South Dakota Mushrooms Showcased at Sturgis Farm Store

Bear Butte Gardens in Sturgis, S.D. hosted a mushroom festival Sat., Oct. 7, 2023. The festival took place as part of a project funded by a specialty crop block grant that SDSPA received. The project focuses on promoting retailers that sell a variety of specialty crops from local producers.

Throughout the day visitors were able to learn more about the operation at Bear Butte Gardens and about mushrooms. Guest were able to enjoy live music, a mushroom themed scavenger hunt, and other kids activities including coloring and face painting. Black Hills Mushrooms attended the event and showcased a variety of mushrooms, provided growing kits and information, and performed demonstrations on inoculating logs. Mushrooms and mushroom products were available for sale and for sampling.

There were farm tours to visit the livestock and gardens. A visitor highlight included learning about the livestock guardian dogs. At the end of the night Bear Butte Gardens hosted a five course farm to table mushroom themed dinner prepared by local chef Taylor Roberts.

Bear Butte Gardens offers a variety of local goods including meats, produce, cheeses, and dried and canned products in their farm store, hosts a vacation rental, and has a commercial kitchen.

: Bear Butte Gardens Mushroom Festival included a mushroom themed scavenger hunt and other kids activities.

: Bear Butte Gardens Mushroom Festival included farm tours to visit the livestock and gardens.

: Bear Butte Gardens hosted a five course farm to table mushroom themed dinner prepared by local chef Taylor Roberts. 4th Course: Lions’ Mane Duo with Lions Mane crab cakes served with sweet onion soubise chili sauce.

: Black Hills Mushrooms attended the Bear Butte Mushroom Festival. They showcased a variety of mushrooms, provided growing kits and information, and performed demonstrations on inoculating logs.

: Black Hills Mushrooms attended the Bear Butte Mushroom Festival. They showcased a variety of mushrooms, provided growing kits and information, and performed demonstrations on inoculating logs.

: Bear Butte Gardens hosted a five course farm to table mushroom themed dinner prepared by local chef Taylor Roberts.

: Bear Butte Gardens in Sturgis, hosted a mushroom festival Oct. 7, 2023. The festival is part of a project funded by a specialty crop block grant that SDSPA received focusing on promoting retailers that sell a variety of local specialty crops.

: Black Hills Mushrooms attended the Bear Butte Mushroom Festival. They showcased a variety of mushrooms, provided growing kits and information, and performed demonstrations on inoculating logs.

: Bear Butte Gardens hosted a five course farm to table mushroom themed dinner prepared by local chef Taylor Roberts. First Course: Mushroom Pate’ made of locally foraged and Black Hills Mushrooms, walnut, onion, garlic,herbs, & toast points.

: Bear Butte Gardens in Sturgis, hosted a mushroom festival Oct. 7, 2023. The festival is part of a project funded by a specialty crop block grant that SDSPA received focusing on promoting retailers that sell a variety of local specialty crops.

: Bear Butte Gardens hosted a five course farm to table mushroom themed dinner prepared by local chef Taylor Roberts.

: Bear Butte Gardens hosted a five course farm to table mushroom themed dinner prepared by local chef Taylor Roberts. 2nd Course: Smoked Mushroom Salad with oyster, honey mushrooms, roasted squash, Japanese green, crispy onion, and roasted garlic koji dressing.

: Bear Butte Gardens hosted a five course farm to table mushroom themed dinner prepared by local chef Taylor Roberts. Last Course: Candied Mushroom Ice Cream with toasted almond, pumpkin shortbread, and cinnamon syrup.