Mountain Meadow Mushrooms

Great place to get free mushroom dirt full of nutrients for your garden, downside smells like shit!

Not only does this business grow the best organic mushrooms ever, but they also have a program to give gardners their by products for free.
They grow yummy nutritious organic mushrooms. The mushrooms put off a biproduct that is very nutritious for the, and we gardeners haul it away, mix it with soil (you have to mix it in – only use ¹⁄₃ or you’ll burn your plants, and in turn, we get big beautiful vegetables!
When ever I shop for mushrooms I always think of MMM, and guess what, they are nice people too!

I grew a phenomenal garden from the compost I picked up here! Free and limitless! What a wonderful way to help home gardeners grow!

I want to thank you MMM for the high quality compost. I mixed the compost, sand and topsoil, ¹⁄₃ each by volume. The soil is great, high nutrient for the plants with good drainage. I did not any else to this mixture… ie fertilizer.
I placed this black gold in a raised box three months prior to planting. The plants are healthy and productive. The Thai peppers and tomatoes are transplants and fruiting. Green onions and basil are vigorously growing. Corn and beets are sprouting from seeds.

This place is in a rural area of Esco. Lots of nurseries and private residences as well on the way to the mushroom farm. Went there with my Dad because we both had built raised beds and needed some good compost to add to the topsoil. We went on a Sunday at about 1pm. They had two really big piles of the stuff, it smelled like shit. You can see the mushroom caps in this stuff, its killer, great for growing veggies. I have oregano, basil, tomatoes, peppers, rosemary, onions, and kale growing right now and they are all doing great in this mushroom mulch. I would recommend bringing a truck with a tarp in the bed and some zip ties to keep it all in place.

If you like to garden and need some compost to amend your clay soil you’ve come to the right place. Best of all. It’s free. Bring your shovel. Buckets. Garbage cans etc. Our veggie garden is doing fantastic after we added the free compost provided by this Mushroom farm. (Don’t forget to check in at the office.)

While the world has gone mad with the quest for organic, local, local organic. I think it’s important to point out the places like Triple M and CCD, Inc. have been producing local mushrooms in the 8 figure range in pounds for many many years and anyone who is vegan or vegetarian that doesn’t draw the line at fungus should know the importance and benefits that they give over vegetables, green vegetables, nuts, root vegetables, etc. This is not a fad, this is not new, this is not a gimmick, this along with other gems are the key to the entire eco-​system.
Protip: Learn about the free organic mushroom compost that is 1000 times better than what you can get at El Corazon. 7 – 7 self loaded.
If you’ve bought bulk mushrooms from local markets like Solana Beach, Vista, Carlsbad, etc. you have already tried them. They distribute and sell to a few local markets like
Any green thumb or aspiring gardener knows the importance of soil and not the top soil crap you buy at HD or Lowes. I’m talking real compost, I’m talking biogenic and nutrient rich stuff that is «black gold» for all plant life. I promise you by switching to this you will see improvements in your harvest, you will know that buying something marketed as «pesticide free» isn’t always the case, while using «natural organic» compost can be trusted.
Since most of the reviews are about the compost I’ve dug a little deeper over the years. For value it can’t be beat on compost and on mushrooms, you’ll learn a lot in just a few minutes with their friendly staff and as you’ve learned from Mike Rowe it is a dirty job, lots of crap, lots of moisture, lots of smells and all kinds of heat and hot mess rise from their mounds of glory. They sell everything you need to start your own little subsistence mushroom growing, logs, plugs, PH testers, and some key information on the steps. What they won’t tell you about is their industry secrets like how they get their logs to be so densely rich with spores. Cremini and white
It’s pretty easy to find and despite the pungency of the operation it certainly doesn’t overpower the chicken farms you also pass on your way east of the 15. I’ve done worse.

I’m reluctant to purchase this brand of mushrooms again due to the amount of dirt on them. There is a quality control issue with this product!

This place is legit. Free compost!

Went by this place to see if the compost legends were true… and they are! Huge pile of the stuff free for the taking, just make sure to check in with the front office (at the back of the property) first. We filled in a raised bed with mostly compost and just about 30% native soil (clay), and I am completely impressed by the quality we got. We definitely plan coming back here, what an amazing business!

I really appreciate the mushroom compost! Thanks Mountain Meadow Mushrooms! Available Mon-​Sun 7am-​5pm, Free. Just bring a shovel. They will load Tue nd Thu only, from 7am-​3pm for $ 25. Compost contents vary, but the note they gave me listed straw, horse straw bedding, cottonseed hulls, meal, agricultural gypsum and grape pomace.

Holy mushroom madness! The legends of the free mushroom compost are true! Black gold I say, this stuff looks and smells pretty legit. Went earlier today with my dump trailer and paid $ 25 to have it loaded with their tractor. Easily saved me a few hours shoveling and I drove home with over 5 yards of stinky goodness.

I haven’t tried the mushrooms, but let me tell you about the compost! It’s FREE. It’s not manure people, it’s a really expensive blend of worm casting, peatmoss, and grape pumice, and a few other things… not cheap. The compost process is state of the art and what you get is «spent» meaning one crop has been grown with it. Bring shovels and muscles and water, this stuff needs to be sifted and mixxed with at least 3 other types of compost for a complete product. I use composted horse, and dairy cow (also free here is SD, look for it) and the compost from Mirimar landfill (really good stuff). Mountain Meadows is awesome if your lucky enough to live in SD and like to grow! I love you guys! And Rosebank Elementary loves you too, the garden there will be huge this year!

GREAT! I get them on Sunday afternoons at the Solana Beach Farmers Market.

We’ve been here several times. They have a giant pile of manure that you can just pull up and take what you want for free, even on SUNDAY! Black gold for the garden.
(Most people recommend letting it sit a few months, at least, before planting with it) everything we’ve grown with it has been great.
Thank you!

Gary and his people are the best in the shrom bizz!
These are the freshest mushrooms you can get anywhere and they taste AMAZING!
They have huge piles of organic composted soil that is free for the taking! It is better than anything you can buy in the stores and did I mention that it is FREE! Just check in first at office, bring a shovel and a truck and get to work. It has grown some of the most amazing fruits and «herbs» EVER.
Oh yeah, did I mention it was FREE :)

Great

Only if you love gardening will you even consider reading this. This place is way off the beaten path, and not a pretty sight. But nice to know.
I– now that I am retired — am finally getting into organic gardening. I had a sadly neglected yard that is now starting to look like something with a little bit of elbow grease and sweat. New fruit trees, some nice roses, an apricot tree (yum) not to mention my favorite, a pomegranate tree that yields football sized fruit that tastes amazing. I have tubs full of heirloom tomatoes, herbs, and plans for growing beans and chard, maybe more. And lots of weeds. They all need TLC, except the weeds of course, and healthy compost addresses many of my problems. Unfortunately my kitchen trimmings are limited, and bags of compost from Home Depot are not exactly cheap. So when I found out that this mushroom farm piles up their spent mushroom compost, and lets you haul it away for FREE, I was all ears. This is exciting s**t, literally.
My gardening friends, they ask that you check in at their humble office first. But bring your truckful of empty trash cans and start shoveling. Dirty, dusty work, smelly, but you already know your garden will love you forever. Hey, maybe you’ll get some nice mushrooms too.

Magic Mushrooms.
I first found out about this place watching Mike Rowe’s Dirty Jobs show (Mushroom Farmer). The farm is just up the road from me so it obviously perked my interest.
Little did I know, but I’ve been using their product for years (You can find it at Henry’s and other local grocery stores). I’ve also been impressed with the quality of their shrooms.
Note —
They basically grow the mushrooms in sh*t.
You’ll need to call them to find out about tours.
Free compost! I’d call to make sure they have the equipment available if you’re loading a truck. (760) 749‑1201.
You know you’re close to the farm… the place stinks!