Meet the founder.
Three years ago, an idea took root in the San Fernando Valley and refused to let its keeper sleep. What followed is a small grove, a small team, and a small jar that punches well above its weight.
Hayk built Golden Grove
one stubborn idea at a time.
What started as a single shelf of trial jars in his garage in the San Fernando Valley has grown into a five-variety collection, packed by hand and shipped quietly across the United States. The recipes were refined slowly, too slowly, by most modern standards, and that's the whole point.
Every jar in the range is the same one Hayk would put on his own table. Nothing fancy. Just careful, intentional, real.
Three things, taken seriously.
Sustainably Grown
Low-energy growing in the San Fernando Valley. Rainwater. Hardwood substrate. No pesticides. Ever.
Fermented for Time
21 to 32 day ferments depending on variety. Time is the most important ingredient in every jar.
Quietly Premium
No artificial colours, no thickeners, no shortcuts. Just food the way food is supposed to taste.
San Fernando Valley, CA.
A slow place, just north of the city.
We grow and pack everything in the San Fernando Valley, a stretch of California tucked just north of Los Angeles. The valley's humidity and unhurried pace are surprisingly good for both mushrooms and people.
Our jars travel the country, but they start as substrate, water, and time, in a quiet shed under the hardwoods.
