SteveGabriel–sfg53@cornell.eduwww.cornellmushrooms.orgh/p://smallfarms.cornell.edu

Log-grownShiitakeMushrooms:

EnterprisePlanning

BudgeBng&CashFlow

CashFlow?

MarkeBng/ChannelAssessment

Youdon’tmakemoneygrowingmushrooms….

Youmakemoney

SELLINGTHEM!!

Farmers Market

Road Stand

CSA

Events

Tourism

Grocery Stores

Restaurants

Institutions

Distributors

KeyWords+Phrases

•  Loggrownorforestgrown•  Sustainablyharvestedlogs•  UsingnaturalcondiJonsoftheforest•  Lowenergyinputs•  NutriJous,medicinal•  Natural•  Sustainable

CerBficaBon

TocerBfyornottocerBfy?

Taxes&AgAssessment

ScheduleF?

AgAssessment-  Must have 7 acres or more of land in production -  Any combo of farming enterprises totaling $10,000+

in sales

-  Up to $2,000 in wood product sales (timber, logs, posts, firewood).

-  The only forest products that can be used entirely

toward the $10,000 mark are mushrooms and maple syrup

- Start-up farms are eligible, if they generate $10,000 in sales in the first year of operation

Questions?

Steve Gabriel sfg53@cornell.edu www.cornellmushrooms.org Wellspring Forest Farm www.WellspringForestFarm.com