The Spawn Box™
A Community Supported Mycoculture
2021 Spring Season
Subscription Window Closes: March 31
First Boxes Ship: April 15
The Spawn Box is our fungi-focused version of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model used by thousands of farmers around the world to directly market their goods to their community, and for community members to support their favorite farmers in return.
When you join this Community Supported Mycoculture (CSM) for a three-month seasonal membership (a “share”), you will be rewarded with a gift package mailed to you each month that includes a variety of items produced by MYCOLOGOS. Alongside ready-to-fruit mushroom kits* grown at our eco-friendly Fungi Farm in Portland, Oregon, each Spawn Box also includes a booklet on the month's species (covering its history, care, and applications around the home), as well as a rotating mix of other surprise goods designed by our team.
Such a unique means of learning about mushrooms and working with them directly with the help of a guided membership service is not offered anywhere else, making The Spawn Box the best way to easily get comfortable with all that mushrooms offer, month after month!
Our intention behind crafting this special offering is best summed up by its name. The word spawn is commonly used in mushroom cultivation to 1) indicate a material that is infused with mycelium (mushroom “roots”), and which is meant to kickstart the next step in the cultivation process, or 2) the act of applying that material during the next step. As a noun and a verb, “spawn” encapsulates all that mushroom growing entails – from the guided movement of mycelium from place to place, to having sound intentions of how one wishes to cultivate mushrooms in their life. Likewise, the name Spawn Box embodies our hopes to not only pass cherished lineages of mycelium to your hands and share the cultivation process with you, but to ultimately support the learning of more fungi advocates and encourage healthy growth in the world’s ever-expanding mycoculture.
When you join this Community Supported Mycoculture (CSM) for a three-month seasonal membership (a “share”), you will be rewarded with a gift package mailed to you each month that includes a variety of items produced by MYCOLOGOS. Alongside ready-to-fruit mushroom kits* grown at our eco-friendly Fungi Farm in Portland, Oregon, each Spawn Box also includes a booklet on the month's species (covering its history, care, and applications around the home), as well as a rotating mix of other surprise goods designed by our team.
Such a unique means of learning about mushrooms and working with them directly with the help of a guided membership service is not offered anywhere else, making The Spawn Box the best way to easily get comfortable with all that mushrooms offer, month after month!
Spawn?
Our intention behind crafting this special offering is best summed up by its name. The word spawn is commonly used in mushroom cultivation to 1) indicate a material that is infused with mycelium (mushroom “roots”), and which is meant to kickstart the next step in the cultivation process, or 2) the act of applying that material during the next step. As a noun and a verb, “spawn” encapsulates all that mushroom growing entails – from the guided movement of mycelium from place to place, to having sound intentions of how one wishes to cultivate mushrooms in their life. Likewise, the name Spawn Box embodies our hopes to not only pass cherished lineages of mycelium to your hands and share the cultivation process with you, but to ultimately support the learning of more fungi advocates and encourage healthy growth in the world’s ever-expanding mycoculture.
Testimonials from
Spawn Box members
Hands-down, the MYCOLOGOS Spawn Box is the best way to begin your acquaintance with the world of mushrooms for food and medicine. As a newly initiated mushroom enthusiast, I received my first box of ready-to-fruit mushrooms knowing nothing and with no experience. After seven months of growing these fantastic organisms, not only has my mushroom wisdom increased, but now I know I want to grow mushrooms for life! Each species you will grow becomes a new best friend!
—Sean P., Santa Rosa, CA
Abundant gratitude to the good folks at MYCOLOGOS for organizing this most informative program. I can say with confidence that I can now grow Pink Oysters, Lions Mane, Reishi, and Turkey Tail. For a guy who had zero prior knowledge, that’s big.
—M.P.G., Ocean Gate, NJ
As a beginner to mushroom growing, this was a great introduction. My boxes were filled with strong cultures, sweet merch, and great instructions. If I can do it you can too!
—Ryan E., Groveland, CA
Community Supported Mycology is a kitchen science experiment, an exercise in badass resilience, and a vibrant art installation, all in one project. It will definitely level up your cultivation skills, and provide you some delicious meals and powerful medicine along the way.
—Day H., Madison, WI
