Our Story

We know that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing right. That's why we dedicated 25 years to learning everything we can about mushrooms before welcoming Mushroom Wellness to the Herb Pharm family. Backed by renowned herbalist and mycologist Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph. D., Mushroom Wellness is charting new territory in the world of functional fungi.

Dr Hobbs with Reishi

Here Dr. Hobbs is in his element, displaying a Reishi (Ganoderma sp.) fruiting body among some smaller Reishi babies.

Meet Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph. D.

We’re so honored to be partnered with Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph. D. Not only is he an herbalist, mycologist, and published author, he’s a deeply knowledgeable teacher whose love of mushrooms is inspiring!

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Most people of the world, when you really look at the whole world, use mushrooms for food, but also realize there’s a major health benefit they can get at the same time.

— Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph. D.

Meet Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph. D.

We’re so honored to be partnered with Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph. D. Not only is he an herbalist, mycologist, and published author, he’s a deeply knowledgeable teacher whose love of mushrooms is inspiring!

Dr Hobbs with Reishi

Here Dr. Hobbs is in his element, displaying a Reishi (Ganoderma sp.) fruiting body among some smaller Reishi babies.

Quote

Most people of the world, when you really look at the whole world, use mushrooms for food, but also realize there’s a major health benefit they can get at the same time.

— Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph. D.

Our Guarantee

As a company committed to doing right, patience, care, transparency, and respect for the environment drive us at Mushroom Wellness. We have high standards for our products, which are all Certified Organic, vegan, packed in amber glass bottles, and proudly grown and manufactured in the U.S.A.

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How We’re Different

At Mushroom Wellness, we do not purchase our mushrooms and mycelial biomass from the global open market. We grow, harvest, and process them ourselves! In fact, Mushroom Wellness is one of the first vertically integrated producers of U.S.-grown mycelial biomass and fruiting body products that labels beta-glucan content on everything we make.

Mushroom Wellness Testing

Testing

Knowing what’s in your supplements is just as important as knowing what’s not. Our products are made according to stringent quality control processes at every step and are rigorously tested for pesticides, heavy metals, and microbial contamination.

Mushroom Wellness Testing

Testing

Knowing what’s in your supplements is just as important as knowing what’s not. Our products are made according to stringent quality control processes at every step and are rigorously tested for pesticides, heavy metals, and microbial contamination.

Mycelium vs Fruiting Body

Fruiting Body

The above-ground “fruit” or visible portion that is commonly referred to as simply “mushroom”.

Mycelium

Network of fungal threads that is the living organism and produces the fruiting body.

Mycelium vs. Fruiting Body

There is a big debate in the mushroom community about which part of the mushroom is more beneficial – the fruiting body or the mycelium. At Mushroom Wellness, our products include both, but there’s a lot of interesting science behind that choice.

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Our Process

Our Process

Foraging & Strain Selection

Cultures hand-selected from many sources, including wild harvest, and expertly cultivated for over 25 years at our indoor facilities.

Foraging & Strain Selection

Strains are selected for vigorous growth & richness in beta-glucans. Mushrooms are cultivated from specimens using sterile culture techniques.

Foraging & Strain Selection

Foraging & Strain Selection

Cultures hand-selected from many sources, including wild harvest, and expertly cultivated for over 25 years at our indoor facilities.

Strains are selected for vigorous growth & richness in beta-glucans. Mushrooms are cultivated from specimens using sterile culture techniques.

Patiently Grown

Patiently Grown

All mushroom material (fruiting body, mycelial biomass, and sclerotium) is patiently grown.

Mycelia is inoculated on brown rice as a growth medium.1 The mycelia optimally consumes the growth medium (and until fruiting bodies or sclerotia are established for some species). This process can take up to 14 weeks or more for a single batch.

[1] Reishi fruiting bodies are grown on Alder wood with brown rice.

Patiently Grown

Patiently Grown

All mushroom material (fruiting body, mycelial biomass, and sclerotium) is patiently grown.

Mycelia is inoculated on brown rice as a growth medium.1 The mycelia optimally consumes the growth medium (and until fruiting bodies or sclerotia are established for some species). This process can take an average of 8 to 14 weeks for a single batch.

[1] Reishi fruiting bodies are grown on Alder wood with brown rice.

Steam-Processed & Harvested

We steam-process all batches prior to drying so that our products are ready to use right out of the bottle.

Steam-Processed & Harvested

Harvest times vary according to each species’ growing needs to optimize beta-glucan levels. After harvesting and steam-processing, all mushroom material is dried, milled, and powdered.

Steam-Processed & Harvested

Steam-Processed & Harvested

We steam-process all batches prior to drying so that our products are ready to use right out of the bottle.

Harvest times vary according to each species’ growing needs to optimize beta-glucan levels. After harvesting and steam-processing, all mushroom material is dried, milled, and powdered.