Welcome to the Black Trumpet Farm blog.
This is a space for us to share resources, recipes, dive deeper into our mycelium research, and share moments along our mushroom farm journey.
Joining NC State's Collard Microbiome Project
Black Trumpet was proud to be one of several Western North Carolina farms participating in the Heirloom Collard Microbiome Project, led by Dr. Mallory Choudoir at NC State, in partnership with the Utopian Seed Project.
Building Soil with Wine-Cap Mushrooms
Black Trumpet was awarded a Southern Agriculture and Research Education(SARE) grant to test whether that fungi can accelerate soil recovery after disaster and give small farms a low-cost path back to healthy ground.
Transitioning to Solar Power
We transitioned to solar power in 2022 with the help of Rhino Renewables. This is our story…