8. Gourmet Mushrooms
Growing gourmet mushrooms is a very profitable business which is why we dedicated one of our articles to 10 most profitable gourmet mushrooms to grow. According to this article, oysters and shiitake are two of the easiest gourmet mushrooms to grow because they can grow on various “waste products” such as sawdust and straw but farmers usually use logs for cultivating these mushrooms. According to Kigli Farms, on a per acre basis, mushrooms are unbeatable simply because they are fungi rather than plants and as such do not require sunlight for growth. For example, USDA producer price for fresh shiitake is from $4 to $5.50 per pound while according Mushroom People, the price for shiitake ranges from $5 to $16 per pound.