We have our own in-house grower! Our Lion’s Mane is UK grown in a small mushroom farm in Cookridge, Yorkshire. Paul grows in small batches only, which means that each fruit he grows gets great care and attention. He grows with pure love, and has a deep knowledge and passion for all things mushroom. We love him and his down right geeky mushroom tendencies so much! Paul has been growing mushrooms for a whole decade, so he is not new to the game. His wealth of knowledge and growing ability is only possible from being dedicated to his passion for so many years.

Paul only grows for us. He is currently working with the Lion’s Pride strain, and grows on 5lb oak hardwood substrate blocks. Each block produces an average of 1kg of fresh Lion’s Mane over 2 flushes. Paul has the capacity to produce more weight, but will never sacrifice quality over quantity. It is for this reason he is committed to not producing more than two small batch productions on a six week cycle. Any more than this and the Lion’s Mane fruits will not receive the individual care needed. We’re not here to be greedy or try to monopolise the industry, we’re here to create perfect fruits every time, so we can produce the highest quality products for our customers that really work!

We know how important energy is, and how everything we grow is affected by the surrounding environment, so you can rest assured that every single Lion’s Mane fruit has received the same love and energy from Paul. We feel this is truly important to growing a healthy, powerful and harmonious Lion’s Mane mushroom. He has even started playing them music!

It goes without saying, but we will say it just to be clear… our products only contain 100% Pure Organic Fruiting Bodies. That means nothing else goes in them; No fillers, binders, grain mycelium… NOTHING! Isn’t it just a bit rubbish that we have to even say that these days? But it’s important…and if you don’t buy from us, just make sure you buy them grown locally with these same ethics and not from the big mainstream giants who bulk their products with, well, crap!

We only do water extraction with our Lion’s Mane. Here’s how and why..

Our method creates a pure extraction with 100% of the fruiting bodies still contained in it. Just to be transparent; the fruits are dried and powdered first, then water is added, then heated to 70-80 degrees celsius for 8 hours. Once cooled, the mushroom is dried once again and then powdered to create the final extracted product. 

Nothing has been removed or added in this process, all the fruits that went in are still present in our final product. Due to the mushroom specific extraction method we employ, our Lion's Mane Extract Powder is highly bioavailable, meaning your body can just soak it right up with little to no effort! 

For certain mushrooms like Cordyceps, Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail, Shiitake and Maitake there aren't any primary water-insoluble compounds of note. We still recommend dual extracts of Reishi and Chaga. However, for the other mushrooms above, it's not entirely necessary and potentially detrimental to employ dual extraction. This is due to the fact that polysaccharides precipitate out in alcohol and are removed from the final liquid in the filtration process. This essentially removes many of the beta-glucans that are so abundant in Lion's Mane.

We put the Lion’s Mane into vegan capsules, so they’re quickly absorbed and easy to use. We also offer loose powder, which you can add to your smoothies, coffee or whatever you like! Lion’s mane is best taken in the morning, and will happily supercharge your brain and enhance cognitive function throughout the whole day..