About the lab
A medical lab career, applied to mushrooms
Principal investigator · Gary
Gary received his Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the University at Buffalo. Since graduating he has built deep experience across a wide range of laboratory settings, from blood banking and stem cell harvesting to tissue culture and quality control testing, some of it overseen by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
He has always had a passion for gardening, plants and nature. Combined with his microbiology background, that blossomed into a love of mushrooms. (He's a pretty fun guy!)
Today Gary specializes in breeding gourmet and medicinal mushrooms, selling those genetics through Etsy, preserving wild mushroom genetics, and teaching growers through the FFTFF YouTube channel.
The family
Small lab, whole family
Gary's wife Addie helps wherever she can, and together they have their hands full raising their preschooler Nolan, also a mushroom enthusiast who loves helping Mama, and especially Dada.
2018
Fresh from the Farm Fungi is founded in Denver, Colorado.
2019–22
The genetics library, Etsy shop and YouTube channel grow alongside a community of home growers.
2023
The farm and lab move to Sedalia, about 40 minutes south of Denver.
Today
Breeding gourmet and medicinal lines and preserving wild Colorado genetics.