Mushroom Farming with Cadin Naylor

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On today’s episode, I’m talking to Cadin Naylor who is Barbara and Kevin Naylor’s (from 5Sprouts Farm) oldest son. Cadin is living proof that the seeds we plant in our kids throughout parenthood will sooner or later become sprouts. After graduating from high school and working in the food industry for almost a decade, Cadin fell in love with culinary mushrooms. He then started the research which led him to start his own mushroom farm. Misty Mountain Mushrooms is now a formal LLC and under Cadin’s growing entrepreneurial knowledge and strong sustainable principles will grow to be our local resource for fresh mushrooms like Oyster, Lions Maine, and Cordyceps, to name a few. Cadin continues to learn about different species and sustainable ways to improve his production. I just loved our conversation and how inspiring his story is for other young adults looking for a purpose-driven professional life. Please welcome, Cadin Naylor!

CONNECT WITH CADIN:

Instagram @mistymountainmush

Facebook Misty Mountain Mushrooms

Misty Mountain Mushrooms are available at two local restaurants in Maryville:
AMICI and Walnut Kitchen, and also at Maryville Farmers Market.

Inspiration & Resources:

Josiah Patterson from ET Fungi - https://www.etfungi.com/

Andrew Reed from Mossy Creek Mushrooms - https://mossycreekmushrooms.com/

Search for Mossy Creek Mushrooms YouTube channel and Blog

Adam Cotrill from Sugar Tree Gourmet – On Instagram @sugartreegourmet

Fantastic Fungi – Movie by Louie Schwartzberg - https://fantasticfungi.com/

Key Takeaways:

Hard work always pays off;
The food industry is profit-based – food is all pre-made, and there is no cooking at all;
Mushrooms are not so easy to grow but worthy;
Being able to grow food and share it with the community is very rewarding;
Be resourceful, you can learn anything from YouTube University;
Find your tribe! People that will support you and help you along the way.
It’s not easy to start a business, or anything for that matter, just take that first step;
For young adults searching for purpose, you’re not going to find it looking at your phone! Get out and do it! Keep the train moving!

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Music credits to Ricardo Ulpiano, Thiago Peixoto, Marcelo Luciano Menino, and Anderson Rodrigo de Oliveira.
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