Biodegradable packaging for mushrooms!
Because the Sustainable Produce Container is such a popular package with mycologists, we've got a whole page here so all the info is in one place! Click on the size name you want in order to go to that page or call Linda at 859-630-2694 for best shipping prices on a pallet with printing. Caleb Feichter of Valley Spirit Farm did (at right) and the results have been outstanding!
Sustainable Produce Container Advantages
- 100% recyclable
- Biodegrades in a backyard compost pile in a few weeks
- Cardboard is thicker than paper bags so mushrooms can't "eat" it as quickly
- Containers are sturdy enough to stack 3-6 layers tall
- Earth-themed vents for air flow
- Secure hinged lid latch
- Holds up under temperature transitions (same cardboard is used in beer bottle carriers)
- Mushrooms may dry out a bit sooner than in plastic but will never get slimy like old ones in plastic
- Containers fit in most master cartons
- Easy to hand assemble, some designs are reversible with white on one side, natural on the other
- Single and full color printing available for just 10,000 minimum (approximately a pallet)
- Ships flat saving space
- In high volumes containers are the same price as plastic and eliminate sticky labels
- Practically free machine container former available (small deposit, 3 year lease for high volumes)
- Sizes do not hold exactly same amount as current grocery store 8 oz mounded plastic tubs but this gives you an opportunity to resize, rebrand and remarket at a better price per pound.
5 Sustainable Produce Container sizes (click on name or photo to order that size)
HALF PINT
- Size: 4”L x 4.125”W x 1.5”H
- Design: quick autobottom in natural brown, machine formable version planned for 2021
- Mushrooms: small button, holds about 3-4 oz depending on density
TRADITIONAL SQUARE PINT
- Size: 4.375”L x 4.125”W x 2.25”H
- Design: reversible natural brown or white, hand or machine formable
- Mushrooms: buttons, shitake, holds about 4-6 oz depending on density
LOW PROFILE PINT
- Size: 6.375”L x 4”W x 1.5”H
- Design: natural brown inside and out, machine formable design planned 2021
- Mushrooms: buttons, shitake, holds 5-6 oz depending on density
QUART
- Size: 6.375”L x 4”W x 2.875”H
- Design: natural brown inside and out, machine formable design will replace this by end of 2020
- Mushrooms: blue, golden, pink, or yellow oyster, chestnut, lions mane, pioppini, reishi, shitake, holds about 7-9 oz, depending on density
TWO QUART
- Size: 6.375”L x 7.25”W x 2.875”H
- Design: reversible natural brown or white, hand or machine formable
- Mushrooms: blue, golden, pink, or yellow oyster, chestnut, lions mane, pioppini, reishi, shitake, holds 9-12 oz, depending on density
THREE QUART
- Size: 6.375”L x 7.5”W x 4.4375”H
- Design: reversible natural brown or white, hand or machine formable
- Mushrooms: blue, golden, pink, or yellow oyster, chestnut, lions mane, pioppini, reishi, shitake, holds 12-18 oz, depending on density
Click on the size name you want to go to that order page or call Linda at 859-630-2694 for best shipping prices.
***PLEASE NOTE: FOR SANITARY, STRUCTURAL & SUSTAINABLE REASONS THERE ARE NO REFUNDS ON ANY SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE CONTAINER PRODUCTS. ORDER A SAMPLE KIT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE.***
