Our farm · Hedgesville, West Virginia
Small-scale growing with very large ambitions for flavor.
Pretentious Farms focuses on lion’s mane, shiitake, and other wood-loving mushrooms grown with care in controlled environments.
Meet the grower
Keshia Maughn
Keshia—known to family and friends as Keigh—is the grower and driving force behind Pretentious Farms. Her work joins careful cultivation with the practical question that matters most: how can an exceptional mushroom become an exceptional meal?
The farm is rooted in Hedgesville, West Virginia. For privacy, the public website identifies the community but does not publish a residential growing address.
What we grow
- Lion’s mane
- Shiitake
- Oyster mushrooms as production expands
- Selected culinary herbs
What guides us
Clean growing practices, honest availability, local relationships, useful education, and recipes good enough to make the ingredient memorable.