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THE MUSHROOMS
We cultivate three varieties of mushrooms. White mushrooms, chestnut mushrooms and portobello mushrooms and we harvest about 11 tons per week from six cabins.
Flúðasveppir produces its own substrate, the soil in which the mushrooms are grown in. We mix corn straw, which we grow on our land in Hvítárholt, and chicken manure from nearby farms in South Iceland.
Water is blended with all of these raw materials, and the mixture is left to compost for three weeks. Icelandic water is the key factor in compost-making. When the substrate is ready, mushroom spores are added and growing begins. Mushrooms grows about 4% per hour.
THE MUSHROOMS ARE HAND-PICKED, SORTED AND PACKED ACCORDING TO CUSTOMERS’ INSTRUCTIONS AND SEND TO MARKET EVERY DAY.
Mushroom-growing produces a by-product of 60 tons of compost per week and it is mixed with Icelandic peat and Hekla pumice to make excellent potting soil (Flúðamold) for growing vegetables, flowers and trees.
Mushroom-cultivation is exacting work using only Icelandic raw materials.
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