b, a farm that produces mushrooms for consumption. We also visited with ...

10/27/2025

We’re so excited to be back at the FEAST Local Foods Network this weekend — and we’re bringing a whole lineup of our farm-made mushroom goodness! 🙌

From savory blends to snackable treats, we’ve been busy prepping here on the farm and can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on. Come say hi, taste the all the goodies, and support your local food folks!

The FEAST! festival is this Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 from 10am - 4pm at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN!

10/04/2025

Less than a month until we return to our 3rd year at FEAST Local Foods Network ! This has quickly become one of our favorite events of the year - it's a great kickoff to the holiday season too. We love looking for local food gifts for family and friends while we're there! We hope you can make it!

08/29/2025

Hi, friends! 🌞 Summer absolutely flew by - it's always a crazy balancing act trying to make time for home/yard projects, family adventures, foraging & gardening, farm & business tasks, etc. but we've made so many great memories these last few months! This late summer time of the year is truly the best - there's so much fresh food to eat 😍

Some of our favorite mushrooms have been making appearances in the woods lately, so we know fall is just around the corner🍂 Eliza found this huge cluster of maitake all by herself - she was so excited!

You can find us at tomorrow with our regular line up of mushrooms plus some tasty maitake! 🤗

07/11/2025

Remember when we mentioned sliced mushrooms last week? Here's a formal introduction to the newest tool on the farm: our Robot Coupe!

Thanks to a grant from , we were able to purchase this new commercial grade food processor to make our life on the farm soooo much faster and easier when it comes to slicing mushrooms.

We currently take any B grade mushrooms or oversupply and slice & dehydrate them. After that they are either packed as is or powdered to use in our value added products. This helps us close our waste loop and keep the amount of mushrooms that end up in the compost as minimal as possible.

The slicing process used to take us literal HOURS, and with just the 2 of us running the farm together (plus 3 beautiful children 🙃), time is precious around here!

Enter the Robot Coupe: now we can slice 50 pounds of mushrooms in 10 minutes! The slice is uniform and perfect🔥 Friends, this machine is absolutely incredible and we can't thank the folks at Mill City enough for this upgrade to our farm!!

For any fans of our dried Forager's Blend mushroom mix, stay tuned because BIG things are coming soon now that we can process through so many more mushrooms! 🤗

Yay for farm improvements👏And keep an eye out for more sliced mushrooms for sale at the too - they went over really well last weekend so we may make it a regular option!

Happy Friday, friends!

07/04/2025

We're trying out something new for the 4th of July market tomorrow - we'll be bringing you sliced king trumpet mushrooms in addition to our regular mushroom line up!

Why sliced? King trumpets are an amazing mushroom to marinate and grill - their unique shape and texture gives so much surface area that is perfect for soaking up tasty flavors and seasonins. Pick them up pre-sliced, toss in a bag with your favorite marinade, and grill them up this weekend! 🔥🔥 See you tomorrow at 🌞

P.s. more to come soon about this fantastic new food processor - we can't wait to share details and plans with you!!

06/27/2025

'Tis the season for grilling! If you haven't grilled mushrooms yet this summer, you're missing out!

Flat top grill, foil packets, grill basket, or even right over the fire in a cast iron - you're definitely going to want to pick up some mushrooms at the this weekend!😍

05/23/2025

We're so excited to be back every Saturday at the outdoor . We've been loving all the spring goodies we've been finding there like rhubarb, asparagus, ramps, and fresh salad greens! Here's a rundown of what types of fresh mushrooms you'll be able to find from us this spring 🌸🍄:

🦁 Lion’s Mane
Flavor & Texture: Delicate and subtly sweet, lion’s mane softens when cooked and has a meaty, almost seafood-like texture—often compared to lobster or crab. It soaks up sauces and seasonings beautifully, making it incredibly versatile.

💙 Blue Oyster
Flavor & Texture: Mild and nutty with firm, chewy caps and lightly crunchy stems. Blue oysters are a great all-purpose mushroom—easy to cook and packed with savory depth.

🤍 Pohu Oyster (aka Pearl Oyster)
Flavor & Texture: Subtle and slightly sweet, with a soft, buttery texture when cooked. These tender mushrooms are especially good at absorbing seasoning and sauce flavors.

🍃 Pioppino
Flavor & Texture: Earthy, nutty, and rich with a light umami note. Their long stems stay slightly crisp when cooked—think of the texture of just-tender asparagus.

👑 King Trumpet (King Oyster)
Flavor & Texture: Dense, meaty, and savory with a mild flavor and rich umami depth. The thick stems are the star—satisfyingly chewy and great for slicing, shredding, or even scoring and pan-searing like scallops.

You can bet we'll be adding in some shiitakes and foraged mushrooms as the season goes on too, so keep an eye out for those - they go fast!

And for our NE IA friends you'll be able to find these weekly on the as well - yay!

04/30/2025

Hey there, friends! 👋

-We've really enjoyed the slower pace of the last few months while we've been soaking up baby snuggles and adjusting to being a family of 5 🥰There's been lots of outdoor projects, picnics, and nature adventures lately, and we're loving it! Here's some quick updates from us in case you're not a newsletter subscriber of ours:

-Outdoor market starts back up this Saturday, May 3rd!! You can find us every Saturday from 7:30 - noon at the . Also a heads up that we unfortunately won't be at the Decorah Farmer's Market this season - we're taking a break for the year to lighten our load a bit while we have 3 little ones at home! ☺️

-In the meantime our NE IA friends can still find our mushrooms listed in the each week! 💚

-You can also try our mushrooms on top of one of the delicious pizzas at this weekend! They'll be kicking off their pizza season Friday & Saturday - highly recommend checking them out! 🍕 😍

Happy spring - hope to see you all out and about soon!🍄🌞🍄

04/05/2025

Burgers & mushrooms 😍

03/29/2025

Yay, we love to see kids being exposed to new, local food! What a cool experience Riceville Cafeteria Connections !