Urban Fresh Farms

The home of Fresh, Dried and Grow Your Own Gourmet Mushrooms in New Zealand.

Now more than ever, we are conscious of the effect we have on the environment. Mushrooms are a great alternative to other high protein options, have a smaller carbon footprint and take up much less space when farming.

Mushrooms are a great source of protein and trace elements and vitamins.

We produce quality fresh food and provide them to the local community in the hopes of creating a more sustainable future.

Mushrooms on Toast

Perfectly seared mushrooms stacked on top of creamy white bean spread. This simple, yet mouthwatering [...]

Fried Oyster Mushrooms

These are ADDICTIVE! Use them in sandwiches, pasta, rice or eat as they are pairing [...]

LOBSTER AND MUSHROOM SOMEN
Lobster and Mushroom Somen

Lobster and Mushroom Noodles – easy & delicious Japanese noodles with mushroom and lobster. INGREDIENTS [...]

Warm endive, ramp, and oyster mushroom salad

Ingredients 4 ounces ramps 4 ounces oyster mushrooms 4 ounces endive leaves 2 ounces thinly [...]

Fresh Mushrooms Carterton
Why Oyster Mushrooms are Good for You

The oyster mushroom is a common type of edible mushroom. There are approximately 40 species [...]

Signing up new customers

Increasing our production this week and starting to sign up new customers. It is exciting [...]

White Bean & Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Wine-Cap Mushroom Recipe
White Bean & Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Wine-Cap Mushrooms

INGREDIENTS 4 large mushroom caps, wine-cap Stropharia 1 can of cannellini beans, rinsed 2 cups [...]

Sautéed Monkfish with Leeks and Shiitakes
Sautéed Monkfish with Leeks and Shiitakes

INGREDIENTS 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps cut into 1/4-inch [...]

mushroom spinach pasta
Oyster Mushroom and Spinach Orecchiette with Garlic and Lemon

DESCRIPTION This pasta is light and refreshing with the bright flavors of garlic and lemon. [...]

The Screening Room Masterton
Setup, Testing, Tweaking and More Testing

We have been busy tweaking our mixes of substrate and creating the perfect environment for [...]

Questions raised over authenticity of some NZ exotic mushrooms

Shiitake mushroom lovers are being warned that some of the mushrooms labelled as New Zealand [...]

Where does your food come from?

Consumers should know where their food originates from

We grow on a blend of materials with just a small percentage that we import from the USA.

Don’t be fooled by foods that are prepared in other countries and then fruited in NZ. These can contain toxins such as arsenic, lead and mercury that come from the  poor air and water quality.

Our Gourmet Wairarapa grown Mushrooms are 100% grown here in New Zealand from our environment.

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Where to buy our mushrooms

Martinborough Wine Merchants
Martinborough

Grab some of our Mushroom Butter

Great for a gift or to keep on hand as a great ingredient for boosting flavor.

C’est Cheese - Artisan Cheese & Deli
Featherston, Wairarapa
Featherston Urban Fresh Gourmet Mushrooms

Currently Stocking Fresh Supply

Grab your weekly Oyster or Shiitake Mushroom from this location. Also have our dried mushroom selection too. Mushrooms go great with all types of cheese.

Greytown Butchery
Greytown, Wairarapa
Greytown Butcher Urban Fresh Mushrooms

Currently Stocking Dried Products

Grab your weekly Oyster or Shiitake Mushroom from this location. Dried mushrooms are great to pop in with your fresh meat broth or sprinkle some mushroom salt on your roast or BBQ selection.

Gourmet Dried Mushrooms made in NZ

We suggest you always cook your mushrooms and when trying something new be sure to sample a small amount as some people can have allergic reactions to Fungi.

May contain traces of Soy