Smallhold
Farm · Bedford-Stuyvesant
630 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Highlights
Cultivates rare mushrooms via controlled environments, offers grow kits
Cultivates rare mushrooms via controlled environments, offers grow kits
"I love how deceptively simple and inventive Smallhold’s shiitake Bloody Mary is: created by the certified B corporation and urban farm for their cookbook Mushroom in the Middle (and later published on the farm’s blog), the drink is propped up by a home-brewed shiitake vodka made simply by dropping dried shiitakes into a non-reactive vessel with a half liter of vodka. That’s it—an earthy, whimsical spirit that’s easy to make and yields enough to keep you supplied for your next few get-togethers." - Kat Thompson
"An urban-focused specialty mushroom company that operated large farms in Los Angeles, Austin, and New York and produced very large volumes of spent substrate (roughly 80–100 cubic yards per farm per week). The company employed staff specifically to find productive outlets for the material, but its recent bankruptcy removed a major, consolidated source of donated substrate for community programs — highlighting both the value of the material and the fragility of nascent secondary markets for a new agricultural byproduct." - Doug Bierend
"This Brooklyn-based urban macrofarm specializes in creating controlled environments—with strategic temperature, humidity, and lighting changes—to cultivate rare and unique mushrooms such as lion’s mane, pink oysters, and royal trumpets, and also operates mini farms inside buildings across the city. The operation emphasizes ecological sustainability (growing from waste streams), sustainable packaging, and a local supply chain that serves many of New York City’s top restaurants and grocers. Leadership frames mushrooms as a scalable, environmentally friendly protein alternative and aims to normalize mushroom-forward cooking—"the center of the plate"—so people might choose mushrooms over hamburgers or steaks as the company expands its model to additional cities." - Terri Ciccone
"A company that lets enthusiastic home cooks grow their own mushrooms at home via kits for varieties such as lion’s mane and blue oyster, with the option to instead gift a two-month subscription that delivers four mushroom varieties—great for someone curious about cultivating fresh ingredients." - Monica Burton
"Mushrooms at Graffiti Earth are supplied by Smallhold, a self-called 'minifarm' located in North Brooklyn Farms underneath the Williamsburg Bridge." - The MICHELIN Guide
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