Mushroom Toolkit
Mushrooms are having a moment. For the last few years, shoppers have had a growing awareness of how mushrooms can help them work towards their overall health and wellness goals. They’re packed with nutrition, and are versatile, tasty and satisfying. Plus, fungi are fascinating!
Harvesting Wisdom: Setting the Stage for Fall
As the days grow shorter and the summer heat gives way to crisp fall air, your produce department is ready for its seasonal transformation.
Harvesting Wisdom: Planning for December’s Festive Feasts
December is a whirlwind of food traditions, gatherings and parties where produce often steals the show. For produce managers, the goal is clear: keep the department fresh, festive and full of flavor for every celebration.
Harvesting Wisdom: Get Thanksgiving Ready
Thanksgiving week can be the busiest of the year, so it’s important to plan and prepare. Shoppers are looking for more than just good prices – they want top-quality produce and a great selection.
Fall for Wild Mushrooms
Fans of foraged foods are celebrating the start of the autumn wild mushroom season. Forest floors across the Northwest are unseasonably dry, but nature has found a way, and these fall favorites have begun to pop. Look for volume and variety to increase as the rain comes in. Try these three, and keep an eye out for more wild mushrooms as the season progresses.
Grow Mushroom Sales with Mycopia!
Fall holidays frequently mean a tight mushroom market, which can impact availability on standards such as Crimini and White Button. To supplement, look to specialty varieties from Mycopia to help fill any gaps, expand mushroom sets, and increase category sales!
Marvelous Mushrooms: Mycopia Chef’s Sampler
Mycopia’s Chef’s Sampler package of organic mushroom varieties is the perfect item for mushroom-lovers, adventurous cooks, and the meatless Monday crowd as shoppers lean toward healthier eating in the new year!