Our Story

It started with a dog named Sprout.

In 2022, my grandfather and my 15 year old dog Sprout were both diagnosed with cancer within a short time of each other. Looking for anything that might help, I started researching and foraging mushrooms like Turkey Tail and Chaga, which I had recently heard about, and the traditional and modern interest in their use for wellness support.

My grandfather passed away before he ever tried it. But I wasn't ready to give up on Sprout — our adorable, cool and confident little terrier who, at that point, had a large tumour, no energy, no appetite, no coordination, and had been given two weeks to live. I immediately learned how process the mushrooms I had foraged into a potent hot water extract powder, and started giving her 2 doses a day of her "mushies" by mixing them in with a bit of yogurt. 

Within a few weeks, she was starting to show great signs of improvement and was soon pretty much back to her old self. She went on to live three more wonderful years, which we were thankful for everyday. 

I can't promise mushrooms will do for you or your pet what they seemed to do for Sprout — everybody and every situation is different, and I'm not a doctor. But watching her turn around like that made me a believer. 

I wanted to help make quality mushrooms more accessible for people in my own community, and this led to not just selling the extract powders but also creating a line of mushroom tea, to make the mushrooms available in a delicious way. 

That's how Mushaboom Mushrooms began — brewing tea and growing mushrooms right here on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, and selling them at local stores and farmer's markets.

Where we are now

Today, Mushaboom Mushrooms tea — including our Chaga Chai and Turkey Tail Tonic — is blended in small batches and sold online and in stores across the region. We still grow fresh mushrooms and offer grow kits and spawn locally for anyone who wants to start growing their own, but tea is where our focus is: getting it into more homes, and onto more shelves.

Every batch is made with the same intention that started it all: real ingredients, made with care, by someone who believes in what we're selling.

— Britt Proulx, Founder

   

Sprout waiting for her mushies