Cluster of shiitake log-grown mushrooms fruiting from inoculated logs.

a forest & perennial farm

Growing specialty log-grown mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, and perennial fruits, vegetables & herbs.

rooted in Vermont.

Overstory Farm prioritizes working with nature, in and among the trees, to grow high quality, nutritious foods.

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Forest farmer harvesting shiitake mushrooms

Mushrooms

The distinctive quality of naturally, log-grown mushrooms adds a depth of taste, texture, aroma, and nutrition to our specialty culinary selection.

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Close-up of a shiitake mushroom growing on a log.
Shiitake mushrooms in basket
Oyster mushrooms growing on a totem inoculated log in forest farm.

Enjoy forest & perennial foods.

  • Treat yourself to the bounty of mushroom season with a weekly or every-other-week selection of fresh mushrooms (June - September).

  • Join the excitement of this short-season, whimsical vegetable with everything fiddleheads for 3 weeks! (late April/early May)

  • Interested in offering your customers a unique taste of Vermont grown foods?

    We offer beautifully packaged options for retail and bulk for markets and restaurants.

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Fiddlehead Ferns

Overstory Farm’s fiddleheads offer spring’s first forest grown vegetable. This short season delicacy is sustainably wild-harvested late April through early May.

Our preserved Pickled Fiddleheads extend the season so you can enjoy fiddleheads year-round!

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Hand holding fresh fiddlehead fern harvest
Overstory Farm pickled fiddleheads retail display.
spiral shape fiddlehead ferns in wooden bowl

follow our farming journey

  • Close-up of a small brown mushroom growing on the side of a tree trunk, with a blurred background of green leaves.
  • Stacked firewood logs covered in snow in a winter forest with snow-covered ground and trees.
  • A person holding a brown mushroom near birch logs with more mushrooms growing on them.
  • Top view of multiple jars with black and yellow labels reading 'Fiddleheads Overstory Farm Preserve' arranged on a wooden surface.
  • Small round crackers topped with cream cheese and sliced pickled jalapeños on a ceramic plate.
  • Mushrooms in a teal container on top of a tree stump with a wood texture and a small sticker, outdoors with fallen leaves in the background.
  • Close-up of purple wildflowers with green leaves against a blurred background.
  • Eggs
  • Six small blue baskets filled with fresh, ripe strawberries placed in a round woven basket.
  • Person holding a large, white, spiky mushroom with a forest floor background.
  • Close-up of a small mushroom with a reddish-brown cap and a white stem growing on the forest floor among wood chips and twigs, with a blurred green and brown forest background.
  • Cluster of white mushrooms with gray caps growing on a tree trunk in a forest setting.
  • A woven basket filled with freshly picked fiddlehead ferns.
  • Person holding a fork with a bite of pasta on a plate of mixed pasta, green vegetables, and ground meat on a wooden table.
  • Two baskets of freshly picked brown mushrooms placed on a tree stump outdoors.
  • A woman is stacking cut logs in an outdoor setting surrounded by trees with fall foliage.
  • Packages of Shiitake mushrooms from Upstream Farm in Vermont, wrapped in clear plastic and labeled with a round brown sticker.
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