Willow Mountain Mushrooms ~ The Shroom Shack

Nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Southern Missouri, Willow Mountain Mushrooms has been providing gourmet quality mushrooms since 2004.

Using only Natural means to grow our mushrooms we maintain a high quality mushroom FULL of natural flavor not chemicals.

While other producers concentrate on a long shelf life by using chemicals ~

Willow Mountain Mushrooms specializes in delivering fresh picked mushrooms directly to you thereby avoiding the distribution system and the time it sits on your local stores shelf.

In doing this we maintain the mushrooms wonderful natural flavor that many people have told us they have never tasted before in store bought mushrooms.

Organic Produce Co-op

Organic Produce boxes delivered to your home, work, co-op meeting place or pick up point.

We offer a wide variety of boxes starting at the $20 level ~ Basic mixed boxes, veggie only, fruit only, snack/raw eating, juicing, Dried nut and fruit and add on's are available each week.

Each Wednesday we send an email letting you know what to expect in the following weeks box.

Standing orders are highly suggested, but not required. You can customize your standing order each week... or just 'know' that it will be there on your delivery day.

Being centrally located ... we deliver to Mountain Home, Gainesville and Theodosia on Wednesdays and to West Plains and Willow Springs on Thursdays.

Our supplier is unique in its approach to acquiring produce for the Co-op. The founders are farmers that got together in 2005 to create a co-op to help distribute their products. So, what they do is get products from smaller family farms first, many of which have CSA's, and then fill in the blanks with larger organic farms. Our goal is to do the same thing... utilize Ozark growers then fill in the blanks with what the supplier has to offer utilizing the smaller farms that they work with first.

To get started please fill in our contact form with the type of box you wish to order order, phone number and start up date and we will send you an email to confirm your order.

Look forward to meeting you!

Blessings,

The Semyck Family

Mushrooms at the MH Farmers Market

Mountain Home Farmers Market
for Saturday May 22, 2010
Willow Mountain Mushrooms


Bob will have our mushrooms: Ports, Buttons, Shiitake, and Oyster (limited). As usual, for the best selection you might want to get there before 9:30/10 am. He will be there by 7am.

Bob's Veggie Builder Plus is available.

I am offering our organically raised Heirloom Tomato plants again this Saturday. We don't have many left. I am offering 4 plants for $5 or 8 plants for $10. With the 8 plants for $10 you also get a free bag of Veggie Builder if there is any left at the stand. I highly suggest that if you would like to take advantage of the 8 plants with Free Veggie Builder you either email me today before 9pm with which plants you are wanting and approximate time you will be there or you come extra early - probably before 8:30 am as Veggie Builder goes quite fast.
Heirloom Tomatoes still available. I will be taking inventory today and posting what we have left. Please check our website for descriptions, pics and complete list.

I am offering our Castor Bean and Rhubarb plants for $2 each. Bob sold out on Wednesday with what I sent with him. There are not many left.

recap from Wed. Market post:
Castor Bean Plants are a wonderful tropical looking plant that can get 8-12 feet tall with large tropical leaves. We have grown them for shade in front of our south facing family room windows. They have gotten to be at least 6 feet across and 15 feet tall !!!! A real traffic stopper!
One other thing that we like about them is that the predator wasp enjoy living on them. They seem to be just resting and getting shade and then go out to work at the tomato plants killing the tomato horn worms and also the potato bugs! We have a hedge around the south and west of our main garden this year. This is a poisonous plant. Both leaves and the plentiful seeds are poisonous. It seems that the farm animals are well aware of this and don't bother the plants. I have noted that the deer avoid it too.
The leaf of the Rhubarb is also poisonous and the deer and other wildlife avoid it as well. Though chickens will scratch it up... yes, sadly my 4 yr old plants perished in that way over the winter. It does best in afternoon shade in our climate. Though it will grow in full sun it will flourish in part shade. The plants I am offering will start to give you a nice harvest next year, however I wouldn't doubt that you may be able to get something off of them this fall given the proper location and soil. They are growing quite well in the Veggie Builder and peat neutralized with a little lime mix that I have them in now.
Rhubarb like rich moist soil.
Please send me a message to order plants. We are almost out!
Thank YOU! Everyone for buying ~ hope you have a wonderful growing season!

Today's Recipe is from Troy Brown's Portabella Cookbook
Creamy Mushroom Soup
1 large onion
1/8 cup butter/olive oil for saute'
3 TBL flour
1 cup milk
1 can of chicken broth (or veg. broth)
1 cup of peas
4 large carrots (finely chopped or shredded)
10 potabella mushrooms (chopped small)
1 cup half and half
salt and pepper to taste
1/8 cup parsley
  1. Heat skillet and saute' the onions in butter or oil until transparent and golden in color. Set aside.
  2. In another saucepan, create thickening mixture by saute'ing flour in a small amount of butter over medium heat until brown then slowly pouring milk into pan.
  3. In a large pot remaining ingredients (broth, peas, carrots, parsley, mushrooms, and half and half). Add thickening sauce from step 2. And saute'ed onions. Cook over low heat for 1 to 1.5 hours. Serves 6

Have a Great Weekend!

Wendy

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Willow Mountain Mushrooms

Naturally Grown Portabella, White Button, Shiitake, and Oyster Mushrooms

Grown in the Ozark Mountains

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