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Explore Chicago’s Indoor Mushroom Farm Experience

By Four Star Mushrooms
Free cancellation available
Price is $20 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Step inside a unique and fascinating journey through Chicago’s premier indoor mushroom farm, as seen on FX/Hulu’s acclaimed series “The Bear,” where our mushrooms were featured by the show’s chefs. During this tour, you'll discover how exotic culinary mushrooms are cultivated for Chicago’s top Michelin-starred restaurants and celebrated chefs. Explore 17 diverse climate-controlled grow rooms and follow every stage of the mushroom-growing process—from spore to harvest. Experience how advanced agricultural technology produces sustainable, flavorful mushrooms that grace everything from tacos to fine dining plates. This behind-the-scenes adventure is perfect for food lovers and curious minds, offering an unforgettable look at the future of farming and flavor.

Activity location

  • Chicago
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 320 N Oakley Blvd
    • 320 North Oakley Boulevard
    • 60612, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Explore Chicago’s Indoor Mushroom Farm Experience
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 12:00pm
Price details
$20.00 x 1 Adult$20.00

Total
Price is $20.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    English Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Retail pack of exotic mushrooms

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Chicago
  • 1h 30m
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of a high-tech urban, indoor, specialty mushroom producer. This one-of-a-kind controlled environment agriculture facility will show you the process of growing gourmet specialty mushrooms from start to finish. See how raw substrate is bagged and sterilized, inoculated, and then staged to incubate. Visit the grow rooms where fruiting happens and how the product is then packaged for retail and wholesale customers throughout Chicagoland. Learn about regenerative agriculture and how mushroom cultivation plays a critical role. The tour is ~60 minutes and concludes with a complimentary retail pack of "Chicago's Mushroom" that visitors can take home.

Location

Activity location

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    Chicago
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    320 N Oakley Blvd
    • 320 North Oakley Boulevard
    • 60612, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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