Welcome to Seaside Mushrooms, where our passion for mycology meets the restorative salt air of Flagler Beach, Florida. We are a small-batch, family-run mushroom farm founded on a simple belief: the best mushrooms are grown with love, harvested by hand, and shared with the community.

We’re not just growers; we’re mushroom enthusiasts. We eat our own harvest every day and are constantly amazed by the power of these incredible fungi. Our mission is to share that passion and vitality with you, from our coastal farm to your family table.

Meet the Team

Seaside Mushrooms is the passion project of Scott and Morrigan McDonald.

• Scott McDonald (Resident Mycologist): Scott is the science behind our spores. As our resident mycologist, he nerds out on the biology, ensuring every culture is vigorous, every strain is potent, and every harvest is of the highest possible quality. He leads our research into the powerful health benefits of fungi.

• Morrigan McDonald (Resident Grower): Morrigan is the heart of the operation. As our resident grower, she has the hands-on magic touch, tending to our mushroom blocks daily. She creates and maintains the perfect environment that allows our mushrooms to flourish.

The Seaside Difference: Grown with Love

Our unique location is our secret ingredient. We strategically set up our farm in Flagler Beach to harness the gifts of the coast. The fresh, humid, salt-kissed air that rolls in from the Atlantic provides the ideal, natural environment that mushrooms—especially delicate Lion's Mane—crave.

This perfect microclimate allows us to grow robust, healthy mushrooms with minimal intervention. We are hands-on from start to finish. We love what we grow, we eat what we grow, and we are thrilled to share the abundant extra with our neighbors at local farmers' markets.

The Power of the Mushroom

We specialize in Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), a remarkable functional mushroom, but we believe in the power of all fungi.

Mushrooms are a nutritional powerhouse, low in calories but packed with essential nutrients like B vitamins, potassium, and selenium. They are a fantastic, fiber-rich addition to any diet and are known to support a healthy immune system and promote gut health.

Our star, Lion's Mane, is celebrated for its unique benefits. It is often called the "smart mushroom" for its long history of use in supporting:

• Cognitive Function & Memory

• Focus & Mental Clarity

• A Balanced Mood & Reduced Stress

These benefits are linked to compounds within the mushroom that are studied for their ability to promote Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), which is vital for brain health.

Our Promise: 100% Pure Fruiting Bodies

The mushroom supplement market can be confusing. Many products are made from "mycelium on grain," which is the mushroom's root system grown on a starchy filler like rice or oats. This results in a supplement that is mostly grain, high in starch, and low in the beneficial compounds you're actually looking for.

We do things differently.

Our supplements are made from 100% pure mushroom fruiting bodies. The "fruiting body" is the actual mushroom (the cap and stem) you see growing. This is where the highest concentration of the mushroom's powerful, active compounds, like beta-glucans, are found.

When you choose Seaside Mushrooms, you are getting a pure, potent product with:

• NO fillers

• NO starchy additives

• NO mycelium-on-grain

Just the pure, unadulterated goodness of the mushroom, grown with love by the beach.