Mother Earth Father Time Labs
Cultivating people’s relationships with nature’s medicines.
M.E.F.T. Labs specializes in the cultivation of gourmet, specialty, and experimental mushroom species, with a focus on quality, consistency, and innovation in indoor growing methods.
We bring mushroom growing into classrooms through hands-on learning, kits, demonstrations, and curriculum-friendly programs.
Have an idea in functional wellness, research, or clinical collaboration? Let’s talk through what it could become.
M.E.F.T. Labs is looking ahead — building real research partnerships to explore what fungi are truly capable of. Today's groundwork, tomorrow's breakthroughs — we're laying the foundation now for future clinical research, ready to engage thoughtfully as scientific methods and applications continue to evolve.
Who We Are
A Mushroom Company Built for More Than One Harvest
Located in Chicago's historic Back of the Yards neighborhood, M.E.F.T. Labs is dedicated to unlocking the full potential of fungi. Our team brings deep expertise in mycology, applying modern technology to cultivate a wide range of mushroom species. We pursue indoor production for varieties that have long resisted controlled cultivation and refine extraction processes using bioreactor technology, while also bringing hands-on mushroom education into classrooms. As we grow, our roadmap includes partnering with research institutions to advance the legally compliant application of mycology, including future research collaborations and clinical trial involvement where appropriate.
M.E.F.T. Labs cultivates mushrooms across the gourmet, specialty, and experimental spectrum, with an eye toward wellness and functional medicine, research and development, and culinary experience. Our work spans established cultivation practices as well as long-term goals around species that have historically resisted indoor production. Our current work includes cordyceps and morel mushrooms, two species at the forefront of our efforts to push the boundaries of what's possible in controlled cultivation.
Growing Mushrooms Indoors
Have a mushroom product idea? Let’s talk through what it could become.
M.E.F.T. Labs is building toward a full line of mushroom-based products — and this page is where new ideas and partnerships get their start. Whether you're picturing a future M.E.F.T. Labs offering, a custom product concept, a grow kit, a specialty mushroom supply arrangement, an extract process, an educational tool, or a genuine business proposition, we're set up to explore it with you.
Right now, we're using this space to collect inquiries, kick around product concepts, and connect with people ready to turn a mushroom-based idea into something real. Got a spark of an idea? We'd love to hear it.
M.E.F.T. Labs helps students experience biology, ecology, agriculture, and biotechnology through fungi. Our classroom programs are designed for high schools and educational groups that want a hands-on way to teach scientific observation, life cycles, decomposition, cultivation, food systems, and lab thinking.
Bring Mushroom Growing Into the Classroom.
Precision Systems for the Next Generation of Fungal Research
M.E.F.T. Labs is developing a long-term research roadmap centered on advancing indoor cultivation techniques, refining extraction processes, and deepening our understanding of the compounds found within mushrooms. This work spans cultivation science, bioreactor systems, education, and future partnerships with research institutions. Our goal is to unlock new possibilities in how fungi are grown, studied, and applied — always through compliant and scientifically sound methods.