Biweekly Mushroom Subscription - (PICKUP ONLY)

Subscribe today for your BIWEEKLY pickup of fresh mushrooms at our storefront! 

One common thread that ties local farmers to the community they serve, is Community Supported Agriculture shares. For Golden Gills, a CSA subscription is the best way to support the sustainability of our business this winter season. Midwest winters are a predictably difficult time for farmers, with most taking the season off, or focusing on other methods of making money. Those like us who continue to grow indoors through the winter season usually have limited indoor markets to sell at.

Most CSA's require shares to paid up front. We want to make our mushrooms and local food for that matter, more accessible. Bearing that in mind, this CSA order is a biweekly charge, with a biweekly pickup of mushrooms from Golden Gills HQ in Wauconda, IL, Elawa Farm in Lake Forest, IL or Chia Leah Clean Eats in Wilmette, IL.

Every other week, we’ll put together a sustainably packaged box full of mushrooms with our current varieties, in the size box that you ordered.

If you miss your pickup and do not arrange for another option, your share will be donated to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry. Some varieties you can expect to receive in a rotating selection are: 

• Oyster (Assorted Blue, King, Phoenix, Black Pearl King are some typical options)

• Lion's Mane

• Chestnut

• Pioppino
  

• Specialty Varieties only available during colder months

We offer in-person pickup EVERY OTHER week, 

October 22/23, 2024 - Dec 16/17, 2024 

WAUCONDA:  Tuesday/Wed/Friday: 10:00am to 3pm

Golden Gills HQ

429 Liberty Street

Wauconda, IL 60084

LAKE FOREST:  FRIDAYS: 9:00am to 1pm

ELAWA FARM FOUNDATION

1401 MIDDLEFORK DRIVE

LAKE FOREST, IL 60045

WILMETTE:  FRIDAYS: 9:00am to 1pm

CHIA LEAH

3217 LAKE AVENUE #4C

WILMETTE, IL 60091 

Price is biweekly; includes one share option of our seasonally cultivated mushroom varieties.

Small Share: $13-15/biweekly (1 lb sized share for 1 person); $65-75 total.

Large Share: $25-27/biweekly (2 lb sized share for 1-3 people; $125-135 total.

Family Share = $35-37/biweekly (3 lb sized share for 3-5 people); $175-185 total.

Golden Gills mushrooms are handcrafted in small batches and picked fresh for local distribution. We take pride in producing quality gourmet mushrooms using agricultural and forestry byproducts as our primary growing mediums. Our natural methods of production accelerate decomposition, building soil and cycling nutrients – critical processes for healthy ecosystems. We donate our exhausted substrates as soil amendments to our friends in farming that we work in cooperation with.

Buying Golden Gills mushrooms keeps your dollar local and supports woman-owned local farming and sustainability.