Pink Oyster
Pleurotus djamor
Colourful, savoury and excellent cooked quickly until the edges crisp.
Grown near Exbourne · West Devon
For chefs
and trade
Fresh gourmet mushrooms, grown with care and harvested for local kitchens. We are small enough to know what is coming through the growing room and straightforward enough to tell you when it is not.
Tell us what you use, how often and what matters to your kitchen. We can start the conversation from there.
What we grow
Availability moves with each flush, so the list changes from week to week. These are our core varieties; ask us what is looking good now.
Grey Oyster
Pleurotus ostreatus
An earthy, dependable all-rounder for sauces, roasts and the grill.
Black Pearl
P. ostreatus × P. eryngii
Dense and meaty, with the structure to carry a main course.
Phoenix Oyster
Pleurotus pulmonarius
Tender, clean and versatile for lighter dishes and quick service.
White Elm Oyster
Hypsizygus ulmarius
Mild and firm, holding its shape well in sauces and slower cooking.
This week’s harvest
Our available varieties change with the seasons and with what is performing at its best in the growing room.
We’re currently preparing this section to show our latest harvest availability directly from the farm. In the meantime, please get in touch to find out what we have available this week.
Because we grow several varieties throughout the year, we can also discuss upcoming requirements and plan production around regular customers wherever possible.
Ordering and delivery
We prefer to get to know the kitchens, shops and businesses we supply rather than offer a one-size-fits-all service.
Talk to us about what you need and we’ll work with you to find an arrangement that makes sense — whether that means particular mushroom varieties, regular or occasional quantities, different packaging options, or arranging collection or delivery.
Willow Chip Mushrooms exists to serve our local community, and wherever possible we want our produce to travel only a short distance from our growing rooms to your kitchen. Keeping things local helps us maintain freshness, reduce food miles and keep unnecessary costs down.
Delivery arrangements can therefore be tailored around location, order size and frequency. With transport and fuel costs remaining high, we’ll always look for practical ways of combining journeys, coordinating deliveries and keeping those costs as low as possible for both us and our customers.
If there is a mushroom you would particularly like to use, a packaging format that works better for your kitchen, or a regular delivery pattern you have in mind, please talk to us. We’re a small producer, and that gives us the flexibility to build the service around the people we supply.
What arrives
No stock photography and no elaborate styling. These are real trays prepared at Willow Chip Farm for wholesale customers and chefs.
Why kitchens buy from us
Fresh and nearby
Grown near Exbourne for local customers, with a short journey from growing room to kitchen.
Direct conversation
Speak to the grower about the week’s harvest, cooking characteristics and what may be coming next.
Carefully grown
Our off-grid growing operation uses renewable power, low-tech methods and practical food-safety controls.
Fancy trying a box?
We can put together a first order around what is fruiting well and what suits your menu.