SCREAMING OAKS MUSHROOM FARM

James Shoop started Screaming Oaks Mushroom Farm in 2010, and we have been carrying his mushrooms at the store since 2018. He, his wife Lindsay and young daughter live in Franklinton on acreage that includes lots of blueberry bushes. 

James also used to raise pastured chickens, but eventually put all of his focus on mushrooms because he likes that it combines "geeky science stuff" with farming. James offers 10 mushroom varieties, including several different colors/strains of oyster mushrooms, as well as chestnut, lion’s mane, pioppino, shiitake and shimofuri. 

Mushrooms grow in climate controlled conditions, in substrate that has to be pasteurized to prevent competition from other fungi or bacteria. It's a farming process unique to mushrooms!

Location: Franklinton, La.

Website: www.facebook.com/screamingoaksfarm

Products: Mushrooms - Chestnut, Lion’s Mane, Pioppino, Oyster, Shiitake, Shimofuri

Practices: Grown indoor under climate control on pasteurized substrate