The Vermont Shroomery

Hi, I'm Greg, owner and operator of the Vermont Shroomery located in Duxbury, VT.

Our farm cultivates, processes and sells gourmet and medicinal mushrooms in Central Vermont.  We specialize in the following products:

Fresh and Dehydrated Gourmet Mushrooms

• Oyster - pleurotus ostreatus - a choice edible gourmet mushroom that can be used in any type of cuisine.  This mushroom is full of flavor that has been described as anything from earthy and woody to sweet with hints of anise and umami.  These mushrooms are known to have numerous health benefits including cholesterol and blood sugar control with beta-glucans, cell damage and cancer prevention and slowing with numerous antioxidants, immune system support\ and bone health (vitamin D).
• King Trumpet - pleurotus eryngii -  a variety of oyster with a thick meaty stem that becomes tender and juicy when cooked.  These mushrooms share all of the same health benefits as ostreatus but have a more tender seafood like texture in the stem.  Their flavor is described as delicate and nutty.  
• Lion's Mane - hericium erinaceus - an edible gourmet that resembles a "pom-pom", this mushroom can be used in any type of cuisine.  These mushrooms have a seafood-esque flavor and can be pulled or shredded and used as a crab or lobster alternative.  These mushrooms have tremendous health benefits and have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.  Like oyster mushrooms, these mushrooms contain many of the same antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, however they include additional health benefits not found in oyster mushrooms.  These include possible brain enhancement and neurodegenerative disease prevention.  Studies have shown that lions mane showed improvement in cognitive impairment and slowed the effects of Alzheimer's disease.  In another study of younger adults, lion's mane showed improvement in mental performance and thinking speed.  Other studies have shown that two compounds in lion's mane, hericenones and ericacines, can help treat anxiety and depression.Diabetes and stomach ulcers are among the other potential health benefits of lion's mane.

Medicinal mushroom powders, supplements and tinctures

• *Daily supplement capsules - oyster, reishi, cordycep, lion's mane, chaga - a daily mushroom supplement is a great way to get the health benefits of mushrooms without having to prepare them in your food.  We have created a blend of medicinal mushrooms that can provide all of the health benefits of mushrooms taken as a supplement once daily.  Our powdered mushroom blend has been carefully prepared using heat and water extraction to provide the maximum amount of beta-glucans contained in our mushrooms.  Our mushroom supplement is made from 100% fruiting bodies.  Unlike most commercial powders, we add no fillers, grain or mycelium of any kind.  Most commercial supplements can contain as little as 0-10% actual mushroom!  
• *Liquid extract tinctures - reishi, cordycep, lion's mane, chaga - a liquid alcohol and water based extract which can extract ALL of the chemical compounds from our mushrooms.  These are perfect for adding to your tea or coffee once daily to get all of the chemical compounds contain within each mushroom.
• Mushroom powder - oyster, reishi, lion's mane, cordycep, chaga - heat activated mushroom powder that can be added to tea, coffee, smoothies or added to food when cooking.

Mushroom cultivation supplies 

• Liquid culture - oyster, reishi, cordycep, lion's mane - for the mushroom hobbyist, we sell liquid culture syringes of our genetics.
• All-in-one grow bags - oyster, lion's mane - for the mushroom hobbyist, we can prepare a mushroom grow kit with instructions that is preinoculated and will colonize and fruit in a few weeks.  Makes a great gift!

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