Baltimore-based BaltiSpore is a small-batch mycology company known for keeping its mushroom work close to home. The team grows some fungi at its Baltimore facility and makes its tinctures there from whole fruiting bodies, while also helping home growers cultivate mushrooms.
Borough MushroomsBorough Mushrooms operates New York City’s first mushroom farm and mycology lab, growing specialty mushrooms locally for grocery stores and farm-market customers across the Northeast. The company also develops added-value mushroom products, connecting urban cultivation with regional food retail.COPAKE, NY
Epiphany Mushroom CoFounded in early 2022 by husband-and-wife team Erik and Stacey Vaughan, Akron-based Epiphany Mushroom Co. cultivates gourmet mushrooms and turns them into small-batch pantry foods and functional mushroom products. Its indoor farm supplies fresh mushrooms for local pickup, while the company’s work with mycologists and emphasis on lab-tested, science-backed products reflects a broader mission to make the fungi kingdom useful in everyday cooking and wellness.AKRON, OH
Life ItselfLife Itself turns wild-foraged mushrooms into small-batch extracts, tinctures, coffee and brewing grounds, with its best-known chaga gathered by hand in Vermont’s mountains. The company dries and processes the mushrooms using its own bioavailability methods, then brews them for at least 72 hours in reverse-osmosis water. Its work centers on making forest-grown ingredients accessible through everyday wellness rituals and sustainable harvesting.BUFFALO, NY
MyForest FoodsAt its Green Island, New York, vertical farm, MyForest Foods grows organic oyster mushroom mycelium into meatless foods such as MyBacon and MyPulledPork. An Ecovative spinoff launched from experiments begun in 2020, the company uses its parent’s AirMycelium process to create whole-cut proteins with short ingredient lists, and MyBacon has earned multiple 2024 food awards.GREEN ISLAND, NY