About me
Renowned Mycologist, Co-Founder of Om Mushrooms and M2 Ingredients
Steve Farrar is one of the most consequential figures in the modern functional mushroom industry, a mycologist, cultivator, and entrepreneur whose work over more than 40 years has helped define what quality, integrity, and innovation look like in this space.
As co-founder of both Om Mushrooms and M2 Ingredients, Steve has translated a lifelong passion for mycology into two of the most respected companies in the functional mushroom industry. His expertise spans the full arc of mushroom science, from cultivation and substrate science to bioactive compound research and commercial-scale production, and his influence can be felt across every corner of the market he helped build.
Steve's four+ decades of hands-on experience give him a perspective on the field that few can match: he has witnessed the industry's earliest growing pains, championed evidence-based standards before they were widely demanded, and helped usher functional mushrooms from the margins of natural health into the global mainstream.
