Nittany Mushroom Farm

17/02/2022

https://news.psu.edu/story/671864/2021/10/11/research/mushroom-consumption-may-lower-risk-depression

Good news for consumers of mushrooms!

A new study led by College of Medicine researchers shows that consuming mushrooms may benefit a person's mental health. Analyzing data on diet and mental health from more than 24,000 U.S. adults collected between 2005 and 2016, they found that people who ate mushrooms had lower odds of having depres...

30/09/2021

Last market of the season in Pine Grove Mills. Hope to see you there! Stock up on fresh local goodies on this nice fall day.

16/09/2021

Check out this puffball my wife found on a dog walk! Hope to see you at the Pine Grove Mills farmers market today

09/09/2021

Hope to see you at the market today in Pine Grove Mills! The summer heat is gone and lots of great local goodies available at the market

02/09/2021

Hope to see you on this beautiful September afternoon at the Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market! Lots of great vendors will be there. Could we ask for better weather?

28/07/2021

Hello friends, hope to see you at the Pine Grove Mills farmers market tomorrow. We have plenty of blue oyster mushrooms to share with you this week. Load up on local goodies from your local producers

22/07/2021

Hi Friends- unfortunately we don’t have any mushrooms to bring to the market today. We’re learning that we’re more at the whims of nature now that the grow area is outdoors. We will be back next week. We’re bummed to miss the market but we know that there are lots of other vendors with plenty to offer and hope you are still able to visit and load up on fresh local goodies.

15/07/2021

Hope to see you at the Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market today! It’s going to be warm, so you’ll want to grab some cold beverages.

08/07/2021

Sorry to say that we won’t be at the Thursday Pine Grove Mills market this week. The timing was off for harvesting mushrooms. We’ll be back next week for sure. You can blame our pup Cofi. Hope you are still able to visit our friends at the market and stock up on veggies, beverages, prepared foods, baked goods, meats, and crafts!

01/07/2021

Come brave the elements today at the Pine Grove Mills farmers market. You can visit me for some fresh blue oyster mushrooms. We will be here to provide local food and crafts until 7pm.

24/06/2021

Hope to see you at the Pine Grove Mills Farmers market from 3-7pm today! Stock off on groceries or check out the crafts. Lots of great vendors there and the weather looks to be fantastic.

17/06/2021

Come find me at the Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market on this beautiful afternoon! Lots of other great vendors here if mushrooms aren’t your thing.

07/06/2021

The mushroom crop is coming in very slowly. Things I’m learning this year:
Mushrooms can be finicky, it’s easier to control humidity in a closed space, and pests are difficult to keep away (that includes competing molds and bacteria in the mushroom substrate)

26/04/2021

New research about mushroom consumption out of Penn State!

https://www.fox43.com/amp/article/news/health/recent-penn-state-study-claims-higher-mushroom-consumption-is-associated-with-lower-risk-of-cancer/521-fac47a54-97ce-4eba-8f99-62e88ccf4438

According to the findings, individuals who ate 18 grams of mushrooms daily had a 45% lower risk of cancer compared to those who did not eat mushrooms.

30/03/2021

Anyone wanting to connect with us can sign up for a zoom call tonight between 6-7pm at the below link. Sean Mulcahey will be discussing Mushroom cultivation and foraging with Dina Liberatore as part of Dina’s initiative of skills sharing with our neighbors in State College. Thanks for organizing this Dina!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ1pOrHtW2pQFqnhReDkhmAMIT5rJG0srdbLEncLyC6OJEGg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Interested in participating in an upcoming Highlands Skillshare? Sign up below and we'll email you with the link!

03/12/2020

New Fruiting space! Hope your 2021 is ready for more fresh mushrooms.

24/09/2020

Last market day of 2020 for Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market. Hope to see you here!

14/09/2020

Hope your week is off to a good start! We will have a limited amount of fresh shiitake mushrooms to share this week, Hope to see you at Pine Grove Mills this Thursday afternoon!

03/09/2020

Hope to see you at the Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market today from 3-7pm! We will have fresh mushrooms. Our harvest is better this week. So dodge the rain and come get some great peak summer produce and other handmade goods from your local producers!

23/07/2020

Limited supply of fresh oyster mushrooms available at the Pine Grove Mills market. Come shop and get fresh local food from the other great vendors! Here til 7pm.

24/06/2020

It’s Wednesday! and I hope you are as excited as we are for the Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market tomorrow afternoon 3-7pm. We have Blue Oyster, Pearl Oyster and King Oyster this week.

And don’t forget to visit all the other vendors selling fresh locally produced food and beverages!

Thanks to Casey, our market manager, for the great photo.

10/06/2020

Come out to the Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market on Thursday from 3-7pm this week and pickup some oyster mushrooms! These Blue Oyster, along with some Pearl Oyster and King Oyster will be available

29/05/2020

Hope you’re staying cool today. Our King Oysters started coming in! Available soon.

06/05/2020

Hope you’re staying dry on this rainy day. Here’s a spring flush of inky cap mushrooms and some homegrown blue oysters. @ State College, Pennsylvania

23/04/2020

Here’s a good use of gourmet mushrooms. Sauté and add to pasta with butter and fresh grated Parmesan. Would pair well with white wine!

16/04/2020

Happy Day of the Mushroom!

http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/mushroom-day.htm

14/04/2020

Fresh oyster mushrooms coming in!

23/03/2020

Two week timelapse of oyster mushroom mycelium growing in these inoculated sawdust bags

03/03/2020

Thanks to Appalachian Food Works for pulling together the great crowd at the farmers/buyers meetup last night!