Possum Bottom Farms is top of the charts when it comes to quality and selection of mushrooms. “With a vast array on his table, shiitake was the only one that was familiar to me so I went out of my comfort zone and chose the mushroom that had more cowbell, the blue oyster,” —what I wrote in the below article regarding my first experience buying from Possum Bottom.

John and Susan Lawton started mushroom farming in Whitwell, TN on a beautifully vast land which was once an old airport, technically still a licensed airport. As they are both avid flyers, the wide open space provides them pleasure in the fields, in the air and in the old airplane hangers where they grow their crops.

Cultivating over forty species, Possum Bottom Farms can provide year round and offers varieties like oyster, lions head and shiitakes. If unable to get to the market, you can savor their stemmed deliciousness in menu items at Niedlov’s or Hummingbird Pastaria on Signal Mountain. Their mushroom powders are a great addition to any meal and Susan recommends them for anyone who may not like the texture of mushrooms but wants the taste.

Read more about their interesting enterprise or stop by their booth to talk fungi or flight! They will also have inoculated shiitake logs for sale which would make a spectacular gift for the lover of all things outdoorsy, self sufficient and edible!