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NameInUse
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Turning a profit
#15907929 - 03/06/12 07:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Now I know there are large scale mushroom farms that supply commercially and these guys probably own the market for the most part but when I was in college, the father of one of my chefs made his living driving around picking mushrooms and selling them. I was just wondering if I could maintain growing as a hobby and make a little cash here and there without starting a large scale operation. If you've done it or do it, how do you go about finding business and what liabilities do you have to worry about?
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Re: Turning a profit [Re: NameInUse]
#15907953 - 03/06/12 07:58 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I think your best bet is to grow something like morels or oysters and go to a local grocery store or restaurant. Basically just go in with a sample and ask them if they would want them? I think the restaurant is going to be a better bet because they are probably expecting to pay more.
Good luck!
edit:// Unless you are planning on spending a LOT of time on this, dont expect to make too much. youll probably get something like $5/lb for these guys.
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Re: Turning a profit [Re: NameInUse]
#15907961 - 03/06/12 08:00 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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What kind of mushrooms are we talking about here? .... haha.
But sure, if you're good at finding truffles and can find pounds of them, there is a lucrative business to be made.
Some restaurant's serve truffle soup for $40 a bowl... The syringes for some of those specialty mushrooms go for upwards of $5,000 to $10,000 depending what type of mushroom they're growing.
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Re: Turning a profit [Re: HybridprX]
#15908026 - 03/06/12 08:19 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Mostly just different strains of oysters for now. I guess I'm just planning ahead and wondering what my options would be. How much space and time I would be putting into it and how long would I go before it started feeling like a job. Thinking about it a little more, I'm started to see how extensive the process would be to maintain a foothold and turn a profit. I want to continue enjoying this hobby and I have a feeling money could ruin that pretty quickly.
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Re: Turning a profit [Re: HybridprX]
#15908044 - 03/06/12 08:25 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I was just wondering if I could maintain growing as a hobby and make a little cash here and there without starting a large scale operation.
Doubtful. Stores won't buy from you unless you can guarantee a certain level of delivery every week. You won't be able to grow a pound here and a pound there and get any chef or produce managers to talk to you.
I'd suggest growing as a hobby for a few years, and if you get good at it and want to expand later, go for it. However, be prepared to spend a fortune getting set up, and expect a few years of working to pay for it all before you finally begin to realize a profit. RR
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NameInUse
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Thanks RR, I guess I'll enjoy growing and feed my fruits to the family
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Re: Turning a profit [Re: NameInUse]
#15908163 - 03/06/12 09:05 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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i make extra cash selling to our local mom and pop health food store and in the summer im selling oysters AND ready to fruit kits at the farmers market. neither places require me to have a constant supply :-)
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Yeah, I know some hobbyist gardeners that grow fruits and vegetables and sell them at farmers markets. He will never get rich that way, but he does make a few extra hundred bucks every now and then. If that is all you are after, then you could try a farmers market. But RR is right. If you can not have a steady supply, restaurants and grocery stores are out. And a stready supply means probably prepping new spawn every day so that you will eventually be able to harvest everyday. You would probably need a sizeable air and humidity controlled facility and and a good supply of grains. And either multiple large Pressure cookers or one large industrial sized pressure cooker.
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