FFF-CM-01Medicinal
Cordyceps
Cordyceps militaris
Vivid orange fruiting bodies, prized for cordycepin content. Selected in-house for dense, uniform stromata.
- Fruiting
- 60–68°F
- Colonization
- 10–14 days
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Colorado's Premium Gourmet Mushrooms
Mushroom genetics, bred in the lab
Fresh from the Farm Fungi brings clinical laboratory discipline to mushroom cultivation: clean, vigorous gourmet and medicinal cultures, isolated and verified in Colorado.
- Established
- 2018
- Facility
- Sedalia, CO
- Lab Director
- Gary, B.S. MT
- Specialty
- Gourmet + Medicinal
Standard operating procedure
From agar to harvest
Our founder spent his career in blood banking, stem cell harvesting, tissue culture and quality control, some of it overseen by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Every FFTFF culture follows the same rigor.
- STEP 01
Isolate
Wild and cultivated specimens are cloned or spore-germinated, then sectored on agar until a single clean, vigorous line remains.
- STEP 02
Culture
Selected lines are expanded under aseptic technique in a flow hood, the same discipline used in clinical tissue culture labs.
- STEP 03
Verify
Every culture is checked for contamination and vigor, and proven by fruiting trials on the farm before it is offered.
- STEP 04
Deliver
Verified genetics ship to growers through our Etsy shop, with education and support to take them from plate to harvest.
Genetics library · 9 lines
Featured specimens
FFF-HE-01Medicinal
Lion's Mane
Hericium erinaceus
Cascading white spines with a seafood-like texture. Studied for compounds linked to nerve growth factor.
- Fruiting
- 60–70°F
- Colonization
- 14–21 days
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FFF-PO-03Gourmet
Blue Oyster
Pleurotus ostreatus
Steel-blue caps that pale to grey. Vigorous and forgiving, a strong first strain for new growers.
- Fruiting
- 55–70°F
- Colonization
- 10–14 days
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PLATE 14 · MEA · DAY 9 CLEAN
Why lab-grade genetics
Clean cultures grow better mushrooms
Most failed grows start with the culture. Contamination, weak or senescent mycelium, and mixed genetics cost growers weeks. We isolate single, vigorous lines and preserve wild Colorado genetics so you start with something worth growing.
- ✓Sectored to a single, uniform line
- ✓Contamination-screened before release
- ✓Proven by fruiting trials on our farm
- ✓Wild genetics preserved for the future
E-book
By Gary, FFTFF
Growing gourmet mushrooms
The step-by-step guide drawn from years of lab and farm experience.
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Video masterclass
Taught by Gary, FFTFF
Online mycology masterclass
Video lessons from sterile lab technique to harvest, with notes and quizzes. Instant access after your Etsy purchase.
FFTFF YouTube channel
Tips, tricks & lab walkthroughs
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Principal investigator
“A microbiology background and a love of nature blossomed into an enthusiasm for mushrooms. He's a pretty fun guy.”
Gary holds a B.S. in Medical Technology from the University at Buffalo. Today he breeds gourmet and medicinal mushrooms on the family farm in Sedalia with his wife Addie and their preschooler Nolan, the lab's youngest mushroom enthusiast.
Meet the lab