Golden Gills

10/31/2024

The mighty Pholiota Adiposa, better known as PA1/PA2…or the Chestnut mushroom around these parts. Rich, earthy, elegant, yet familiar. The button mushroom of your dreams. These shown are still in a slightly immature phase, but a beautiful specimen!

It is a perfect addition to any chef’s toolkit, or any novice who is working mushrooms in as a healthy meat replacement or enhancement to their meals.

Rather striking amber-brown caps, and a delicate, slightly nutty flavor - chestnut mushrooms bring a touch of umami. Their unique texture holds up beautifully to high heat, making them perfect for sautéing, roasting, or grilling.

They deliver a satisfying bite that pairs well with roasted vegetables, artisan pastas, or even the richest sauces. Find them gills up atop the café tartine.

We love to grow them, once folks meet them, they can’t get enough of them.

Our forever crush, the mighty chestnut.

10/31/2024

New Season, New Us: Latest from Golden Gills -

During these times, we facilitate CSA share pickups, as well as welcome walk-ins for tinctures, powders, and dried mushrooms.

10/06/2024

Tomorrow is the big day!

We’ll be opening doors from 1-5pm tomorrow to celebrate 3 years of growth, and to welcome everyone to our new farm after an intense year of growth and constant output.

We are tired, a little dirty and very full of excitement to show everyone what we’ve been up to.

Come through, we’d love to see you!

G O L D E N G I L L S
429 W. Liberty St.
Wauconda, IL 60084

October 6th
1-5pm

09/24/2024

Hello good humans of Chicago!

Come see us this weekend at where we’ll have a space set up outside for the !

We’ll have some tinctures, powders, and our popular dried medleys for SOUP SZN!

It will be wonderful to be in the city, we are excited to meet some new faces!

09/12/2024

🍁🍄 Autumn Mushroom CSA/Farmshare is Open! 🍄🍁

Golden Gills 10-Week CSA runs from:

October 14/15 - December 16/17, 2024!
(*biweekly starts one week later)

Subscribe today to enjoy fresh, local mushrooms and choose a subscription that suits your needs with weekly or biweekly pickups from our Wauconda storefront. 🍁

📍 Pickup from Golden Gills HQ:
🗓 Tuesdays & Wednesdays
⏰ 10am - 3pm

🧺 Share Options:
* Single Share: $13 (1 lb)
* Large Share: $25 (2 lbs)
* Family Share: $35 (3 lbs)

*Detailed info available at goldengills.com

We’re also considering local delivery options too—stay tuned, or reach out if you’d like more info! 🚗🍂

Support sustainable, woman-owned farming while enjoying seasonal varieties like oyster, lion’s mane, chestnut, and more!

Link• in •bio • to • subscribe! ⛓️‍💥

08/13/2024

Golden Gills is proud to supply mushrooms each week to Duke’s Inferno in Woodstock, IL. While is a well-known institution, many people may not realize that Duke’s has expanded to offer wood-fired pizzas and an impressive, ever-changing array of dishes that prioritize not only local but also seasonal ingredients.

Zak Dolezal is a dedicated supporter of local farms, growers, and artisans. It’s rare to find someone as kind and understanding as Zak, and his positive spirit extends to the entire team behind every dish and drink at Duke’s Inferno. When I started in the business, I heard from multiple farmers about Zak’s generosity—how he would step up to buy a farmer’s bumper crop and feature it as a special to help get it out there. Whenever we’ve needed assistance, they’ve always been there, with a reassuring message of “farming is dynamic!” and “we’ll make it work.”

has been continuously evolving, seeking valuable input from their customers and diligently applying changes to better serve the community. If you’re in McHenry County or western Lake County, I encourage you to visit Woodstock and enjoy a meal at Duke’s Inferno.
And if you’re dining on a budget, they’re offering an amazing deal—$10 off any reservation made and kept this week.

Support the communities you want to see thrive.
Local food tastes better.

08/01/2024

Constantly observing and manipulating dozens of variables, the meticulous work behind the scenes is evident in the flushes produced.

We are working harder than ever to produce the same consistency we’ve been known for, but we’re also expanding, and we are turning 3 this month!

Come see us tomorrow at Elawa Farm, we’ll be cooking up some tasty mushroom based dishes and we’ll have our tinctures, powdered product and fresh mushrooms!

Thanks to all who have been faithfully supporting our small but mighty farm.

It means a lot when the days are hard, and we’ve had those in abundance lately. We hope to have a little celebration soon!

07/12/2024

We’re out here till 1pm, slinging fresh food, tinctures, powders and dried et cetera!

Fresh mushrooms in the cold case and CSA members get Black Pearl Trumpets this week!

Also…baby goats!

06/27/2024

🚨🚨No fresh market or Golden Grills pop up this week!! 🚨🚨

Fresh mushies can be found in the cold case at this week’s market, but we will catch you next week!!

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06/21/2024

Come say hello this fine day, here - we are selling fresh mushrooms, tinctures, and grilling up sandwiches and tacos until 1pm!

You can find us here each Friday during the summer months 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫

(Pictured: Bánh-Mì taco)

06/19/2024

🌽🌽 Thrilled to announce that is now serving a fantastic new drink featuring our tincture!

We’re honored to partner with such a talented team to highlight how functional mushrooms can enhance daily life, from morning coffee to a night out at a three Michelin-starred restaurant.

I’m very excited for what we are currently building and what is to come. More soon.

Until then, get yourself to Smyth + The Loyalist!

‘Natural Corn Killers, fashioned with ’s elite corn liquor, butter washed whiskey, Sol Tarasco rum, corn flakes and Cordyceps Tincture by .

Served with a scoop of housemade sweet corn ice cream, meant to be enjoyed between sips.

Boozy, umami-forward and balanced.’

05/24/2024

Come on out to in today. We are here until 1pm, slinging fresh mushies and griddled sandos and tacos!!

05/14/2024

Beautiful chestnut harvests for and

Straight from the block, to your plate. Hyper-local, always fresh. No trucks, no transit, no compromises to quality.

04/12/2024

If you’re looking for an exceptional farm share/CSA/way to support the communities you’d like to see thrive… head on over to and reserve your share RIGHT MEOW!!

If you’re looking for a mushroom add-on WE GOT YOU!

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04/06/2024

Another week of hustle and heart in the books at HQ! 🍄 From cultivating to harvesting, we’ve been on a mission to deliver the freshest mushrooms to Chicago and nearby counties. Thanks for supporting local! 💚

03/30/2024

Can’t forget the magnificent and last gasps of this season’s beautiful snow oyster

03/30/2024

Some of the beautiful work coming out of our farm and going out to the world this week!

03/17/2024

We’ll be back this Friday in Lake Forest at Elawa Farm to help close out the final Winter Market!!

We are excited to work with Elawa again this summer with weekend fresh markets and weekly CSA shares for their subscribers!

We really value our relationship with our friends at Elawa, and we are excited to grow alongside them!

03/14/2024

🍄🌱🥗 SUMMER CSA - WILD TRILLIUM FARM x GOLDEN GILLS 2024!!! GILLS GONE WILD!!! 🍄🌱🥗

We are over the moon to offer Weekly or Bi-Weekly add-on shares of Golden Gills mushrooms alongside our besties organic, seasonal produce for the season of 2024. CSA shares will begin Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Every week, the Wild Trillium Farm CSA provides a glimpse into their season at the farm and includes vegetables, herbs and edible florals for you to enjoy at home.

An example box during mid-Summer might include: a salad of amaranth, arugula and dandelion, nasturtium flowers, heirloom tomatoes, spicy and sweet peppers, musk melons, basil, flowering dill, and the unique fruit of a plant that they have been doting on!

Eat seasonally and healthy with us while exploring edible flowers and medicinal herbs!

Pick up sites for your shares will be at a friendly and locally owned location:

🌽The Eco Flamingo (Lincoln Square), 4750 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60625

🌽Hopewell Brewing (Logan Square), 2760 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60647

🌽Pick-up at the farm! 3002 IL 173, Richmond, IL 60071

wildtrilliumfarm.com/csa -> link in bio

03/07/2024

All stocked up just now!

Fresh clamshells of and some of the last flushes of our beautiful snow oyster mushrooms until the cold returns.

Also a full restock on our dried medley’s, and lion’s mane powder.

03/04/2024

Been enjoying running these beautiful trumpets to every week in —renowned for their fire roasted goodness, support of the local farming community and the fact that they really give a s**t about the environment and the communities they serve…. Go check Duke’s Inferno out!!!!

02/27/2024

We’ve an abundance of oysters this week. Want any? Come and get em!!!

🛝 into the 📩

02/24/2024

A pop of sunshine in February’s snow.

01/30/2024

Excited to see what Chef does with these beautiful phoenix oysters we grew for him and this week.

Harvested fresh, delivered within hours and onto your plate that night. Truly

We love working with the cats at Mercat a la Planxa in Chicago! Check out their new menu 🤤🤤🤤

10/31/2023

First snow ❄️, last CSA 🍄!

We are both humbled and grateful for all of the support this spring, summer and autumn growing season. We love growing in cooperation with other local farmers, and it is really wonderful to reach new folks and households by being included in several CSA’s and fresh markets!

Today we are sending fresh and dried medley’s out to our pals at for distribution this week.

Thank you to all who have helped make this our best year yet! 💜💜💜

Big love and respect to and of course for having us help nourish your communities!!!