Hello,

We are North Carolina Mountain Mushroom Cooperative, NCMMC. A Madison County based cooperative that is focused on helping local farmers find customers in the local area. We supply gourmet mushrooms to the Asheville area. Our main product is locally grown shiitake. While we are not yet certified organic, nearly all of the shiitake produced are grown organically.

Our shiitake are grown on hardwood logs, primarily oak. These logs are inoculated with certified organic spawn and the inoculation holes are covered with organic food grade cheese wax. One year later the mushrooms begin to grow. This is the traditional method of growing shiitake and results in a superior mushroom with a beautiful color and delicious flavor.

Don’t confuse our outdoor, log-grown shiitake with those produced indoors on sawdust. The indoor variety are considerably smaller, lack vibrant colors, have a lesser flavor and much shorter shelf-life when compared to log-grown shiitake, and the nutritional content is also inferior. Outdoor grown shiitake have a considerably higher Vitamin D content plus a higher percentage of Lentinan, the main medicinal component of shiitake.

Our prices are very competitive and we stand behind our product. It is in our interest to serve to you the highest quality for you dollar. If you are not satisfied with the quality of the mushrooms, contact us and we will make it right.

Our mushrooms come in increments of 5 pounds, packaged properly in waxed ½ bushel boxes. Our minimum order is 5 pounds but our discounts start at 10 pounds. We have 3 grades of mushrooms to choose from to best serve your needs.

  Grade A -- Donko - $14 per pound. The very best there is. The gills are still covered by the veil.

Grade B – Doko - $9 per pound.  Grocery grade. A beautiful mushroom with the margin pointed down.

  Grade C -– Koko - $8 per pound. Restaurant grade. Tastes great, but may be a little misshapen.

For order less than 10 pounds per delivery add an additional $1 per pound.

For orders over 50 pounds per delivery reduce the price by 20%.

In addition to fresh shiitake, we also offer dried shiitake and shiitake flour. Please call for details and prices. We also offer oyster mushrooms and wine-cap mushrooms at $10 per pound, no minimum.  

*Our mushrooms season starts April 1^st and ends November 1^st. Our delivery day is Thursday. Our supplies are limited, and tend to slightly fluctuate weekly. We do not guarantee last minute orders. Weekly customers get priority. Save 50 cents per pound if you recycle your box.

Give us a call or send us an email to set up this year’s orders.

Glenn Esterson
North Carolina Mountain Mushroom Cooperative

Home - 828.689.5154
Cell - 423.483.0492
 GlennEsterson@Dishmail.net                                                                      www.NCMountainMushroom.com

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