08/31/2026
✨ 🍄🟫 Our Monday Makers Market Spotlight this week is Appalachia Unveiled. Here’s what Bailey and Dan Smith, the owners behind the amazing mushrooms, would like you to know about who they are and what they do.
😋 ALSO Before we dive in, We’ll Be Sampling Some Delicious Bites this Thursday at the Market that Feature Appalachia Unveiled Mushrooms
1: Who are you, and what is the mission behind Appalachia Unveiled?
We're Dan and Bailey Smith, we grow gourmet mushrooms to provide an oasis in our food desert. We love to try new and interesting foods and want to do the same for our community.
2: You grow some incredible varieties like Lion’s Mane and Yeti’s Breath, for someone who has only ever eaten a button mushroom from the grocery store, how would you describe the difference in flavor and experience?
The difference between gourmet and button mushrooms is huge. To compare it to meat, or other vegetables, there is a whole other category of food that is missing from our grocery stores! Textures and flavors in mushrooms are diverse, some options are like crab, and another like bacon.
3: Beyond fresh mushrooms, you offer grow kits and tinctures. What made you decide to move into the educational and wellness side of the mushroom world?
The grow kits we sell are no different than the ones we use! Many have asked to give it a try and we're happy to provide that for our customers. As for the tinctures, we use our Lion's Mane every day ourselves. If we're able to make it in large quantities why not share? It's been a life changing product for us and it may be for someone else too.
4: Appalachia has such a rich natural history with foraging and the outdoors. How does the local landscape and culture influence the way you run your business together?
We’re very proud to be from Appalachia and have spent many of our days looking for mushrooms and other things in our area. We were frustrated that we couldn't find anything fun to eat during the winter so we decided to try growing our own!
Tell us a Fun Fact about you!
Fun fact about Dan: He's observed over 200 species of birds in Scioto county!
Fun fact about Bailey: I love painting, especially the birds Dan captures with his camera. It combines two of our favorite hobbies into one!
