How We Market And Sell Mushrooms To Chefs

[@growfreshtx]

That smile and positivity through the difficulty is what makes you such a succesful msuhroom farmer! Just got my first round of restaraunts, now time time to plant!

[@toddrabb1892]

Where do you get your baskets? Love them and have been looking. Thanks for the advice!!

[@whatthefungus]

Worked with a mushroom buyer for years. He used to import from China but now uses cardboard boxes

[@JamesGough1]

Thanks.

[@whatthefunction9140]

Hard workn dude

[@killerkennyas]

He's a bad motha trucka

[@Tom-dv9ep]

hey its been a while since the last video, how are things progressing?

[@rockyrivermushrooms529]

Marketing my product was my biggest issue with moving product.

[@jdarst100]

always is the most important p

[@BlueFox61]

Have extra product? Make a stock bookelt of what you can provide on a weekly basis. Go to restaurants AT 2-4 PM M-Th( IMPORTANT) and ask to speak to the kitchen manager or head chef and explain you are a local mushroom farmer and would love to bring some product in for the kitchen to try. Give them the bookelt, and tell them to pick a couple varities and bring them by the following week. This takes like 5-10 mins tops and you can do 5-15 of these sample drops in one 2 hour period This is my sauce

[@stateofsurvival8457]

There are a few questions that I am not able to find the answers to anywhere and hope you can help. What insurance do you need for this business? At what point does compliancy hit a business like this? I a assuming that once you get big enough, you will have to comply with some sort of regulations and provide proper documentation of testing or is this not the case?

[@skiddysm]

Would they last longer in a cardboard box from uline... or use kraft paper on the bottom and top or use a paper bag from staples.... should keep them fresher longer

[@hopebrewco5840]

you guys still open in summerland? i head theres some municipal problems, did you guys relocate?

[@whatthefungus]

@@hopebrewco5840 yes we are still here. Just been a busy year so no videos unfortunately

[@MAGNUMICAable]

Dad's genius !

[@k.elysee6527]

How have you handled waste in the past?

[@whatthefungus]

Staff meals

[@ZeginMakesMusic]

How do you even find a chef? Where I live there's nothing but chain restaurants everywhere. All these restaurants order from Southern foods and I see their trucks all over the roads. No one buys any local food. Maybe farmers market?

[@BlueFox61]

Farmers maret isnt a bad option but im targeting a lot of supplements based products and gourmet mushroom powders. Lot easier to dry and has a longer shelf life if you cant find restaurants immediately. Right now i have only 2 restaurants buying a total of 15lb weekyl from me but im growing 45lb jist for making dried products and selling on average 30-40lb of that in dried goods. 2 restaurants 3 supplement/ health shops 2 headshop/smoking type places Im also thinking if buying small

[@retheisen]

I think they prefer to be called, cheves.