Organic shiitake & oyster mushrooms
Big flavour.
Prairie grown.
Fresh shiitake and oyster mushrooms, grown year-round in Crossfield, Alberta. Supplying retailers, distributors and foodservice customers across Western Canada.
EST.2015
Certified organic✦GFSI food safety certified✦Locally owned and operated✦Supplying Western Canada✦✦✦✦✦
mushrooms
growing capacity
365 days a year
Consistent quality.
Reliable supply.
Grown in Alberta, for plates across Western Canada.
From an Olds College dorm room to one of the largest specialty mushroom farms on the Prairies.
Ceres began in 2015, when founder Alex Villeneuve began testing ways to grow mushrooms on agricultural byproducts while studying at Olds College. Today, our Crossfield farm supplies organic shiitake and oyster mushrooms to retailers, distributors and foodservice partners across Western Canada.
Read our story →Two mushroom varieties, endless possibilities.
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Oyster mushrooms
Learn how oyster mushrooms are grown, cooked and enjoyed in Alberta.Watch the story ↗Ceres in the media
From experiment to Alberta mushroom farm.
Read and watch coverage of Ceres, from early brewery-grain trials to year-round commercial mushroom production.
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