The Integrated Mushroom Farmer

Steve Gabriel

Steve Gabriel is a farmer, educator, and author based in the Finger Lakes of New York. Along with his family, he stewards Wellspring Forest Farm, where he has been growing mushrooms and experimenting with agroforestry systems for over a decade. His work focuses on practical, field-tested approaches that integrate production, ecology, and farm viability. Steve previously served for twelve years as a mushroom specialist with the Cornell University Small Farms Program, where he supported growers across the Northeast. He is the author of Silvopasture and co-author of Farming the Woods. Through his writing, teaching, and consulting, he helps farmers design systems that are both productive and grounded in place. https://newsociety.com/authors/steve-gabriel/