About Us

Who We Are

Small-batch, artisanal production — done properly.

Based in Denmark, Western Australia, Amara Mushrooms produces premium Hiratake mushroom products with a focus on quality, food safety, sustainability, and natural methods.

At Amara Mushrooms, we’re building sustainable food systems the way they should be: clean, safe, and rooted in transparency. In a landscape fraught with industrial organics, misleading claims, and confusing labels, we offer something simpler — real food, made with real integrity.

Amara Mushrooms is the culmination of years of education and industry experience in small-scale, sustainable mushroom cultivation and food safety management. Every process we undertake is verifiable, traceable, and aligned with international standards — from laboratory work to cultivation, to final processing and packaging.

Mushroom mycelium growing on sterile agar in a Petri dish, cultivated in-house at the Amara Mushrooms laboratory in Denmark, Western Australia.

  Mushroom mycelium colonizing sterilised grain during in-house grain spawn production at Amara Mushrooms in Denmark, Western Australia.  Mushroom grain spawn placed on freshly pasteurised straw substrate during the substrate inoculation process at Amara Mushrooms in Denmark, Western Australia.

 

Grown the Right Way 

All of our mushrooms are grown in Denmark, Western Australia, using fresh UV-filtered rainwater, locally sourced substrates, and natural light.

No sprays. No synthetic fertilisers. No nasty chemicals.
We believe in food in its purest form — striking the right balance between nutrient density, food safety, and environmental responsibility.

Unlike many producers who operate in urban industrial units, our farm is set on low-impact rural land, surrounded by clean air, native bush, forestry, and grazing country — far from city pollution, waste systems, and heavy traffic. We believe good food starts with a good environment.

Baby Hiratake mushroom clusters naturally fruiting on mushroom substrate compost at Amara Mushrooms in Denmark, Western Australia.   Hiratake mushrooms fruiting from reusable plastic buckets with natural light and UV-filtered rainwater at Amara Mushrooms' facility, designed to eliminate single-use plastics, in Denmark, Western Australia.   Freshly harvested Hiratake mushrooms at Amara Mushrooms in Denmark, Western Australia, ready for processing under strict hygiene and food safety standards.

Sustainability & Zero Waste

Conventional mushroom farming isn’t always environmentally conscious. On average, it uses around 2,200 watts of energy per kilogram, and generates significant plastic waste — especially in the cultivation of Hiratake mushrooms.

We do things differently:

  • 100% free from single-use plastics in the fruiting process

  • Solar-powered production

  • Non-renewable energy use at ~20% of the industry average

  • Zero-waste farming — producing only nutrient-rich Hiratake mushrooms and compost that improves soil health

Pasteurised straw substrate and sanitised reusable plastic buckets prepared for mushroom fruiting block production at Amara Mushrooms, pioneering the elimination of single-use plastics in the mushroom industry.  Solar panels powering Amara Mushrooms' off-grid renewable energy system, supporting 100% solar-powered substrate pasteurisation, fruiting block incubation, and mushroom fruiting in Denmark, Western Australia.  Spent mushroom substrate from Amara Mushrooms after fruiting, highly sought after for use as garden mulch, animal feed, or regenerating contaminated soils in Denmark, Western Australia. 

Food Safety 

We take food safety seriously — and back it with structure.

Our production is governed by a comprehensive Food Safety Management System (FSMS), covering every step from supplier approvals and lab work to harvesting, processing, and packaging.

Key features include:

  • Codified Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), verification logs, and regular internal audits

  • In-house lab-grade testing

  • Third-party testing for biological stability, heavy metals, and chemical residues

  • Alignment with global food safety systems: HACCP, FSANZ, EU, FDA, Codex Alimentarius, and ISO 22000

This isn’t just marketing — it’s built into how we operate.

Written by Chai Robertson, founder.
Published by Amara Mushrooms under license from the author.

 

Dried Hiratake mushrooms grown and processed by Amara Mushrooms in Western Australia, used for mushroom powder production and as a key ingredient in Umami Hiratake™ mushroom salt seasonings.   Powdered Hiratake mushroom made from 100% fruiting body, grown and processed by Amara Mushrooms in Denmark, Western Australia. Contains 34% protein and is naturally rich in umami flavour.   Straw bales from a local farm delivered to Amara Mushrooms in Western Australia, used to prepare substrate for growing Hiratake mushrooms. Each batch verified for quality and purity with third-party testing at NATA-recognised laboratories   Freshly chopped straw ready for pasteurisation at Amara Mushrooms in Western Australia, used as substrate for growing premium Hiratake mushrooms.