The Mushroom Journal

View of the Pacific Ocean from the Far West Fungi grounds on Monterey Bay

A Day on Monterey Bay: Our October Mushroom Far...

On Saturday, October 17, about 120 mushroom lovers joined us on Monterey Bay for a look at where our mushrooms begin. Guests walked the grounds, stepped inside the grow rooms,...

A Day on Monterey Bay: Our October Mushroom Far...

On Saturday, October 17, about 120 mushroom lovers joined us on Monterey Bay for a look at where our mushrooms begin. Guests walked the grounds, stepped inside the grow rooms,...

National Mushroom Day: Celebrate With Far West Fungi Online and In Store

National Mushroom Day: Celebrate With Far West ...

Every year on October 15, mushroom growers, chefs, foragers, and home cooks mark National Mushroom Day. At Far West Fungi, every day if Mushroom Day We have been growing mushrooms...

National Mushroom Day: Celebrate With Far West ...

Every year on October 15, mushroom growers, chefs, foragers, and home cooks mark National Mushroom Day. At Far West Fungi, every day if Mushroom Day We have been growing mushrooms...

Inside the Moss Landing Farm: A Year on the Pajaro River Bluff

Inside the Moss Landing Farm: A Year on the Paj...

Located in northern Monterey County in the coastal town of Moss Landing, our twenty-acre facility sits on a bluff above the Pajaro River, overlooking the Pacific. The fog arrives before...

Inside the Moss Landing Farm: A Year on the Paj...

Located in northern Monterey County in the coastal town of Moss Landing, our twenty-acre facility sits on a bluff above the Pajaro River, overlooking the Pacific. The fog arrives before...

Why Far West Fungi Operates Two Mushroom Farms in Northern California

Why Far West Fungi Operates Two Mushroom Farms ...

San Martin sits in Santa Clara County, south of San Jose, where the valley floor opens into agricultural land before the hills rise toward Gilroy. The climate here runs warmer...

Why Far West Fungi Operates Two Mushroom Farms ...

San Martin sits in Santa Clara County, south of San Jose, where the valley floor opens into agricultural land before the hills rise toward Gilroy. The climate here runs warmer...

Northern California: How an 18-Acre Bluff Above the Pajaro River Became a Specialty Mushroom Region

Northern California: How an 18-Acre Bluff Above...

For more than 40 years, Northern California has  provided the conditions that specialty mushrooms need. Along a bluff above the Pajaro River in Moss Landing, where coastal fog moves inland...

Northern California: How an 18-Acre Bluff Above...

For more than 40 years, Northern California has  provided the conditions that specialty mushrooms need. Along a bluff above the Pajaro River in Moss Landing, where coastal fog moves inland...

Wild Mushroom Prices Explained: Why Wild Mushrooms are one price one month and a very different price the next month.

Wild Mushroom Prices Explained: Why Wild Mushro...

At Far West Fungi, we’ve spent decades working with mushrooms, both cultivated and wild, and understanding how each moves through the market. While many of the mushrooms we grow come...

Wild Mushroom Prices Explained: Why Wild Mushro...

At Far West Fungi, we’ve spent decades working with mushrooms, both cultivated and wild, and understanding how each moves through the market. While many of the mushrooms we grow come...