Alex Winstead joins me today to talk about Cascadia Mushrooms in Bellingham, WA.

He shares his experience from starting this as a hobby in 2005 to where he his now producing 500 pounds per week of primarily Shiitake mushrooms. 

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If you're interested in starting your own mushroom farm, you have come to the right place. This page will teach you the following:

• The Product
• The Customers
• Basic Startup Costs
• Tools Needed
• Production Methods
• Challenges in the operation
• Sources
• Resources to Learn More

The Product - Fresh Shiitake

There are other mushrooms you can grow and sell, but the primary market is for Fresh Shiitake. For the sake of keeping things simple on this page, we're going to focus on Fresh Shiitake. So you know, the other fresh mushrooms are: Maitake, Oyster, and Reishi.

• Wholesale Price - $10 - 12/Pound
• Retail Price - $12 - 16/Pound

The Customers

These customers are your standard small farm customers. Nothing new here. Restaurants are always ideal because they will often pay top dollar for the product and will buy in significant quantities. Farmer's Markets are good if you already have other products to sell there. CSA's are great, again, if you already have other products to sell. Wholesale will...