Explore Chicago’s Indoor Mushroom Farm Experience
Description
Step inside a unique and fascinating journey through Chicago’s premier indoor mushroom farm, as seen on FX/Hulu’s acclaimed series "The Bear," where our mushrooms were featured by the show’s chefs. During this tour, you'll discover how exotic culinary mushrooms are cultivated for Chicago’s top Michelin-starred restaurants and celebrated chefs. Explore 17 diverse climate-controlled grow rooms and follow every stage of the mushroom-growing process—from spore to harvest. Experience how advanced agricultural technology produces sustainable, flavorful mushrooms that grace everything from tacos to fine dining plates. This behind-the-scenes adventure is perfect for food lovers and curious minds, offering an unforgettable look at the future of farming and flavor.
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Take a behind-the-scenes tour of a high-tech urban, indoor, specialty mushroom producer. This one-of-a-kind controlled environment agriculture facility will show you the process of growing gourmet specialty mushrooms from start to finish. See how raw substrate is bagged and sterilized, inoculated, and then staged to incubate. Visit the grow rooms where fruiting happens and how the product is then packaged for retail and wholesale customers throughout Chicagoland. Learn about regenerative agriculture and how mushroom cultivation plays a critical role. The tour is ~60 minutes.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
Interesting tour, learned a lot about the multi step process to grow quality mushrooms indoors, and fascinated by the story behind how the company came to be.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review! We're so glad you enjoyed the experience!
This was lovely - lots of information about mushrooms and how this organization interacts with the restaurant scene in Chicago. Would not particularly recommend for young children, although nobody seemed to mind that my kids (5 and 3) were there and wanting to touch the forklift (they did not touch the forklift). It's definitely a tour for grownups, but I appreciated everyone's tolerance. Thank you.
Loved having you - and the kids on the tour! Thank you for the feedback!
I’m very happy with the experience. Their growing mushrooms are amazing. It is clear that they put a lot of effort into producing healthy, high-quality mushrooms.
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Loved it! Learned a lot and took home some beautiful mushrooms. Enjoyed the Regenerative Ag benefits. Will be back for the garden nutrients and a Too Good to Go box. A must see!!
Thank you for your review - and SO GLAD you enjoyed the experience!
