Santa Cruz Mushrooms

Specialty gourmet mushroom cultivation. Top products: Golden Oyster Mushrooms, Lion’s Mane Mushrooms, Black Pearl Mushrooms. Santa Cruz Mushrooms is a dedicated gourmet mushroom farm based in Live Oak, California, specializing in the indoor cultivation of premium fungi. Operating out of a local facility, the business focuses on producing high-quality, fresh-harvested mushrooms, including varieties such as Lion’s Mane, Black Pearl, Blue Oyster, and Golden Oyster. Their growing methodology centers on controlled block-based cultivation, ensuring consistent quality and freshness from the point of harvest to the customer's plate. The farm serves a dual-channel market, providing fresh produce to regional chefs and notable local restaurants—such as Cavalletta, Shadowbrook, and Lago Di Como—while also supplying individual consumers through a weekly farm box subscription service and local farmstands. Committed to the Santa Cruz County community, the farm emphasizes sustainable local agriculture, bridging the gap between small-scale production and professional culinary demand with consistent, high-output supply chains.