Field & Forest Products – a Northeast Wisconsin business offering certified-organic spawn, ready-to-fruit indoor mushroom grow kits, tools, technical information and advice – began with two goals in mind: to educate and inspire.
Founded in 1983 by owners Mary and Joe Krawczyk, the mission behind Field & Forest is to provide mushroom spawn, expertise and education to inspire people to grow and eat mushrooms.
Nearly 40 years later, Judit Schmidt, market production manager, said that mission remains the same.
“We’re a family-owned and -operated business whose main goal is to raise awareness about forest sustainability and health through the use of mushrooms,” she said.
With a focus to always provide high-quality projects, Schmidt said Field & Forest has a carefully regulated spawn lab and farm in which to test spawns, new strains and new technologies.
Originally, Schmidt said the business was also going to include a pick-your-own berries and apples (field) as well as mushrooms (forest).
“However, mushrooms really captured the main interest,” she said.
Schmidt said Field & Forest has had a booth at the Saturday morning farmers’ market in downtown Green Bay for the past decade.
“At the market we offer a variety of fresh, gourmet mushrooms, as well as grow-your-own mushroom kits,” she said. “We love interacting with other vendors. It’s inspiring to see all of the beautiful, local produce.”
Schmidt said she is the person behind the market set up, but as a small business, “we all wear many hats.”
