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Why Gourmet Mushrooms Are the Most Profitable Small-Space Business

Name: Why Gourmet Mushrooms Are the Most Profitable Small-Space Business
Uploaded: 2026-08-10
Duration: 52 min 30 s
Description: Kyle Beaver of Ten Mile Mushrooms (and Pro Grow Club) grows gourmet and medicinal mushrooms like oyster, lion's mane, and reishi, scaling from a small-space hobby to a multi-six-figure operation across a warehouse and ~70 acres in rural Pennsylvania. He claims you can start for $300, explains where to sell and per-pound pricing, and how a $1k/year farm unlocked a $600k land loan.

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Kyle Beaver of Ten Mile Mushrooms (and Pro Grow Club) grows gourmet and medicinal mushrooms like oyster, lion's mane, and reishi, scaling from a small-space hobby to a multi-six-figure operation across a warehouse and ~70 acres in rural Pennsylvania. He claims you can start for $300, explains where to sell and per-pound pricing, and how a $1k/year farm unlocked a $600k land loan.

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Side Hustle Nation interview with Kyle Beaver of Ten Mile Mushrooms claiming a $300 start cost, per-pound pricing strategies, a multi-six-figure scale across warehouse and ~70 acres, and a $600k land loan unlocked by a $1k/year farm track record, plus a paid Pro Grow Club.