Erbe Farms

Erbe Farms Neighborhood, family owned urban farm in Saint Charles, Missouri producing gourmet mushrooms & herbs. Anyway... we started posting our progress on Facebook.

In late 2016 we started growing our own microgreens and salad mixes indoors. We had so much fun learning new methods of growing different species of plants that our dining room had started to become a greenhouse and we had way more produce that we could eat between the two of us. This year (2017) we have started to begin expanding / formalizing our indoor growing area as well as learning about mor

e plants. While sunflower micros are awesome... you can only eat them with every meal so long :-)

Currently we're getting ready to start sprouting for our gardens outside starting with a huge batch of lavender, followed by another batch of peppers, tomatoes, squash, eggplant, and a few others. Even more exciting, when we finish that, the rack will be converted into a nutrient film aquaponic system for indoor lettuce, spinach, kale, and chard. Right now we want to see how much of our own food we can produce, as well as try to develop a steady enough system to supply some local restaurants with some portion of their produce. We've even been looking into the organic certification process for down the road. Then people started asking about it when we didn't, so we figured our little micro farm deserved it's own page. So here you have it!

Good lab day yesterday, innoculating grain bags! Restocking them favorites and bring back some oldies but goodies, some ...
03/20/2025

Good lab day yesterday, innoculating grain bags! Restocking them favorites and bring back some oldies but goodies, some Golden Enoki.

Just brought down some fresh Pioppinos, and the Chestnuts won't be too far behind. Finally gonna have enough to make up some powder as well, so exciting times!

We'll be at the shop late tonight, so come on by if you're in the area.

Fun day yesterday. Ran a test batch of the spicy Lion's Mane jerky. Lost my notebook from the other year but more or les...
03/19/2025

Fun day yesterday. Ran a test batch of the spicy Lion's Mane jerky. Lost my notebook from the other year but more or less remembered it. Came out pretty good, probably too spicy for most, but I'm loving it. I'll get them reworked in a batch or two.

Also got the pepperoni done to make up a half dozen of each, dairy and vegan as well as 6 vegan briskets.

Went way overboard on a pizza. Caramelized Onion Jam as the sauce, roasted Chestnut and Pioppinos, a little Rosemary, all sitting on Mozzarella and 4.5oz wheel of Brie.

All it was missing was some morels. The next one is gonna be freaking awesome! Totally too cost prohibitive to make in advance, but if anyone finds a big patch this season and wants one made, shoot me a message.

OK, time to put the cookies in, have a good one!

Believe it or not... Lion's Mane is good for more than just making cookies! We've been working on "mushroom meats" for a...
03/18/2025

Believe it or not... Lion's Mane is good for more than just making cookies! We've been working on "mushroom meats" for a while now and are getting pretty close to having them ready to put in the deli cases.

These are pictures of the second run this morning of some vegan, gluten free, Lion's Mane fajita steak tacos (the same Lion's Mane we use in our southwest pizza). I misplaced my phone and was forced to eat the first batch batch before I could get pics. They are pretty basic still, but with a little work, they could be a thing. Taco Tuesday's anyone? 🌮

We'll be bringing samples of this along with some other flavors and products down to MU next week to make sure we're doing everything correctly in our processes and packaging, and then we'll have it ready for sale.

Anyway, time to get to work. I just got the cookies out of the oven, so come on by and say hi if you're out and about.

The password is... "Pizza Balls"....We did another test batch yesterday, and they came out pretty good. Sadly, we were t...
03/16/2025

The password is... "Pizza Balls"....

We did another test batch yesterday, and they came out pretty good. Sadly, we were too excited to try again and forgot to add the extra sauce.

So, while they aren't exactly in their final form, they are pretty close and still super tasty. I'm keeping some for home, but I also baked a few to give out to folks. If you know the password, I'll hand one over as long as I've got them 😁

Also, still working on what to call them. The interwebs say, "Pizza Bombs" but I'm not sure how many times I can type "bomb" without accounts getting flagged. Liking the "Pizzalche" though.

Anyway, off to make some dough. Got cleaned out of vegan pies, so time to get to work restocking. We should at least have some vegan BBQ "brisket" ready this afternoon, maybe some "pepperoni".

All set up down at the shop. If you haven't been by yet to check it out, this is what you'd see 😁 Just pulled cookies ou...
03/15/2025

All set up down at the shop. If you haven't been by yet to check it out, this is what you'd see 😁

Just pulled cookies out of the oven and getting ready to start making some dough. If you're down on Main Street, come on by and say h!

Happy Pi day!!! Messing around with a Smokey Whiskey, roasted Pioppino / Blue Oyster, with mozzarella and Feta. Thinking...
03/14/2025

Happy Pi day!!! Messing around with a Smokey Whiskey, roasted Pioppino / Blue Oyster, with mozzarella and Feta. Thinking it might be a keeper. 🍄🍕🔥😎

We have lots of other pizzas ready to go in the freezers. Come on by and check them out! We'll be here till 8pm tonight.

Getting the case loaded for tomorrow. Still need to go back and get Lion's Mane, but we'll save that for tomorrow. We al...
03/14/2025

Getting the case loaded for tomorrow. Still need to go back and get Lion's Mane, but we'll save that for tomorrow.

We also made nearly 80 pizzas and 600 cookies, we've got some labels to print, then it's bedtime. See you in the morning 😁

Just left the grow, and the chestnuts on chestnuts needed to be shared. There were some really pretty blue oysters as we...
03/13/2025

Just left the grow, and the chestnuts on chestnuts needed to be shared. There were some really pretty blue oysters as well. Back to the kitchen to finish getting ready for being open 😁

03/11/2025

Headed over to see our friends at Erbe Farms and picked up this amazing take and bake pizza!! So good! Can't wait to try the cookies.. 🤤 You can find them on main Street in St Charles!

Lab day at Erbe Farms. Changed up our production method a bit and bought back about 2 hours a lab day, so we're pretty s...
03/10/2025

Lab day at Erbe Farms. Changed up our production method a bit and bought back about 2 hours a lab day, so we're pretty stoked about that. Gives us time to get to the kitchen 🤣

Finally getting some Pioppinos and Chestnuts into the rotation. These guys will all be ready this week.

Ok, back to work. Have a good one 😁

So you may have noticed the patio looks a little different this year. Our new neighbors are just about finished moving i...
03/09/2025

So you may have noticed the patio looks a little different this year. Our new neighbors are just about finished moving in and getting ready to open. If you haven't heard yet... is opening up right across from us, and it's gonna be pretty awesome.

You'll have to check out their socials yourself because I can't really do it justice, but essentially, vegan, gluten free (I'm pretty sure), with a good kids menu, plenty of space, cool little micro venues withing the seating area, French bistro.

One of the last steps for both of us is getting the stairwell decorated. I got here yesterday, and the lights were up already. Halfway took these pics so I can have some before and afters 🤣

Anyway, they open up next week, so come check them out if your down near Main Street.

Also.... we are closing a little early today, 5pm. They are doing a small friends and family tasting, and I have been wanting to try these crepes for a good minute. One of them has our mushroom brisket in it and I've gots to know!

So... TLDR... closing at 5pm to go check out our cool neighbors before they open. You should check them out next week 😁

Man... been a busy morning. Got cleaned out of BBQ brisket pizzas and just finished restocking them. Made fun brisket va...
03/08/2025

Man... been a busy morning. Got cleaned out of BBQ brisket pizzas and just finished restocking them. Made fun brisket variant too, cause, why not? Vegitarian chili for the sauce with fresh grated mozzarella, BBQ brisket, jalapeño, and onion. Got the St. Patty's Ravioli (garlic roasted oyster mushrooms with Ricotta) packed up and ready to go. Just pulled some cookies out of the oven and now it's time to work on these "meatballs" 😁 it's a great day to be out and about, so if you come down to Main Street, make sure to stop by and say hi!

We're gonna be staying open till 8pm tonight! Our neighbors upstairs, , are participating in St.Charles's "First Friday"...
03/07/2025

We're gonna be staying open till 8pm tonight! Our neighbors upstairs, , are participating in St.Charles's "First Friday" tonight, and they thought it would be fun to have some of our pizzas to snack on (while they last).

It starts at 4pm tonight and there are 9 other shops on Main Street participating. So if you're going to be in the area, come walk the cobblestone and get some snacks!

If you're really hungry, come downstairs and let us know. We'll cook you a full pizza while you're shopping upstairs and have it ready in about 10 minutes. After you finish shopping, grab one of the Potted Plant's tables outside and enjoy your pie 🍕

Working on all sorts of stuff down at the shop today. Starting some St. Pat's ravioli. Got a bunch of Lion's beef base r...
03/06/2025

Working on all sorts of stuff down at the shop today. Starting some St. Pat's ravioli. Got a bunch of Lion's beef base ready to make some more fajita steak and attempt some corned beef. Stocked up the pizzas with more Pepperoni, Buffalo, Brisket, and Mediterraneans. Packed up some Lion's Mane cookies for you to take home and bake. Also, just refreshed the deli case, so we've got plenty of fresh mushrooms! Come on by and say hi if you're in the area 😁

Rounding out the week at the shop with some heat! Smokey Chipotle Lion's Mane fajita steak with roast corn, pepper, fres...
03/02/2025

Rounding out the week at the shop with some heat! Smokey Chipotle Lion's Mane fajita steak with roast corn, pepper, fresh lettuce, Mozzarella and habinaro cheese and a little Chipotle cream sauce.

Down at the shop today, and we got Blueberry, Walnut, white chocolate, Lion's Mane cookies! We've also got plenty of fre...
02/28/2025

Down at the shop today, and we got Blueberry, Walnut, white chocolate, Lion's Mane cookies! We've also got plenty of fresh Lion's Mane, Blue Oysters, and Kings. Restocked lots of mushroom brisket and Mediterranean pizzas, and working on a few experiments today like Lion's Mane "roast beef" and gluten-free pizza dough. It's a great day to get out and walk around Main Street, so if you're in the area, come on by and say hi 😁

We're pretty stoked to see how much folks like our pizzas, especially the BBQ mushroom "brisket"! We just dropped some o...
02/28/2025

We're pretty stoked to see how much folks like our pizzas, especially the BBQ mushroom "brisket"! We just dropped some off to our friends at Mead Hall up on First Capital to test out in their oven.

We met these guys a couple of years ago at the St. Charles Riverwalk Market and have been wanting to do something with them since the get go.

Getting some mead was the main driver in going to the Renaissance fair the last however many years, so it was awesome to meet folks in the neighborhood producing it. They brew some awesome beers up there as well. All sorts of tasty stuff on tap, plus pool and darts!

Go check them out one of these nights and grab a pie and some pints with your friends!

Starting to get some decent harvests going. Pulled about 40lbs just of Blues tonight with plenty more on deck to be harv...
02/25/2025

Starting to get some decent harvests going. Pulled about 40lbs just of Blues tonight with plenty more on deck to be harvested later this week. Looks like we're starting to get enough blocks in rotation to have a bit more regular supply on the usual suspects as well as a few other species not too far behind.

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524 S. Main Street
St. Charles, MO
63301

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

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+16366813130

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The sweet sounds of production day. This is us mixing and bagging substrate to load into the sterilizers. In a month or so, these bags will be growing all sorts of mushrooms! Amber has her first solo lab day today, so that's pretty exciting! She's in the lab inoculating away. I'm down to the shop about to get some dough prepped. Just pulled cookies out of the oven, so come on by if you're out and about. Want a bit more than a snack, give me 10 minutes, and I'll put a pizza in the oven for you. Making some Lion's Mane tacos for a buddy at the moment, so if you're here soon, I might have extra.

Down at the shop today playing with pizza balls. Seemed like a good walkable take on the pizzas for Main Street. Gonna sample them out till they are gone today, so if you're in the area, come give one a try!

Got some fresh Kings and Blues in this morning. Made up some cookies and have some Buffalo Lion's Mane pizza in the hot box. Come on by and say hi if you're out this way. I'll be here till at least 3pm.

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