53
Varieties grown
2021
Founded
100+
Bags grown
BC
British Columbia
The story

Arbutus Mushrooms started in 2021 with a cloned grey oyster from a grocery store mushroom and a curiosity about what it takes to grow your own food. That first bag led to another, then another.

Since then we've built a library of over 50 strains — cloned from local BC markets, wild harvests, specialty suppliers, and Japanese grocery imports. Every variety in our collection has been grown and evaluated in our own setup.

We're based in British Columbia, growing in a small controlled environment with obsessive attention to substrate, colonisation, and fruiting conditions. The grow log tracks every bag. The yields speak for themselves.

What started as a hobby has grown into a serious collection — with rare clones, multiple shiitake strains, lion's mane varieties, and exotics you won't find anywhere locally.

— Han · Arbutus Mushrooms

Where we grow

Small controlled environment in British Columbia. Temperature, humidity, and fresh air exchange are dialled in per variety. We grow indoors year-round.

How we source strains
  • Cloned from local BC grocery stores and markets
  • Wild clones from BC forests and parks
  • Liquid cultures from Canadian and US suppliers
  • Japanese grocery imports — enoki, king oyster, hon-shimeji
  • Traded with other growers in the community
How we track performance

Every bag is logged — strain, substrate, inoculation date, tent transfer, and per-flush harvest weights. Yield ratings on the variety page are calculated from real conversion data across multiple bags and flushes.

How it grew

The timeline

2021
First clone
Cloned a grey oyster from a store-bought mushroom. WX001 — still one of our top performers today.
2021
First shiitake clones
Cloned APF and Champ's brand shiitake. Started building a proper culture library.
2023
Collection expands to 30+ strains
Added lion's mane, maitake, nameko, chestnut, beech, enoki, pioppino, reishi, and more. Began sourcing liquid cultures from Canadian suppliers.
2023
Japanese imports
Cloned enoki, king oyster, and wood ear from Japanese grocery imports. Added rare exotics not available from local suppliers.
2024
50+ strains milestone
Collection crossed 50 strains. Added lion's beard, princess pearl oyster, milky mushroom, velvet pioppino, and more from The Mycelium Emporium.
2026
Arbutus Mushrooms
The collection now stands at 53 varieties. Growing, logging, and sharing what we've learned.
How we work

What matters to us

Grow it before you offer it
Every variety in our collection has been grown, observed, and evaluated in our own setup. Nothing gets a yield rating it hasn't earned.
Track everything
Every bag is logged from inoculation to final flush. We know what works, what doesn't, and why. That data shapes every decision.
Small and deliberate
We're not scaling for volume. We're growing for quality, variety, and the satisfaction of doing it right. Each batch gets proper attention.
Stay curious
New clones, new substrates, new species — the collection keeps growing because we keep experimenting. There's always something worth trying.
Source with intention
We clone from local BC sources wherever possible. When we import, we choose carefully. Every strain has a story and a reason it's in the collection.
Share what we learn
Growing logs, yield data, strain notes — we believe in being transparent about what we've found. Good information helps everyone grow better.
Get in touch

Want to know more?

Questions about the farm, specific strains, or how we grow — we're happy to talk.

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