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27/04/2024

Thank you so much to everyone who came down and supported us last week, we are so grateful and truly appreciate all your love 🍄❤️

This week we are planning (*baby pending 😉) to be at the Mackay Farmers' Market on Wednesday morning and at the Mackay Riverside Market on Thursday afternoon.

24/04/2024

Super excited to have the farm officially back up and running for the season 🍄🍄🍄

Our first batch is growing beautifully and will be ready for harvest in time for the Mackay Riverside Markets tomorrow afternoon!

We’ll also have our grow kits for those who want to have their own mini mushroom farm at home

See you down at Bluewater Quay this Thursday from 3pm-7pm 🍄❤️

Ps - our baby is due any day now so our market appearances will be a little infrequent for the next month or so! 😍👶🍄

01/04/2024

We’re back at the markets this week with our Queensland Oyster Mushroom Grow Kits!

Our Grow Kits are super simple, fast growing and produce delicious mushrooms! A perfect school holidays activity that can be grown right on your kitchen bench!

Queensland Oysters are a tropical species that are loving our current weather conditions.

They have a texture similar to chicken and make a delicious vegetarian KFC or Salt and Pepper Squid. They are perfect for pizzas, stir-fries and as a meat substitute in just about any meal!

Available for collection:

Mackay Farmers' Market
Wednesday 3 April | 6.30am - 10.30am

Mackay Riverside Market
Thursday 4 April | 3.00pm - 7.00pm

Farm Gate Collection (Bucasia) available by arrangement

Our grow kits are $25 each, only a limited amount available so get in early to make sure you don’t miss out!

30/03/2024

Happy Easter to all our amazing mushroom loving community! 🍄❤️

We’ve been out foraging (it’s like an Easter egg hunt for adults!) and were so excited to find these delicious native Chanterelles!

I was in my absolute element crawling around the forest floor on my hands and knees at 34 weeks pregnant. Can’t wait to share this joy with our little mushroom baby!

PS We have Queensland Oyster grow kits ready for collection over the next few days and will be at the markets this week! Can’t wait to see you all 🍄❤️

19/12/2023

We’re down at the Mackay Farmers' Market this morning for the Christmas market! 🍄🎄🍄🎄🍄🎄

6.30-10.30 at Bluewater Quay

Find our stall near Sydney St where Kevin the plant man normally sets up, between The Sweet Spot Bake Shoppe 🍰 and Amanda’s Dumplings 🥟 across from the seafood truck Shore Fresh Seafoods 🐟

18/12/2023

We have done a restock of Evolution Botanical Mushroom Extracts for those who have been waiting - we’ll have them for 20% off the RRP at the markets this week!

If you’re new to extracts, our recommendation is the 10 Mushroom Formula which gives you the whole spectrum including Lions Mane for the brain, Turkey Tail for immunity and Cordyceps for energy.

They are all Australian Certified Organic and every batch is independently tested by Southern Cross University for potency and most importantly for heavy metal content - as you may have heard there have been alarming levels of heavy metal found in many imported dried mushrooms.

See you at the Farmers Markets tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, and at the Riverside Markets on Thursday afternoon 🍄❤️

16/12/2023

Christmas Grow Kits!

We’ll be back at the markets next week with grow kits ready for Christmas!🎄🍄

We’ve missed you all so much with our early season closure - you may have heard our exciting news that we have been growing more than just mushrooms - our future farmhand is on the way 🥰🍼👶

We’ll be at the Wednesday Farmers' Market and Thursday Riverside Market next week, or you can collect from our farm in Bucasia or Andergrove next weekend.

Our grow kits are $25 each, preorders are welcome if you want to make sure you don’t miss out!

25/10/2023

Catch us this afternoon at the Mackay Riverside Market!

We have a beautiful harvest of Pink Oyster Mushrooms (aka the bacon mushroom 🥓🍄) ready to go!

This will probably be your last chance to catch us at the markets this season, so make sure you don’t miss out! 3pm to 7pm at Bluewater Quay.

Ps: I’ve shared my favourite pink oyster stir-fry recipe in the comments 😍

14/09/2023

Happy Thursday!

This afternoon will be our last markets for a little bit so we’re bringing lots of grow kits ready for the school holidays - Pink Oyster, Lions Mane, Chocolate Oyster and Coral Tooth Lions Mane.

Thank you all so much for all your support this season, will keep you posted on our next market 😃

We’re off to Mushroom Valley Festival this weekend - if you’re heading out there we’ll be running a free workshop to grow your own mushies on Saturday arvo. Hope to see you all there!

Mush Love 🍄❤️
Samara & Bret

05/09/2023

With the season slowing down we finally got around to updating our website with all the super exciting varieties we’ve been growing this year! (Better late than never, right? 😂)

If you’ve ever wondered what random mushrooms you have in your mixed punnets you can cross reference them here: https://www.whitsundaymushrooms.com.au/what-we-grow

Super proud to be able to grow these mushies for our community (especially the varieties you’d normally only ever find imported from Asia that are gassed and irradiated to prolong shelf life 🥴)

Catch you at the Weds/Thurs/Sat markets this week. We’ll have a few Coral Tooth Lions Mane kits ready for those who have been patiently waiting 🦁🍄❤️

23/08/2023

Mushroom KFC (almost healthy? 😜)

I shared this recipe earlier in the year and you guys absolutely loved it! We’re in the "changing of seasons" to our tropical oysters, so the next couple of weeks will likely be the last chance to get your hands on the succulent winter oyster varieties that work best for this recipe 🍄❤️

Ingredients
Oyster mushrooms
1 ½ cups plain flour
1 ½ teaspoon paprika powder
1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (add more or less depending on how spicy you like it)
1 teaspoon salt
Cracked pepper
Oil for frying
Dipping sauces

Instructions
Break up the clusters into individual caps. Succulent winter varieties work best for this, we love to use Blue Oysters and Snow White Oysters.

In a large bowl, add the flour and all the spices. Mix together until well combined

In a second bowl, add ⅓ cup of the flour mixture with ¾ cups of water. Whisk together until to achieve a smooth batter consistency

Dip each mushroom into the wet batter mixture then into the flour mixture. Double coat each mushroom back into the wet batter and then back in the flour mixture, making sure the mushrooms are fully coated in flour

Heat oil in a pot over high heat and carefully drop mushrooms into the oil one at a time in batches. Don't overcrowd the pot, you can fry a few at a time depending how large your pot is. Let them fry for a few minutes until nice and golden on all sides

Remove and place on paper towels, blot to remove excess oil, then place on a cooling rack to keep crispy until the rest is done. Enjoy with your favourite dipping sauce

Note:
Oil for frying - make sure to use a neutral oil with a high smoke point when frying food. We used canola oil - probably not the healthiest 😂 but some other options are avocado oil, sunflower oil, grape seed oil and even vegetable oil.

These can also be done in the air fryer! It's much healthier, but you may need to play around with batter thickness and consistency to get the best results.

Recipe from Cooking with Ayeh

19/08/2023

We’ll be at the Farleigh State School Palm Fete this Sunday from 7am-12noon with our mushies and grow kits 🍄🍄🍄

The Palm Fete is an awesome annual market dedicated to all things plants and gardening 🌿🌱🌵

16/08/2023

Catch us at the Mackay Riverside Market this afternoon 3pm-7pm! It’s such a nice arvo by the river 🌴🍕🌻🍄

We have a huge harvest today, our winter oysters have been loving these cooler nights. We’ll have some beautiful shiitake and maitake too 😍

04/08/2023

HillBilly Bakehouse Mushy Burger 😍😍😍

If you haven’t experienced this delicious goodness you need to jump in the car and head out to Eton right now 👍🏎️

Perfectly cooked Oyster Mushies with Onion Relish and Chimichurri in a beautiful sourdough milk bun. Absolutely Shroomalicious 😍🍄

02/08/2023

Pioppino Grow Kits 🍄

If you’re one of our grow kit enthusiasts you’re definitely going to be excited - we have a new variety for you to grow at home 😍

Pioppinos (aka swordbelts) are an Italian mushroom with a delicious nutty flavour. We love them in Risotto’s, Pasta’s, Omelettes or fried until they are a delicious golden brown 🍄

We will have a limited amount of Pioppino grow kits available this afternoon at the Riverside Market’s!

01/08/2023

August already 😬

It’s the last month of our winter growing season so make sure you track us down at the markets 🍄🍄🍄

This week you’ll find us at:
Mackay Farmers' Market
Wednesday 6.30-10.30am

Mackay Riverside Market
Thursday 3pm-7pm

Mackay Showgrounds Markets
Saturday 6am-9am

Seaforth Mega Market
Sunday 8am-12noon

Thanks so much for all your support this season, we are truly grateful!!!

Mush Love 🍄❤️
Samara & Bret

25/07/2023

It’s definitely soup weather! If you want this for dinner tomorrow night we’ll be at the Mackay Farmers' Market from 6.30am tomorrow with sooo many mushies!

For this recipe we’ve been using a mixture of oysters, shiitake, chestnuts and pioppinos to get the ultimate combination of flavour and texture.

Creamy Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:
Mushrooms
Butter (20g)
Shallots (2)
Garlic (2 cloves)
Thyme (1 tablespoon)
Plain flour (2 tablespoons)
Mushroom stock (500ml) (we’ve been using our powdered dried mushrooms to make this)
Coconut milk (1 can)
Black pepper

Directions:
Slice mushrooms, finely slice the shallots, garlic and thyme

Melt the butter in a large pot and fry the shallots for 2 minutes over medium heat until they soften. If you don’t have shallots you can substitute with leek or spring onions.

Add the mushrooms and cook for 8 minutes until the mushrooms have reduced in size and released their liquids.

Add the garlic and thyme and continue to cook for another minute until fragrant.

Stir in the flour and then add half of the mushroom stock. Stir/whisk well to combine, add the rest of the stock, and bring to a boil.

Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes until slightly thickened, then stir through the coconut milk.

Season with pepper and serve with some delicious locally baked sourdough.

PS - You can also turn this into a cream of mushroom soup by blending with a stick blender.

20/07/2023

MAITAKE 🍄❤️
(aka Hen of the Woods)

We’ve just harvested a very small batch of Maitake today for the Riverside Market!

Absolutely prized by chefs and foodies around the world, their Japanese name Maitake translates to “the dancing mushroom” because foragers literally dance around with joy if they find one.

We have been dreaming of growing this incredible mushroom since we started our farm but up until late last year it has been a prohibited species in Australia!

We only know of a handful of people growing it in Australia so we’re pretty excited to be able to grow such unique species for our local community 😍

18/07/2023

We’re a bit excited to have our Kings back! 👑👑👑 We only get a super short growing season up here so make the most of it!

Their texture is phenomenal 😍 They make an incredible scallop - sliced into discs, scored and fried until deliciously golden. We also love them pulled pork style - shredded with a fork and BBQ’d, absolutely delicious in tacos

Most of the Kings in supermarkets and fruit & veg shops are imported from Asia, and even those labeled “product of Australia” are generally grown from blocks that are produced in Asia and only fruited in Australia 😐 It’s a bit of a grey area what the massive corporations can get away with!

We’re super proud to produce all our mushrooms from scratch using sustainability harvested Australian hardwood, totally chemical free and grown with so mush love 🍄❤️

This week you’ll find us at the Mackay Farmers' Market on Wednesday morning, the Riverside Market on Thursday afternoon and the Showgrounds Markets on Saturday

29/06/2023

Big harvest ready for the Mackay Riverside Market this afternoon 😍🍄

In our winter mix today you’ll be finding Black Pearl Kings, Lions Mane, Chestnut, Golden Enoki and Pioppinos 🍄🍄🍄

We’ll also have lots of grow kits and boxes of oysters including the crowd favourite Chocolate Oysters 😍

It’s going to be an amazing afternoon by the river, with free kid’s activities, live music and lots of delicious food vendors.

See you down at Bluewater Quay from 3pm 🍄❤️

26/06/2023

Fresh mushie drop to the beautiful crew at Airlie Health Hub this morning 😍

Lions Mane, Pioppino, Shiitake and Oysters available, all grown by us with love and care on sustainably sourced Australian hardwood 🍄❤️

24/06/2023

Sarina! We’re at the Sarina Show Society Markets this morning with our mushies and grow kits!

(Find us at site 161)

See you soon! 🍄❤️

23/06/2023

Shiitake!!!! Finally our first harvest for the season! We have lots down at the Mackay Showgrounds Markets this morning 🍄🍄🍄

These babies are definitely our most requested species, full of delicious umami goodness and rich in immune boosting polysaccharides. It’s one of the world’s most studied mushrooms and has been cultivated by the Japanese for centuries, where it is commonly referred to as the Elixir of Life.

20/06/2023

We have lots of grow kits at the market this week ready for school holidays! 🍄🍄🍄

Such a great interactive project to get the kids involved in, they can actually watch their food grow 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

Mackay Farmers' Market (Weds)
Mackay Riverside Market (Thurs)
Mackay Showgrounds Markets (Sat)

13/06/2023

We’ve got a beautiful crop of Blue Oysters ready for the Mackay Farmers' Market tomorrow and they’ve got me dreaming of this delicious Oyster Mushroom Shawarma 😍

Ingredients:
Oyster Mushrooms (large succulent winter varieties like blues and whites are perfect for this)

Spices:
Smokey Paprika (1 tablespoon)
Ground Cumin (1 tablespoon)
Ground Coriander (1 tablespoon)
Onion Powder (half a teaspoon)
Dried Oregano (half a teaspoon)
Ground Pepper (1 teaspoon)
Salt (1 teaspoon)

Sauce:
Olive Oil (1/4 cup)
Lemon (zest and juice)
Honey or Maple Syrup (2 tablespoons)
Garlic

Directions:
Zest and juice the lemon, finely dice or mince the garlic. Combine all dry spices with the sauce ingredients and mix well.

Pull apart the mushroom clusters, leaving the caps whole. Trim off the ends of the stems (we recommend dehydrating or freezing the stems to add to your next batch of broth or stock as they are super nutrient rich)

Ok so this is where it becomes a choose your own adventure!

The original version of this recipe by Gaz Oakley says to pan fry the mushrooms, season them and squish them flat and cook until golden. Then add them to skewers, season again and cook in the oven for a further 20 minutes. We’ve done it, its amazing and looks super impressive… but… it’s a bit of effort.

To make this an easy weeknight meal we opt for the air fryer version! I baste all the mushie caps in the sauce and lay them out in a single layer on a baking tray. Cook for 8 minutes at 200 degrees then flip them over for another 8 minutes until the edges start to crisp up. I normally do two batches per large box of oysters.

We serve ours in pita wraps with lettuce, cucumber and tomato, with a drizzle of tzatziki or garlic yogurt.

I always get extra inspired to make these when I start seeing beautiful tomatoes and cucumbers appearing back at the farmers market, it’s such an amazing time of the year for local produce ❤️🥬🍅🥒🍄

Original Recipe: https://www.theedgyveg.com/2021/12/22/vegan-shawarma-with-oyster-mushrooms-recipe/

08/06/2023

Airlie Beach crew!!! We are super excited to let you know our mushies are now available at Airlie Health Hub!

Such a beautiful store full of bulk foods, pantry staples, fresh local produce and zero waste home solutions 😍

There’s a fresh drop of mushies this morning (and if you get in early enough you can pair them with a loaf of incredible HillBilly Bakehouse sourdough) 😍

Thank you so much to Hayley for making this happen, we are so grateful for your support! 🍄❤️

03/06/2023

Seaforth Mega Markets this Sunday!

We’ll be there with our DIY mushroom grow kits and lots of fresh mushies (including our first harvest of Chestnuts for the season! 😍 I know there’s a lot of you hanging out for these babies!)

It’s a beautiful market by the beach under the mango trees 🌴

See you there 🍄❤️

Seaforth Mega Market 1st Sunday in June 2023

27/05/2023

Sarina! We’re coming!

We’ll be at the Sarina markets on Sunday morning with lots of mushies and DIY grow kits available 🍄🍄🍄

See you there from 7.30am
Sarina Show Society Inc

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We’ve got a beautiful harvest this morning for the Mackay Farmers' Market 🍄🍄🍄Please don’t let the chance of rain put you off coming, there’s so much delicious and nutritious produce available. 🍓🥦🌽🍄🍌Our local farmers work so hard to grow for our community, please come down and support them 💚

Shiitake!!!! Finally our first harvest for the season! We have lots down at the Mackay Showgrounds Markets this morning 🍄🍄🍄 These babies are definitely our most requested species, full of delicious umami goodness and rich in immune boosting polysaccharides. It’s one of the world’s most studied mushrooms and has been cultivated by the Japanese for centuries, where it is commonly referred to as the Elixir of Life.

The mushrooms are really loving all this extra humidity, we have a massive harvest ahead of us for the Mackay Riverside Market this afternoon! (I’m already dreaming of that warm freshly baked HillBilly Bakehouse sourdough) Our garden has absolutely sprung to life too, with colourful cluster’s popping up everywhere 😍 If you want mushrooms in your garden too we’ll have our spent substrate mushroom compost available to collect from our little urban farm tomorrow - $20 for 60L. #WhitsundayMushrooms #OysterMushrooms #Permaculture #Gardening #MackayRiversideMarket #Mackay #BuyMackay #MyMackay #VisitMackay #MackayPride

Check out these beauties! Chestnuts aka Scaly Flame Caps… or as we like to call them “delicious little fellas” This week might by your last chance to get your hands on them this season, so make sure you pop down to the markets! You’ll find us at: Mackay Farmers' Market Wednesday 6.30am-10.30am Mackay Riverside Market Thursday 3pm-6pm Mackay Showground Markets Saturday 6.30am-9.30am Sarina Markets Sunday 7.30am-12noon 🍄❤️ #WhitsundayMushrooms #MackayFoodie #MackayVegan #VisitMackay #MyMackay #MackayLiving #BuyMackay #MackayPride

Beautiful blues 💙 One of our favourite oysters with their sweet marzipan aroma and their succulent chicken like texture 😍 The farm is ankle deep in water again but our mushrooms are absolutely loving it and we’re celebrating that our rain water tanks are full 🌈 Looks like it’s going to be clearing up tonight so it should be a beautiful day down at the Mackay Farmers' Market tomorrow for the NAIDOC week celebrations. Come on down and support your local farming community 😃 #WhitsundayMushrooms #MackayFarmersMarket #Mackay #FarmersMarket #BuyMackay #MackayInJuly #OysterMushrooms

Shiitake!!!! After a long wait they are finally back in season! Definitely our most requested species, full of delicious umami goodness and rich in immune boosting polysaccharides. It’s one of the world’s most studied mushrooms and has been cultivated by the Japanese for centuries, where it is commonly referred to as the Elixir of Life. We’ll have a stack of these down at the Mackay Showground Markets tomorrow, as well as ready to fruit Pink, Pearl & White Oyster kits for those that wish to grow their own. See you bright and early from 6.30 🍄❤️ #WhitsundayMushrooms #Mackay #BuyMackay

A few kgs of mushroom goodness on their way to The Flackyard this morning! 🍄❤️ These guys are amazing and have supported us from the very start. They’re doing incredible things with local produce and bush foods. Absolutely worth a visit in the beautiful Pioneer Valley 😍😍😍 #WhitsundayMushrooms #TheFlackyard #BuyMackay #SupportLocal #LocalProduce