Why You Should Eat More Mushrooms with Andrew Carter of Smallhold Mushroom Farm

I’m joined by Andrew Carter, one of the co-founders of Smallhold, a beloved mushroom farm that is feeding people across America. Andrew’s agriculture journey started in vertical farming and eventually transitioned into growing mushrooms and a mission to feed the world with fungi. We discuss Smallhold’s evolution from a modest start up in a basement to locations around the country, the mushroom grow cycle, why mushroom farming is so important, and what he loves most about the growing mushroom community. I appreciate Andrew for his extensive knowledge on mushrooms, despite not considering himself a mycologist. Andrew shares valuable insights about various types of mushrooms and how they can teach us a lot on both personal and environmental levels. With the help of technology, mushrooms can now thrive in new spaces. Andrew's mission with Smallhold involves encouraging people to consume more locally-sourced mushrooms and to explore and experiment with them. It is perfectly fine to cultivate mushrooms for food without having a complete understanding of them. The fact that there is still much to discover about mushrooms is what makes them so fascinating.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform. Topics Covered: The mushroom revolution How Andrew got started with Smallhold and the company’s mission Why Andrew and his co-founder Adam started growing mushrooms out of a shipping containerThe role of technology in mushroom farmingThe collective obsession with mushrooms and their many benefitsWhy mushrooms vary in color and size batch by batch and how this can be challenging to keep consistent Interesting experiences with mushrooms and misconceptions about fungiWhy people should eat more mushrooms Resources Mentioned:Derek Sarno’s mushroom steak Telluride Mushroom FestivalGuest Info: Learn more about Smallhold: smallhold.comFollow Smallhold on InstagramFollow Andrew on InstagramFollow Me:Follow me on Instagram: @tonyapapanikolove Follow Rainbo on Instagram: @rainbomushrooms Shop Rainbo: rainbo.com Learn more, dive in, join us for An Ethereal Reset 2026 in Greece. Instructions to Win a Bundle of Rainbo Products - Leave us Ratings and Reviews:(Or watch the video instructions here)Go to Spotify and search “The Rainbo Podcast”Follow the Show and Rate the Show on Spotify, and take a screenshotGo to Apple PodcastsSearch “The Rainbo Podcast”Scroll down past a few episodes until you get to the “Write a Review” sectionWrite your review and screenshot before you hit Submit, as Apple’s system can take a while to publishSend the Spotify screenshot and Apple review screenshot to [email protected] sure to go back to Apple Podcasts and hit submit on your reviewWe’ll pull a winner at the end of the month once we verify that your ratings/review went through to win a bundle of tinctures!We’ll contact you if you win so you can select your bundle of choiceCheck out all our bundles at https://rainbo.com/pages/bundles. Thanks and good luck!