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Grow your own fresh gourmet mushrooms at home with our Ready to Grow Mushroom Bags from Meisterpilze. Each bag contains a fully colonized fruiting block that is ready to produce mushrooms at home with just a few simple steps. Our grow bags are ideal for beginners, food lovers, families, and anyone who wants to harvest fresh mushrooms directly from their own kitchen or home. These grow bags are especially suitable for: Blue Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) Pink Oyster (Pleurotus d

A comforting vegan mushroom soup inspired by the cuisine of Campania, made with fresh Pioppino mushrooms, sweet spring peas, homemade vegetable broth, spring onions, and smoky marinated tofu. Pioppino mushrooms, also known as Black Poplar mushrooms (Agrocybe aegerita), are one of the most elegant gourmet mushrooms. They have a delicate, earthy, slightly nutty flavor and a beautiful firm texture. Even after cooking, they keep a pleasant bite, making them perfect for soups, pas

What is Lion’s Mane mushroom? Lion’s Mane mushroom, scientifically known as Hericium erinaceus, is one of the most interesting edible mushrooms in the world. In German it is known as Igelstachelbart because of its white, soft, spiky appearance. Some people say it looks like a lion’s mane, others say it looks like a fluffy snowball from another planet. Both are correct enough. But Lion’s Mane is not only beautiful. It is also a delicious gourmet mushroom and one of the most re

This article was written after a deep research and is based on the scientific paper “Invasive golden oyster mushrooms are disrupting native fungal communities as they spread throughout North America” by Veerabahu et al., published in Current Biology in 2025 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40675152/ Golden oyster mushrooms are beautiful, fast-growing, productive, and delicious. Their bright yellow fruiting bodies make them one of the most eye-catching mushrooms in cultivation.

Quick update from Meisterpilze Farm: After a short break for moving to th new Halle and upscaling, we'll be back to the Erlangen market from April 25th – with fresh mushrooms at the Erlangen weekly market. And you can get growing supplies anytime in the shop. At a glance 📍 Erlangen weekly market · 🗓️ back from April 25th · ⏰ Saturdays 9am–1pm Fresh mushrooms: available at the market or pre-order We sell our fresh mushrooms directly at the market in Erlangen or with pre orde

Oyster mushrooms are the gateway drug for aspiring mushroom growers – and that's meant as the highest compliment. No other mushroom species is as beginner-friendly, as versatile, and at the same time as rewarding as the oyster mushroom. In the metropolitan region around Nuremberg and Erlangen, many hobby growers have therefore familiarized themselves with oyster mushrooms first, before perhaps later turning to other varieties. If you start with oyster mushrooms, you not only

Big Step - New production space This year, we decided to take the next big step. We invested almost all of our savings and moved into a new space in the city—a beautiful place with real potential to grow. There is a lot to build, install, and optimize. The first months will be intense and demanding. But growth requires commitment. Right now, our absolute priority is simple:Produce our first mushrooms successfully in the new space and stabilize operations. Step by step Our new

From Research Lab to Urban Mushroom Farm As i wrote in part 1 , we had to adapt to survive:We decided to channel everything we had learned about fungal biology and cultivation into something tangible, sustainable, and close to people’s daily lives: A small urban mushroom farm in the heart of Erlangen. Today, 22nd February 2026 we: Grow local gourmet mushrooms Develop mycelium-based products Offer easy-to-use grow kits so anyone can grow mushrooms at home Reinvest almost every

Jonas and Luis -Our workspace 06.2024-02.2026 From a Love of Nature to a Mission for Sustainability In June 2024, Meisterpilze was officially founded. But the roots of our story reach much deeper—into childhood memories, scientific curiosity, and a shared belief that food production can (and must) be more sustainable. Two Paths, One Vision Luis grew up in Portugal, surrounded by fields, animals, and plants. Nature was not an abstract concept—it was daily life. Early on, he be