Functional Mushroom Blends by Wildwood
Based in Nelson, New Zealand, Wildwood makes mushroom cacao blends and roasted coffee alternatives.
Created by chef and founder Joe Dakin, the range pairs organic functional mushroom extracts with ingredients like fair-trade cacao and warming spices.
Wildwood started with conversations at the Nelson farmers’ market, where Joe sold fresh and preserved oyster mushrooms. Customers were curious about functional mushrooms but often found the powders too bitter. Joe took that as a challenge and began testing blends, adjusting the cacao and spices until he had something he’d look forward to drinking himself.
The range includes Spiced Cacao with reishi and lion’s mane, Cinnamon Cacao with cordyceps and lion’s mane, and Feeling Dandy, a roasted, malty coffee alternative with chaga and lion’s mane. Each has its own flavour, from warmly spiced cacao to the toasted notes of a coffee-style brew.
