West Mushrooms

08/05/2022

Getting some nice shiitake and oysters this year but harvests have been very small mostly due to the weird weather. Very dry all year with early Spring 20 degrees below normal and later 20 degrees above. Doing little force fruiting since my larger customers are not buying much so I do have lots of dehydrated vacuum sealed available for sale. Let me know!

Both shiitake and oysters below on sugar maple.

06/01/2022

Our last inoculation of the year is being held this Saturday 6/4/22 from 9am until about noon. Come and get to know other mushroom nuts. Have fun, learn a lot and a leave with some from shiitake mushrooms.
Please let me know via email at [email protected] if you'd like to attend.

05/19/2022

West Mushrooms 2022 Inoculation Workshops

The session scheduled for 5/28/22 is being changed to Saturday June 4th from 9am until about Noon.

Please let me know via email at [email protected] if you'd like to attend.

Rae West

05/06/2022

West Mushrooms 2022 Inoculation Workshops

Workshops will be held on May 21st and May 28th from 9am until about noon at our farm at 1053 Taylor Lane Stoughton, WI 53589.

Tours will be given of our small farm, and we’ll enjoy conversations and snacks with fellow mushroom enthusiasts. You may take home your own Shiitake logs to nurture at a reduced volunteer rate.

Please send an email to: [email protected] with your name and names of others coming in your party, the date you plan to attend and any questions. RSVP ASAP!

Rae West – 608-205-7079

09/07/2021

DEHYDRATED SHIITAKE CAPS
Have a large supply of cleaned and dehydrated shiitake!

Due to Covid, most of my restaurant customers are just getting back up and running so I've been cleaning, processing and dehydrating most of my harvests. They rehydrate wonderfully and you can save them for winter when log grown are scarce. They are pretty cheap to ship. Also have some Winecaps.

Note that these are just the caps which sell for $7 per ounce with discounts for larger quantities. You will love them!

Please email [email protected]

Due to Covid, most of my restaurant customers are just getting back up and running so I've been cleaning, processing and dehydrating most of my harvests.  They rehydrate wonderfully and you can save them for winter when log grown are scarce.  They are pretty cheap to ship. Also have some Winecaps.

08/29/2021

First lions mane on red maple logs. More coming soon.

04/25/2021

Mushroom Inoculation Workshops

We hope you will be able to come to one of our mushroom inoculation workshops on May 8th, May 15th or May 22nd. We will also give a tour of our small farm, have a bite to eat and enjoy conversations with wonderful people interested in sustainability and mushrooms. West Mushrooms is small hobby farm operation, so we rely on our volunteers to help us with the inoculation process. We love sharing our knowledge of the stages of log grown mushroom production and hope our passion for growing mushrooms will ignite yours.

Everyone will have a chance to learn and rotate through each workstation and gain some insight into what it takes to grow log-grown Shiitake and other mushrooms. This is a hands-on event so dress for the weather and for working. We need to plan since we have limited space and will provide lunch so when you select your date please be committed to attend.

Proper COVID social distancing will be maintained.

If you’re interested in attending, please enter your info the doodle poll here and please include your email address in the comments and if you’re bring multiple participants:

https://doodle.com/poll/248ay7uu9e5sprnw?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link

· Select your Date(s): We will send you a confirmation with directions.
· Work time from 9 - 12 with lunch to follow.
· 6 – 8 participants per session is ideal.

Saturday mornings are top times but we are also willing to host weekday events for those who aren’t available weekends. Bigger discounts on logs will be offered when you bring multiple participants.

After the event, if you choose to take home your own Shiitake logs to nurture, you will be able to purchase a few at a reduced volunteer rate. Remember this is a living organism so you are adopting a living mycelium nursery to care and nurture for about a year before you even see a mushroom.

If you need more information or have questions please send an email to: [email protected]. Also check us out on on the web at https://WestMushrooms.com

We hope you will be able to come to one of our mushroom inoculation workshops on May 8th, May 15th or May 22nd. We will also give a tour of our small farm, have a bite to eat and enjoy conversations with wonderful people interested in sustainability and mushrooms. West Mushrooms is small hobby farm....

04/19/2021

One of my favorite ways to prepare shiitakes. Grilled on a charcoal Weber with balsamic vinegar and minced garlic.

04/13/2021

Spring is here and getting some nice shiitakes from volunteer logs, ones that are fruiting on their own and not force fruited.

We'll be setting up some inoculation workshops soon to be held in May and June at 1053 Taylor Lane Stoughton.

10/11/2020

Nameko on cherry a little past prime.

08/11/2020

Got a good harvest coming.