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Wildspawn Mushrooms

Rediscover the Kingdom Fungi with mushroom foraging and cultivation. Connecting with food and nature.

Wildspawn Mushrooms LLC specialized in mushroom cultivation and foraging. Co-owned by Cody Iannozzi and Jeff Mertz, we are based out of Lambertville and Highbridge NJ. Our goal is to inoculate New Jersey with the mushroom culture and inspire customers to explore the wide variety of culinary and medicinal mushrooms we bring to the table. Find us at Clinton Community, Juniper Hill, Holland Twp, Hunterdon Land Trust, Pennington, and Stangl Factory Farmers Markets.

06/12/2025

It’s Game of Shrooms time!!! This year I made Reishi ‘MushLove’ wall/window decoration for my favorite art n’ seek event. Mush like wild mushroom hunting, you will have the opportunity to come out of the woods with a huge score! I will be hiding the prize at High Rocks in Ralph Stover State Park.

My hint is that you can find this Reishi inspired art work on the tree that this mushroom prefers. Our native Ganoderma tsugae is saprotrophic to the Eastern Hemlock (Tsugae canadensis). This is the first place I ever identified a Reishi mushroom and holds a special place in my heart. Also the first crag I ever rock climbed, so it’s double awesome!

This Saturday June 14th is your chance! In case of rain, which is likely, I will be placing in a water-proof bag.

01/30/2025

Greetings Earthlings 🖖🏼 We’ve got Nameko’s again!
1) Namekos Mushrooms are the second most popular mushroom in Japan, and for good reason! They exhibit some of my favorite qualities in mushrooms like nuttiness and a solid meaty bite. They are also super versatile and can be utilized in the three new recipes I’ve posted on my website (link in bio, pictures 2,3,&4 here).
2) Asian style-chili - I almost wanted to keep this a secret recipe in my back pocket, but thought better of it. You’d be surprised how well this ginger forward dish melds into your classic definition of chili. It’s savory, sweet, & spicy all at the same time. Be warned, this recipe is involved so give yourself plenty of time to prepare 👨‍🍳🧑‍🍳
3)Zuppa con Ceci e Fungi - A fancy way of saying it’s Italian soup with garbanzo beans and mushies 🤌🏼. You get a great creamy texture in this one by blending the mushrooms and onions rather than overloading the soup with milk and heavy cream. I like to finish this one with Namekos for the final simmer, providing a nice mushroom bite to the dish.
4) Sweet & Spicy Scrambled Shrooms - This one has been in my breakfast arsenal for a while, yet I never thought to share it until now. The recipe includes three simple options for seasonings and is a great low-carb yet filling meal to get you going.
5) Lastly a reminder that the farmer’s markets are still going this winter. Catch me this Saturday or next Saturday and next Sunday

Mushlove 🍄‍🟫👽🍄

10/10/2024

Resinous Polypore- Ischnoderma resinosum- or “Steak of the Woods”. Yes it is edible, but not always! If you’d like to learn to forage this mushroom and many others you can sign up for my next class on Saturday October 19th from 3-5pm at Horseshoe Bend Park in Frenchtown NJ. Link in bio!

I actually didn’t realize this was an edible mushroom until last year. I just thought it was fascinating as a specimen to encounter. It’s named resinous polypore because of the dark red exudates that drip, resembling tree resin, from the underside of the mushroom. These exudates are a result of the enzymes the mushroom uses to break down and eat its host tree and they are unique in their deep red coloration. You will notice that some pictures have it and some don’t, due to the dryness of the weather. I’ve typically found them beaded and bloodied with droplets.

It is perhaps difficult to harvest properly. You can only cut off the very edges of the mushroom and only when young. This, among many shelf polypores, becomes very tough and woody with age. With luck, you can cut off about 1” of the soft material around the edges. This is why finding a patch of freshies is the only way to really enjoy!

The final pictures are of me making “steak” fajitas! The tastes is pretty one-note and earthy but the texture is to die for! Just a little chewy and tender like a rare steak.

Unfortunately I found more of these than I have time to pick and cook other than my target species (chicken + hen) which remain at large!!!

09/26/2024

I was so elated this morning to find a Pholiota was fruiting out of my stump garden! I was first inspired to make this piece while watching permaculture videos. In this particular video they showed a massive fruiting of Chicken of the Woods all over their stumpery!

Now this pholiota species might be edible and scrumptious like the chestnut mushrooms I sell, but there are TONS of similar poisonous species. After further research, I’ve realized this genus needs a lot more attention to be properly characterized. More DNA sequencing is going to be required. They sure are pretty though! And they re-inspired me to make more art works like this!

I set the stumpery in a slightly shaded corner of the farm as the back drop for my Wine-cap (King strophorea), and blueberry garden. The two species work symbiotically by sharing nutrients through the mycelium and the roots! Hoping for some epic blue and purple fruiting next year!

If you want some mushrooms, or to just learn some fun-facts, come on down to the farmers markets! I have lots of choice wild mushrooms this week: Chicken, Hen, & Black Trumpets!

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08/21/2024

Highlights from a place where water actually falls from the sky! They call it rain here 🤷🏻‍♂️
1) Banjo patiently waiting to step on any interesting mushroom I find 😇
2) Salmon Pinkgills - Entoloma quadratum - likely toxic, as most Entolomas are… very cool looking though, the cap reminds me of an elfcap but it was far from waxy
3)Brunette Chanterelle - Craterellus lutescens - Cody and I found one of these a few years back so I was above the moon with excitement to get a little patch of about 10!
4) Ravenel’s Bolete - Pulveroboletus ravenelii - a rare bolete with a veil! How odd?! And a bright neon green-yellow color!!!
5) Spotted Bolete - Xanthoconium affine - a sort of common edible bolete. I think the flavor is forgettable, but a good one to know if hungry out there
6) Peppery White Milk Cap (variant) - Lactarius deceptivus- taste was peppery and acrid at the same time… what a delight 😂 I washed my mouth out for like ten minutes to fend off the lingering taste 👅 distinctive from L.piperatus by the browning on the cap and its association with hemlock and pine trees.
7) Small Chanterelles - Cantharellus minor - a small tasty addition to the brunette chanterelles on my steak from
8) Blusher - Aminita rubescens - a truly beautiful form of Aminita. A few peculiarities are the lack of a veil and the red staining. There seems to be conflicting views on edibility so I let it be! Cool to check another famous mushroom off the list!

08/02/2024

New recipes up on the website! See link in bio. These are battle tested maybe a few too many times, but at some point I say “perfection is the enemy to progress!”
1) Cool Summer Garden Salad with Balsamic Mushrooms
2) Toasted Sesame-Ginger Dressing/Marinade
3) Triple S Breakfast Bowl
4) Blackened Sugar Snap Peas and Mushroom Stir Fry

More in the works! Don’t forget to catch me at your local markets this weekend so you can try out these fun new masterpieces 👨‍🍳👨‍🍳
Friday
Saturday
Sunday & Phillipsburg at Shappell park, 10-2!!!

07/25/2024

A few highlights from this week
1) Goldgills
2) Panus genus
3) False Chanterelle
4) The Sickner 🤟🏼
5) Carrot-footed Aminita
6) Corrugated Milkcap

I’m withholding the “fun facts” about each of these… why? Cuz you need to come to my foraging events to learn my secrets…When you ask? The next event is this weekend (link to store in bio) Saturday 7/26 from 4-6pm at the Sourland Mountain Preserve in Hillsborough NJ.
Are they edible?
What is a chanterelle?
Why does my hand smell funny?
All these questions and more will be answered this weekend!!

07/10/2024

I am so excited for this weekend’s festivities! On top of our regularly scheduled markets WSM will have an educational booth set-up
I will be giving an educational seminar on basic mushroom foraging and our local Sourland mountain fungi. I will bring multiple examples of fungi that can be commonly found in the area and use them as props to describe different mushroom characteristics. This talk is open to all festival attendees and will be hosted at the WSM tent at 5:30 between music sets.
Of course none of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of the I am grateful & blessed to be a part of this event, but I am also grateful & blessed for their land conservation. I got to learn and identify many of my favorite mushrooms on sourland mountain preserves. And I hope to continue to influence community members of all ages to get outside and enjoy the wonders of nature. These types of organizations can be the saviors of not just wildlife but peoples and their mental health. So please come out and support the Sourland Conservancy and enjoy a beautiful day outside 😁

06/28/2024

I took the WSM team Reishi hunting this week! Our Native species, Ganoderma tsugae can be found growing on eastern hemlock (Tsugae canidensis) in June, generally peaking in growth around the solstice. I consider the correspondence to the longest day of the year with one of the world most potent medicinal mushrooms to be no coincidence. The beauty and the wisdom of nature is boundless and it is my pleasure to get to observe this. It’s also my pleasure to share with all of you! Enjoy the pictures!
I serve the Reishi in my mushroom tea mixtures and the Forager’s Five mushroom tincture. You can buy it dried from me as well, just DM for a special order or message through my website (link in bio).
If you are interested in learning to forage and connecting with both nature and your food/medicine you can join me for a class. There are just a couple openings for my class this Saturday 6/29 at Horseshoe Bend Park in Frenchtown NJ. Otherwise message me to be added to the mailing list!
Have a B E A Utiful day!

06/11/2024

New Wild Foraging and Mushroom Identification Class
Saturday, June 29th from 3-5pm at Horseshoe Bend Park (SOUTH Entrance) in Frenchtown NJ. Follow the link in bio to sign up at my shop.
Learn to forage mushrooms with Jeff Mertz of Wildspawn Mushrooms LLC. Located in Ringoes, NJ, the Wildspawn Mushroom farm specializes in gourmet mushroom cultivation and local foraging. Together, we will cover basic foray (fungi-foraging) etiquette and learn introductory mushroom identification. Jeff will showcase different plant species and microclimates, throughout the foray to familiarize participants with understanding of the proper environments to look for. This will be a muddy—possibly buggy, journey that will have even the most funga-phobic hiker interested in mushrooms. Waterproof boots, pants, and water are a must. Participants should have the ability to walk or stand for two hours.

05/31/2024

Signs of Summer
1) Golden Oysters- a lover of hot days and humid NJ forests; technically exotic or invasive.
2) Tremmela- a jelly fungus, typically fruiting in late spring and early summer
3) Mountain Laurel- the scent of these exquisite flowers is used by does to hud the smell of their new birthed fawns from predators
4) Chicken of the Woods- usually a fall mushroom but hey I’m not complaining, they are happy with the weather too!
5)Eastern Newt- in its second stage of life as “Red Eft” on its journey to a new pond
6) Scaly Inky Cap- another early summer mushroom that grows in gregarious clusters off of rotting wood!

If you’d like to learn more about wild mushrooms and their ecological counterparts you can DM your email address to join the WSM mail list. You will have first dibs on all future foraging classes all learn all our exciting secrets.
These week’s markets:
Sat. 9-12
Sat. 9-1
Sat. 10-2
Sun. 9-1
Phillipsburg Farmers Market Sun. 10-2

05/21/2024

We are so excited to be hosting our first (of hopefully many), mushroom themed yoga and meditation workshop!!! I share a great big thank you to .yoga for her creativity and inspiration in formulating this event.

Saturday, June 22 6PM-7:30PM

Spend an evening tuning into the wild intelligence of mushrooms at your local Mushroom Farm - Wildspawn Mushroom Farm in Ringoes, NJ. Slow down, connect with the Earth. Connect with your body and breath. Guided meditation, gentle movement, rooted fungi inspired yoga flow followed by deep relaxation. No prior yoga experience necessary. Please bring your own mat, blanket and towel (towel optional for under your mat as outdoor yoga is always an adventure).
Registration to the workshop includes an optional & complimentary movement & mobility online yoga session with Sarah.

Limited to 12 participants $45, before 6/10 $55 after
Location: 82 Linvale Rd
Ringoes, NJ 08551

Bio:
Sarah Carlon RYT, 200hr
Sarah strives to find poses and modifications that are right for you and your body’s current strengths and limitations. Sarah loves to teach sequences that are flowy, gentle and aim to follow the natural rhythm of the body. Sarah currently teaches both online and in person at local studios. Sarah loves teaching beginners and clients looking to embody their inner strength.

One last thank you to Lou for the crafting of this event poster! They have been an anchor in this ever swaying ship 😇

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