Chroma & Sapor

10/01/2025

You may have heard about counterfeit olive oil, but how about fake seafood?

According to the ocean-conservation nonprofit Oceana, seafood may be one of the most commonly fraudulent foods we come in contact with. Your red snapper coul...

15/12/2024

Solid article and great explanation for how the problem of modern food deserts came to be.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHLwNZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVacWB8M4E_PyztBDqYVj7a__uA0gTDu6hMBlYQD3lWZCkZJ0wc7dpkEpQ_aem_bcvgo97oESrsak8Ah7yqYg

How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert

09/07/2023

Chanterelle season is in full swing! We are super lucky to have found a large patch that yields year after year, and with all the rain and heat that patch is VERY happy right now. Fruiting bodies aplenty!

17/06/2023

Our shiitake logs are loving the weather, this is the second flush in the last week!

15/05/2022

mush mush mush mush MUSHROOOOOOOOOM

15/05/2022

The view in the greenhouse today was spectacular. These Italian oysters are flushing some massive mushrooms right now!

07/05/2022

We've got mushrooms for sale again!

We're in that brief window between first harvests and wholesaling everything, which means we have limited boxes available for YOU 😁🍄🍄

It's the good ol curbside pickup, doing $15 a box again with a mix of oyster mushrooms. (Boxes are by volume, and weigh about 13-14 oz. Blue, Elm, and Italian Oysters right now, Lion's Mane coming soon!)

If you want to pick some up for Mother's Day, I'll be around this afternoon and happy to schedule pickups.



Message us directly to get yours today!

14/03/2022

Spring updates for the Worcester Regional Food Hub!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CidPB-tz1zk

In this segment of Chamber Exchange: The TV Show, host Tim Murray is joined by Shon Rainford, Director of the Worcester Regional Food Hub. Shon gives an over...

22/02/2022

Hey hey! Awesome to see our friends at The Moran Square Diner are getting some love from the local paper.

FITCHBURG — Despite the pandemic, a Fitchburg institution has been revitalized. The Moran Square Diner, opened in 1939 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company, closed in 2018 for what most thought was f…

12/02/2022

Oh hello, I didn't see you there 😘🍄🍄

Pholiota adiposa - Chestnut Mushroom

10/02/2022

What are your tricks for dealing with the winter blues? Growing mushrooms makes us feel alive when it's too cold to hit the hiking trails. These lovely Golden Oysters add a splash of sunshine to our home, and healthy dose of vitamin D to dinner!
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09/02/2022

TIL that some mushrooms begin their growth cycle overseas, get transported to the US to be harvested stateside, and ultimately qualify as "Product of USA."

“It’s become a trend in the industry. It’s not just mushrooms. You seed in one location and you ship it to another place to do maturing,” said Stein. “This is a whole new thing.”

Read more to learn about this change in our food system: https://www.inquirer.com/business/kennet-square-mushroom-farm-bankruptcy-chinese-imports-shiitake-20190128.html

A Kennett Square specialty mushroom grower declares bankruptcy and lays off dozens of workers. Gary Schroeder of Oakshire Farms says a loophole in law has allowed Chinese makers of shiitake mushroom logs to flood the market, driving him out of business.