WHY NINTH PATH MUSHROOMS?

Why Ninth Path Mushrooms?

Ninth Path Mushrooms is an Australian mushroom farm, registered food manufacturer and wholesaler/retailer of mushroom based products based in Victoria. We produce liquid extracts, powders, capsules and tea blends made from real mushroom fruiting bodies (rice free) — including Lion’s Mane, Reishi, Turkey Tail, Cordyceps, Maitake, Shiitake, Chaga and multi-mushroom blends.

We exist because we couldn’t find a company doing this the way we believed it should be done.

So we built one back in 2019

What makes Ninth Path different

Most mushroom products are sold using a predefined path:

  • Easy to make products (like myceliated rice)

  • Glamourised cheaper inputs / imports

  • Loud / pushy / smoke & mirrors marketing

  • Unaffordable / exclusionary pricing 

We chose a different one.

At Ninth Path, every decision is guided by three principles:

  • Tangible Integrity over hype

  • Quality over shortcuts / sugar coating

  • Honest value over unnecessary complexity

This means we do some things the hard way — and avoid doing others entirely.

→ [Read our blog "Starchy fillers - how to identify them"]

→ [Read our blog "Real mushroom x mycelium"]

Our approach to mushroom products

We work with real mushroom fruiting bodies, not biomass shortcuts or vague blends.

We focus on:

  • Growing our own mushrooms

  • Transparent and efficient processes

  • Measured outcomes, not exaggerated/fake claims

Mushrooms are complex organisms. We believe they deserve to be treated with care — and explained with honesty.

→ [Read our blog "Why you can trust us... Actually, no. Don't trust us"]

→ [Read our blog "Why beta-glucans matter"]

Extracts, powders, capsules, teas — why we offer choice

There is no single “best” way to take mushrooms.

As we grow our own mushrooms, we don't have to force one format.

Instead, we offer:

  • Liquid extracts for convenience and fast absorption

  • Powders for flexibility in food and drinks

  • Capsules for daily ease

  • Tea blends for ritual and calm focus

Different people, different lives, different paths.

→ [Read our blog "Powder x Liquid, which one is better?"]

→ [Read our blog "Which product is right for me?"]

Quality, testing, and integrity

Quality isn’t something we claim — it’s something we verify.

We prioritise:

  • Testing where it matters

  • Clear lab reporting

  • Avoiding unnecessary processing that adds cost without benefit

We believe customers deserve to understand what they’re taking — not just trust a label or a Facebook video.

Australian-made, within Australian standards

We operate within Australian food manufacturing expectations.

That matters.

It means:

  • Clear accountability

  • Safer processes

  • Fewer grey areas

Not everything that’s technically possible is responsible.
We choose restraint where others choose testing on their customers.

Who Ninth Path is for

Ninth Path is for people who:

  • Read labels

  • Ask questions

  • Value clarity over smoke & mirrors marketing

  • Prefer substance to spectacle

You don’t need to believe mushrooms are magic.
You just need to believe they’re worth doing properly.

Finding your own path

If you’d like to understand why Ninth Path exists, our story begins elsewhere.

→ [Read our About Us page]
→ [Explore our mushroom products]
→ [View lab testing & transparency]

This company is our ninth path.
You’re welcome to walk it with us.