Gourmet mushrooms are known for their culinary delight. Each mushroom also provides a long list of health benefits.
The Mushroom Mavens offer incredible wild mushrooms and
other culinary delicacies that taste fabulous and are also
really good for you. Browse our selection to learn more.
Not a plant and not an animal, mushrooms are something in between. The more we study them, the more we learn that mushrooms are a truly remarkable organism; one that holds so much promise…
Every step we take outdoors lands on mycelium beneath our feet. Mycelium are the underground, branched web of the mushroom. It is a vast network that can sustain a fungus for years until conditions are right for the fruiting body of the mushroom to emerge. Conditions are right for a specific type of mushroom when the mushroom’s preferred season has arrived, the ground is the right temperature, and there has been sufficient rain.
Chinese medicine has known for thousands of years that mushrooms provide critical nutrients and healing properties to humans. Western scientists are working to learn more about the communication mechanisms deployed by mycelium and the many, many healing powers of mushrooms.
Gourmet mushrooms are known for their culinary delight; They provide incredible flavor and texture. Each mushroom also provides a long list of health benefits including antioxidants, a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, properties that promote brain health and gut health, and support the immune system.
Mushroom Mavens, LLC is the creation of Raysa Santos and Aliza Stern. We love the outdoors and great food. It has been a fabulous adventure for us to learn about wild mushroom foraging along the way. That led us to become licensed mushroom foragers and we both hold Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification.
Our intention is to share our knowledge of wild mushrooms and other foods that feed the mind, body and soul. Life is short! We might as well find joy in everything we eat. Both Western medicine and Eastern medicine understand the importance of eating the things that will nourish and sustain us. Many studies have shown the positive impact of a healthy microbiome (gut) on overall physical health and mental health.
We invite you to come along on this journey with us! Please check out our products here and watch for exciting info and new products as we grow. Perhaps we will meet on the trail sometime, or at an upcoming event.