Education / Which Mushroom
We grow four sacred strains by hand in the Sierra Foothills, plus Lion's Mane, the one functional mushroom that won't shift your state. Each has its own character, and potency varies from mushroom to mushroom, so we always say start low.
This page describes character and experience honestly. It is not a list of health outcomes. Find the line below that sounds like you, and read that one first.
A folk strain with Appalachian roots, prized for its gentle, mood-elevating character. Hillbilly Pumpkin leans toward warmth and lightness. Laughter comes easily, music sounds richer, and the experience stays manageable rather than intense. A natural starting point. Potency varies from mushroom to mushroom, so we always say start low.
Genetics. A classic Appalachian folk strain.
Born in the high-altitude cloud forests of the Andes, Ecuadorian is the steady, clear-headed one. Where some varieties lean heavily visual, this strain offers grounded introspection and mental clarity. It carries a calm, deliberate quality that has made it a favorite for intentional inner work across generations of Andean tradition.
Genetics. Traces to high-altitude Andean cloud-forest genetics.
Find it in Dried Mushrooms or the Sampler.
Pale, almost ghost-white caps and stems, a natural trait called leucism, not true albinism. Bred for reliability and a stronger, more present effect than Hillbilly Pumpkin or Ecuadorian, while staying more approachable than Tidal Wave. A good next step once you've found your baseline.
Genetics. A cross of Penis Envy and Albino A+, bred for a paler, leucistic phenotype and reliable yields.
Find it in Dried Mushrooms or the Sampler.
A deliberately bred cultivar built for strength: thick stems, heavy blue bruising, and an experience that's visual, emotionally rich, and builds gradually rather than all at once. This is not a strain to start with. Treat it as a deliberate step further, with more preparation and a meaningfully lower dose than you'd use with our other strains.
Genetics. A cross of B+ and Penis Envy, bred to combine B+'s reliable fruiting with Penis Envy's raw strength.
Find it in Dried Mushrooms or the Sampler.
Lion's Mane is sacred in its own way, and we grow it with the same care as the rest. It simply does different work: it supports focus and nervous-system health, and it won't alter how you feel. We pair it with Hillbilly Pumpkin in our capsules, focus from one and grounding from the other.
Find it in Twilight.
Which strain is one question. The form you buy it in is another, and it decides how much say you have over the dose. Here is how the lineup lays out, from the softest way in to weighing your own.
For structured protocols and a first-timer walkthrough, read the Microdosing Protocol and the First-Time Journey Guide.
This is not for everyone. If you have a personal or family history of psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder, approach with real caution, ideally with medical guidance. SSRIs and other serotonergic medications may blunt or unpredictably interact with the experience. The First-Time Journey Guide covers readiness in full.
Not for use while pregnant or nursing, or before driving or operating machinery. Set, setting, and start low. We are farmers and stewards who grow this by hand, not therapists and not researchers, and nothing here is medical advice.