Made in Columbus, OH

Te’Lario Watkins II has dreams of growing Tiger Mushroom Farms, his local mushroom farm based in Columbus, OH into a national brand. He is currently looking for a warehouse to house an expansion so he can provide fresh and dried mushrooms and products to more people and businesses in Central Ohio and across the country.

This young farmer has big plans to continue his legacy of being a recipient of the Mayor’s 20 Under 20 award in 2018. And there is no doubt Watkins has what it takes to make Tiger Mushroom Farms a national success given that he founded his company as a Tiger Scout (the name of Watkins’ farm is actually inspired by a project in Tiger Scouts). Time is on Watkins’ side as he builds his business, community, and customer base, which he balances out with school.

Currently, Te’Lario’s mushrooms and products are available both online and at the Worthington Farmers Market on Saturdays from 8 AM – 12 PM. His personal favorite are the fresh shiitake mushrooms. A variety of fresh and dried local mushrooms are for sale along with seasoning blends made with dried mushroom powder, mini mushroom farm kits, and Te’Lario’s Amazing Mushroom Farm. It’s the story about Watkins’ journey as a young child working on a project for Tiger Scouts who became a successful entrepreneur and farmer along the way.

We remember you launching this startup like it was yesterday!  Congrats on all of your success and see you out there in the good fight for locally sourced small family farm food!

Founded by Te’Lario Watkins in 2015