About
A small farm that writes things down.
Simply Mushroom is a working mushroom farm in Virginia’s Middle Peninsula, around Mathews and Middlesex. We manage roughly 1,500 inoculated hardwood logs and are expanding our bucket and indoor growing work alongside the log yard.
Our log yard includes shiitake, several oyster varieties, lion’s mane, reishi, chestnut, and a few less-common species and strains we’re still getting to know. Most of our log production fruits naturally outdoors, which means weather—especially dry weather—has a major influence on what happens.
As we build better records over time, we share practical experience, useful observations, and established growing methods in plain language.
How we work
Practical over perfect
We focus on methods that work in real spaces with ordinary tools and materials.
Write what we grow
Our guides begin with what we grow and use on the farm, supported by established growing practices and continued learning.
Learn as we grow
We keep records, pay attention to what works, and use each season to improve the way we grow.
Roughly 1,500 inoculated logs
Virginia’s Middle Peninsula
Shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane, reishi, chestnut, and more
Outdoor log growing with smaller indoor and bucket trials
Contact Simply Mushroom
Questions about mushroom growing, one of our guides, or Simply Mushroom? Write to us here.