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Whitsunday Mushrooms We grow gourmet mushrooms for the Mackay and Whitsundays regions

25/09/2024

Hello to our amazing mushroom community, a big update to share! Our farm is now in the hands of the beautiful crew at Local Organic Harvest and you will soon find mushrooms alongside their amazing certified organic produce 😍

Thank you so much to everyone we have crossed paths with on this incredible journey, we are so truly grateful for all your support over the past 5 years.

Our little family is returning to WA and we will be saying our goodbyes this Thursday at the Riverside Market, we would love to see you down there!

Mush Love 🍄❤️
Samara & Bret

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

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Mackay, QLD
4740

Telephone

+61408946909

Website

http://whitsunday-mushrooms.square.site/

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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