VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY: A look at River Valley Ranch Farm Store & more in Wheatland
Since 1976, River Valley Ranch has been growing various mushrooms, vegetables and herbs. The farm shop at the corner of Highway 50 and 60th Street has attracted passersby since the 1980s with its folksy style and eclectic array of tasty foods.
River Valley Ranch
Signs
Some of the colorful, hand-painted signs at the River Valley Ranch Farm Store in the Town of Wheatland.Â
Attention grabber
Those who have ever drove on Highway 50, leaving Lake Geneva, are sure to have seen this large mushroom painted on the side of the River Valley Ranch Farm Store.Â
The store
The River Valley Ranch store at 39900 60th St., Town of Wheatland.Â
Inside the store
Inside the River Valley Ranch Farm Store, which is filled with various products as well as educational material related to mushrooms.Â
Portabellas
A tray of fresh portabella mushrooms in the River Valley Ranch Farm Store.Â
Fresh produce
It's not just mushrooms at the River Valley Ranch Farm Store. Watermelon, corn and other produce is also available.Â
Vegan treats
These vegan tamales and burger patties are just some of the River Valley Ranch products found in the store — grown, harvested and cooked right on site in the Town of Wheatland.
The kitchen
The River Valley Ranch Farm Store also has a kitchen, from which fresh soup is served. There are also numerous items in stock at the store — not just food, but clothing, bird seed, books and more.Â
Mushroom time
Jenny Brown, general manager at River Valley Ranch in the Town of Wheatland, explains how the mushrooms are grown while touring the mushroom beds in the processing area.Â
Lots of mushrooms
Bins full of harvest mushrooms in the River Valley Ranch processing area.
Up close
An up-close look at one of the mushroom beds.
Picking mushrooms
One of the workers at River Valley Ranch harvests the mushrooms. "It takes us about 65 days to get to this stage," said Jenny Brown, general manager.Â
The slicer
Paul Russell loads whole mushrooms into a slicer.Â
In the garden
The River Valley Ranch garden is near the farm store, just across Highway 50.Â
Steve Targo
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