MR FUN GUY

Our Mission
To provide the best quality mushroom for your dining experience and a wide variety to select from to meet your needs.

Our Story

Nelms brings to the job his experience as a chef in the Philadelphia area, where he once made pastries for the world-renowned Le Bec Fin Restaurant. He also has worked as a chef in Martha's Vineyard as well as Fort Myers Beach.

When his brother married into a family that had a mushroom company, they asked him about selling mushrooms in the Sarasota area. That opportunity turned Nelms into a fungi whiz. "I researched and found out how good these mushrooms are," he says.

And by good, Nelms means from a gourmet standpoint as well as nutritional and medicinal value. First, some of the mushrooms offer tastes you wouldn't expect, such as the lobster taste of the lobster mushroom and the steak-like taste of the maitake (also known as Hen of the Woods).

Then there are the purported health benefits. The maitake is used by some to treat cancer, as is the chaga mushroom tea he sells. "Chaga tea is one of our best-sellers," Nelms says. People report that the tea has helped them sleep better, given them more energy, and aided with digestive issues.

Looking for an engaging guide through the world of fungi?

Then talk to William Nelms, aka "Mr. Fun Guy"—get it? Nelms sells a variety of gourmet mushrooms: maitake to shiitake, crimini to Portobello, oysters to lobster mushrooms, and morels to chanterelles.

Nelms brings to the job his experience as a chef in the Philadelphia area, where he once made pastries for the world-renowned Le Bec Fin Restaurant. He also has worked as a chef in Martha's Vineyard as well as Fort Myers Beach.

When his brother married into a family that had a mushroom company, they asked him about selling mushrooms in the Sarasota area. That opportunity turned Nelms into a fungi whiz. "I researched and found out how good these mushrooms are," he says.

And by good, Nelms means from a gourmet standpoint as well as nutritional and medicinal value. First, some of the mushrooms offer tastes you wouldn't expect, such as the lobster taste of the lobster mushroom and the steak-like taste of the maitake (also known as Hen of the Woods).

Then there are the purported health benefits. The maitake is used by some to treat cancer, as is the chaga mushroom tea he sells. "Chaga tea is one of our best-sellers," Nelms says. People report that the tea has helped them sleep better, given them more energy, and aided with digestive issues.