Event Overview

After many years, Far West Fungi is opening its farm doors again to visitors! Fork in the Path is thrilled to partner to bring you a very special afternoon. Join us on Oct 17th, 2026, from 11- 2 p.m. for a mushroom lunch + a tour of their fascinating mushroom farm. The Farm is located at 248 Bluff Rd, Moss Landing, CA. Space is limited, and this will sell out in advance! No tickets will be available onsite.

Event Highlights

• Tour of the mushroom farm - get your mushroom-growing questions answered

• Lunch: A delicious mushroom-themed vegetarian gluten & dairy-free dish (menu coming soon!)

Schedule

The farm is open to visit from 11 am- 2 pm. Choose to start with lunch or the farm tour. Two time slots are available:

• 11:30 lunch followed by 12:30 tour

• 11:30 tour followed by 12:30 lunch (FULL)

We invite all farm tour guests to bring a picnic blanket, relax among the beauty of the farm while enjoying your included Mushroom Lunch, and feel free to bring your own favorite snacks. After exploring the farm, there's no better way to slow down, savor the flavors, and take in the peaceful surroundings. We hope you'll stay awhile and make the most of your visit!

What You’ll Experience on the Farm Tour

Our guided farm tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complete mushroom-growing process... from preparing and inoculating substrate blocks to harvesting, packaging, and finding productive uses for what remains. During the tour, guests will learn:

• The history of the farm and Far West’s vision for the future

• How many pounds of mushrooms they produce per hour/day/month/year

• The mushroom species they grow and what makes each one unique

• What day-to-day life is like on a working mushroom farm

• The environmental conditions mushrooms need to thrive

• How they prepare, sterilize, and inoculate our growing blocks

• How long mushrooms take to grow, from inoculation through harvest

• The essential do’s and don’ts of mushroom cultivation

• How they maintain clean, carefully controlled growing environments to minimize contamination

• How they determine when mushrooms are ready to harvest

• How many harvests and how many mushrooms can be produced from a single block

• How mushrooms are handled, cooled, and packaged to preserve quality and maximize shelf life

• The specialized machinery and equipment used throughout the cultivation process

• The growing supplies and materials used in commercial mushroom production, including our cultivation bags, which they exclusively distribute

• How automation helps farms increase productivity, improve consistency, and reduce labor

• How they work with other mushroom farms to streamline their operations and improve production systems

• How thoughtful equipment, workflow, and facility design can minimize contamination and material waste

• How agricultural by-products are incorporated into our growing process

• How they process, repurpose, or donate mushrooms that are not sold fresh (dried, jerky, cafe, etc)

• What happens to the spent substrate after production

• How their closed-loop approach supports sustainability from production through final use

The tour gives guests a practical look at mushroom cultivation while showing how thoughtful systems, technology, resourcefulness, and community partnerships can make agriculture more productive and less wasteful.

To make our programs accessible to more people, we offer sliding-scale pricing; please choose the rate that's best for you. For those who need additional financial assistance, please see our scholarship program.

Ticket Options

Adults

$85 Pay it Forward (I'd like to support someone else to come)

$75  Standard Ticket

$65 Community Supported (these are supported by Pay it Forward tickets) 

Teens & Kids (must be accompanied by an adult)

$65 per teen

$55 per child 12 & under

Babes in arms are free

Accessibility

The farm is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you need accessible parking.

About Far West Fungi

For more than 35 years, Far West Fungi has been dedicated to growing organic specialty mushrooms. When you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’ll find their wonderful mushrooms in grocery stores, retail stores, and farmers' markets throughout the region.

Farm Tour Acknowledgment & Safety Agreement

By participating in this farm tour, you acknowledge that you are entering an active agricultural and food production facility. You assume all risks associated with walking through farm and production areas, including uneven surfaces, agricultural equipment, and other inherent farm-related hazards. Participants agree to follow all instructions provided by tour staff and to exercise reasonable care for their own safety and the safety of others.

For food safety and biosecurity purposes, all participants must keep their hair fully secured for the duration of the tour. Hair must be pulled back and contained under a hat, cap, or provided hair net at all times while in production areas.

By registering for and attending this tour, you acknowledge and accept these conditions and release Far West Fungi, its owners, employees, and affiliates from liability for injuries, losses, or damages arising from participation in the tour, except as prohibited by law.

Photography, Media Release & Communications Consent

By purchasing a ticket and attending this event, you grant Far West Fungi, Fork in the Path and their affiliated partners permission to photograph, film, and record your likeness, image, voice, and participation during the event. You understand and agree that these photographs, videos, and recordings may be used in promotional materials, social media, websites, newsletters, publications, and other marketing or educational content without compensation or further approval.

By purchasing a ticket, you also consent to receive email communications from Far West Fungi and Fork in the Path, including event updates, educational content, special announcements, and future event information. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in such communications.

If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded, please notify event staff upon arrival, and reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your request.