Texas Mushroom Festival

The 2025 Texas Mushroom
Festival Recap 

As the “Mushroom Capital of Texas,” Madisonville certainly knows how to run a festival.

The annual Texas Mushroom Festival is a highlight of our year, and 2025 was no exception. For us at Monterey Mushrooms, it’s more than just an event; it’s a hometown celebration of community, collaboration, and our favorite food: the magnificent mushroom. We were thrilled to be at the heart of it all. 

A Celebration of Community, Connection, and the Magnificent Mushroom

This year's festival brought folks from near and far, filling the town square with live music, fantastic vendors, and the sights of the classic auto showcase. But for us, the real magic happens when we get to share our passion directly with our neighbors. It’s a chance to educate, connect, and, most importantly, share some delicious food.
From sizzling Portabella tacos to conversations about the mushroom life cycle, this year’s festival had something for everyone.

Cooking up Connection: 1,800 Tacos Strong

If you followed the incredible smell of sizzling mushrooms, it likely led you to one of the Monterey Mushrooms tents. Our passionate team was hard at work grilling up a storm for the community.

This year, we served approximately 1,800 Portabella Fajita Tacos using 350 pounds of our fresh portabellas! The line was long, but the smiles were wide. It was a massive, joyful effort.

As Elena Fortaneli, our People & Culture Manager at the Madisonville, Texas, Monterey Mushroom’s farm, put it: “The Mushroom Festival was a fantastic experience! Everything went wonderfully, and we’re so grateful for the connections, laughter, and unforgettable moments we shared.”

Recipe Spotlight: Portabella Fajita Tacos
Want to find that festival flavor for your own family feast? Here is a simple recipe for you to follow at home: Choose Monterey Portabella Mushrooms for a bold, festival-inspired meal. Our Portabellas are also available with high Vitamin D, which will provide you with 400 IU's of vitamin D per 3 oz serving, which is 50% of the Daily Value as recommended by the FDA.

Ingredients

• Monterey® Portabella Mushrooms
• Fajita seasoning
• Olive oil
• Lime juice
• Tortillas

Toppings

• Grilled peppers and onions
• Avocado
• Guacamole
• Sour cream
• Cilantro
• Black beans
• Pico de gallo

The Heart of the Festival: Neighbors, Inspiration, Education, and Engagement

We weren't just serving tacos. Our goal is always to be the ultimate culinary mushroom resource for everyone.

Latreace Craig, People & Culture Manager, captured the scene perfectly: "This year's festival did not disappoint mushroom lovers near and far, and at the center of it all was Monterey Mushroom with a strong presence under three large tents!”

In one tent, the Monterey team served free mushroom fajitas, gave away Monterey swag, and sold White button, Baby Bella, and Portabella mushrooms for a steal. Two additional tents were used to educate the public on our growing process from mushroom spawn to harvesting, with a display of our growing beds."

We love pulling back the curtain and sharing the science of growing! It’s this passion for mushrooms — from the microscopic level to the dinner plate — that drives our entire family of companies.

Beyond the Festival Tent: The Monterey Mushrooms Family of Experts

For more than 55 years, Monterey has been growing more than mushrooms — we’ve been growing possibilities. What started in 1971 as a family farm dedicated to fresh, high-quality mushrooms has become a community of brands that bring mushrooms to life in kitchens, fields, and wellness products around the world.

Monterey Mushrooms®
We grow fresh, locally harvested mushrooms for grocery stores and restaurants across North America. From Vitamin D-rich varieties to certified organic and ready-to-cook options, our mushrooms make it easy to add flavor, nutrition, and creativity to every meal.

Amycel® 
Behind every great mushroom is great science. Amycel and Spawn Mate provide the genetics, spawn, and growing expertise that help farmers around the world cultivate better mushrooms — sustainably, consistently, and with incredible quality.

Monterey Nutra
Mushrooms aren’t just for dinner anymore. With Monterey Nutra, we’re turning the natural power of mushrooms into high-quality powder extracts used in functional foods, beverages, and wellness products — helping more people enjoy their benefits every day.

Looking Ahead: A More Sustainable Future With Monterey Mushrooms

Celebrating our community at the festival also reminds us of our responsibility to protect our world and its inhabitants. We are passionately committed to sustainable, responsible practices.

That’s why we’re excited about all of our mushroom innovations, like our new top-seal rPET mushroom packaging. This packaging uses post-consumer recycled content and a special NIR-sortable coloring, making it easier for recycling facilities to sort and ensuring the materials get a second life.

From our farms to your tables — and at every festival in between — we’re proud to be your mushroom resource. We can't wait to see you all again next year!