Functional Mushrooms · Wholesale
Fruiting Bodies
All Mushrooms Are Magic!
Premium functional mushroom company — tinctures, gummies, chocolates, and vibrational essences. USA-grown fruiting bodies only. Sold primarily through wholesale partners.
What it is
Fruiting Bodies is the functional-mushroom side of my herbal work. Tinctures, gummies, chocolates, and a vibrational mushroom essence line — all built around real fruiting bodies, never mycelium-on-grain.
Wholesale-led: pharmacies, apothecaries, integrative medicine practices, wellness centers, and yoga studios carry the line across the U.S. The mushrooms themselves are USA-grown, never imported and gamma-irradiated.
It's the most established narrative in my portfolio. Fruiting Bodies sponsored the Telluride Mushroom Festival and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) two years back-to-back.
Why I built it
I came up in mycology starting in 2012 — over a decade of foraging, growing, and extracting before the brand existed. I trained under Tradd Cotter at Mushroom Mountain after college, and what I saw on the commercial mushroom shelf afterward was discouraging: underdosed product, mycelium-on-grain marketed as fruiting body, gamma-irradiated imports passed off as fresh.
Fruiting Bodies started as the version I would buy myself if I weren't making it in my own kitchen. It still is.
Four product categories. Every batch dual-extracted (hot water + alcohol) and ultrasonically processed to break chitin cell walls for bioavailability. Third-party tested for heavy metals, pesticides, and mycotoxins — COAs public on site.
Tinctures (4oz)
Reishi, Chaga, Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail, Cordyceps, and a 7-mushroom Synergy blend. Wholesale $29–32, retail $49–54.
Gummies
5x concentrated extract, 35 per jar. Reishi (elderberry), Lion's Mane (watermelon), Cordyceps (blood orange).
Chocolates
10 servings per bar, 10 bars per box. Reishi, Lion's Mane, Cordyceps. Real concentrated extract — not raw powder dusted in for marketing.
Mushroom Essences (15ml)
48 vibrational essences, exclusive U.S. carrier. Co-developed with Robert Rogers; full set $500.
Status
Active wholesale brand
Source
USA-grown fruiting bodies only
Method
Dual-extraction + ultrasonic processing
Festival sponsorship
Telluride · MAPS (2x)
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Direct read on Fruiting Bodies.
Thirty minutes, 1:1. Bring questions about this venture or any of the others. Best for founders and operators who want a sharp outside read on what to build, what to cut, or where to focus.