Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside focuses on the future through sustainable technology and farming practices

The largest mushroom producer in Washington is growing greener.

Every year, Ostrom Mushroom Farms produces 12 million pounds of mushrooms and sends them around Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii. The farm relocated to Sunnyside from Olympia in 2019. Its state-of-the-art facility is built on a 43-acre property, giving Ostrom the opportunity to double its current mushroom production.

When building the Sunnyside farm, Ostrom implemented the newest sustainable technology. The company received a $102,585 new construction rebate from Benton REA because of its future-focused design.

Huge Ostrom farms operation thrives despite challenges of finding, training workers

SUNNYSIDE — The size of an individual mushroom is the only thing that's small about Ostrom Mushroom Farms in the Port of Sunnyside business area. Built in 2019, the $60 million indoor facility uses state of the art technology to grow, harvest, package and ship between 8 million to 9 million pounds of mushrooms each year, Ostrom CEO Travis Wood said. And with the popularity of mushrooms soaring as a cooking-at-home ingredient during the past two years of the COVID pandemic, the 43-acre Sunnyside site could potentially double that production if enough workers can be hired and trained, Wood said. "The New York Times recently called mushrooms the ingredient of the year," Wood added. "The industry itself is in hyper-growth mode due to surging consumer demand, and we're struggling to keep up. "The labor aspect is really a challenge. It was an issue before the pandemic as well; COVID just exacerbated the issue." Ostrom moved from Olympia to the Port of Sunnyside after purchasing 43 acres of property at Midvale and Duffy roads. At the time, the company said the port property was ideal due to its proximity to a wastewater plant and the region's agricultural labor force. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

November 19, 2021

 All 8 oz and 16 oz packaged sliced white and crimini mushrooms now contain 100% of the Daily Value of Vitamin D per 3 oz serving. That is 400 IU's.!

As you can see from the updated video on our homepage we have made a lot of progress since our snowy video was taken last February. Half of our harvest rooms are now finished and ready to go.