Our Story
Mushroom, mushroom, mushroom! Mushrooms are (almost) the only ingredient in the 'Mudarch Cymru' shop so you could say we're obsessed with fungi!
Fresh mushrooms, dried mushrooms, powdered mushrooms. There is no end to our mushroom ideas!
The mushroom company was started more than 15 years ago by - Cynan and June - on the smallest holding of the 'National Trust' in Nanmor, Gwynedd. Today, Arwyn and Gwenllian have joined them in the mushroom venture growing mushrooms on their farm 'Coedtalog' in Llanerfyl, Powys.
The mushrooms are grown on two sites (and when available, wild mushrooms are also collected) with a preference for oak mushroom balls from Ben Llyn. The mushrooms love to grow in a dark, moist and warm atmosphere.
Mushroom picking / Foraging for mushrooms
No chemicals or pesticides are used on the mushrooms. The mushrooms are harvested by hand and handled (i.e. harvested) by hand as well. The mushrooms are dried in dryers on site and mixed with different flavors and herbs to create the powders or relishes.
Use the mushrooms in a stew, risotto, pasta meal, stir-fry, filo pie. Use the mushroom powder in a soup, casserole, as a 'marinade' for meat or fish or vegetables on a barbecue...the mushroom options are endless! Visit our blog section for mushroom inspiration or follow mushroom stories on our Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Our mushrooms (in their various forms) have won several awards over the years: from "Great Taste" gold stars to the National Trust's "Fine Farm Foods" awards. Our mushrooms have appeared on a number of radio and television programs on S4C, Radio Cymru, BBC and ITV such as "Bwyd Epic Chris", Hairy Bikers, Countryfile and Coast and Country.
Our principles as a mushroom growing company are:
- To adhere to naturalistic principles avoiding chemicals and pesticides
- To maintain a healthy, safe environment with hygiene as a priority
- To espouse the Welsh language
- To use supply chains as locally as possible and to support the Welsh economy where possible
- To harvest and handle the mushrooms by hand
- To test our products regularly to ensure the quality and nutritional value of the product
- To not include allergies in the product
- To reduce the use of plastic
- To offer progressive and fair working conditions and terms to our staff.