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2009 Mushroom Survey

Name: __________________         Phone Number:____________________

1.       Are you a:     Grocery Store                       Restaurant                            Other

2.       Are you interested in purchasing locally grown mushrooms?             Yes         No

3.       Who is your current supplier of mushrooms?                NCMMC       Mtn. Food     Sysco     Individual     Other: ________________

4.       Is locally produced food important to you and your customers?      Yes         No

5.       Who are you more likely to buy from?                                                   Local growers        Food distributors

6.       Are you willing to pay a higher price for locally grown food?             Yes         No

7.       Are new waxed commercial grade boxes important to you?              Yes         No           Reused but clean is fine

8.       Is Certified Organic an important factor when buying local?             Yes         No           Non-certified but organically grown is fine

9.       Are you willing to pay a higher price for “Certified Organic” food?                                                  Yes         No

10.    Are you aware of the differences between log-grown shiitake and sawdust grown shiitake?       Yes         No

11.    How many pounds of shiitake a week do you need?          1-5#                        5-20#                     20-50#                   50-100#

12.    What grade of shiitake do your customers prefer?                               Medicinal Grade                 Grocery Grade                      Restaurant Grade

13.    What amount is considered a “fair price” for a pound of locally produced log-grown shiitake?                                $_____________

14.    Are you aware that dried shiitake can store for years with no refrigeration?                   Yes         No

15.    Would you consider purchasing dried shiitake during the winter months?                       Yes         No           Maybe

16.    Are you aware that 1 pound dried shiitake is equal to 8-10 pounds fresh shiitake?      Yes         No

17.    What amount is considered a “fair price” for a pound of locally produced log-grown DRIED shiitake?  $___________

18.    Are you interested in serving / selling mushroom tea?                                                          Yes         No

19.  What other gourmet mushrooms do / would you purchase?

                                Button/Portabella                                Oyster                    Reishi                     Tree Ear                

Wine-Cap                              Lions Mane          Enoki                     Miatake

Other:_________________________________________________

20.  Do you purchase wild mushrooms? If so, which ones?

                                Morels                    Boletes                   Chicken Mushroom

                                Miatake                 Beefstake              Lobster Mushrooms           

                                We don’t buy wild mushrooms                         Other:________________________

Thank you so much for your time. As a thank you for completing this survey you are entitled to a

free pound of locally produced, log-grown, organic shiitake

with your first order of 5 pounds or more.

Please return this survey by March 15, 2009 in the self-addressed stamped envelope that we included.

Glenn D. Esterson, Sec

North Carolina Mountain Mushroom Cooperative

13931 HWY 23 N

Mars Hill, NC 28754

828-689-5154

GlennEsterson@DishMail.net

www.NCMountainMushroom.com