Free Chicken of the Woods mushroom spore vials

There’s something genuinely thrilling about spotting a wild flush of Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) blazing orange and yellow against a mossy tree trunk — and now you can bring that curiosity home to your own backyard experiments.

These spore vials are hand-collected from wild Laetiporus sulphureus growing in local Pacific Northwest woodlands. Chicken of the Woods is a bracket fungus that typically fruits on dead or dying hardwoods and conifers, producing dense, shelf-like clusters with a mild, savory flavor often compared to chicken. Cultivation success varies depending on your substrate, host wood species, moisture levels, and local conditions — consider this an invitation to learn rather than a guaranteed harvest.

This is an exploratory grow project suited for curious gardeners and foraging enthusiasts willing to do their own research into mushroom cultivation techniques. Available free for local pickup near Trader Joe’s in Redmond, WA.

A small vial, a lot of potential, and a great reason to pay closer attention to the trees in your yard.