John Herron
Landis, NC
Mushrooms, Herbs

In the lower floor of what was once a cotton mill (the old Linn Mill), John Herron grows oyster mushrooms.  A big proponent of sustainable methods, John uses scrap cotton (from another mill) as the growing medium for his mushroom spores.  In his climate-controlled environment, these spores grow into harvest-ready mushrooms in three weeks.  Their mushrooms have found their way into several 5 Star resturants.

John's oyster varieties include: Brown Phoenix, Blue Tree, and Golden.

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