A Thoughtful Gift Guide For Everyone On Your List

The holiday season can be rife with contradictions. Where there is love and joy, there may also be sorrow and loneliness. Where there is gratitude — for an abundance of people and invitations — we may also feel resentment or overwhelm. Gifts are a chance to offer a tangible reminder of your connection to someone, but sometimes we feel obliged to give a material item. 

With the duality of the holidays in mind, we’re sharing our annual gift guide, updated for 2024. A mix of some favorite thoughtful items from our shop, secondhand or free options and gifts of experience, each gift is meant to inspire a connection to nature’s infinite wisdom. Read on for our top picks! 

Chocolate Cherry Bars

Level up snacktime in 2025 by gifting a box of our limited-edition organic Chocolate Cherry nutrition bars. They’re perfect for the friend who’s always on the go or the person who’s trying to eat better. Share a whole box or slip one or two into a holiday stocking or gift basket. 

Made with our friends at Wise Bar, each delicious bar delivers 3g of organic Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail, Reishi, Cordyceps and Chaga mushrooms, plus chocolate and cherry. These organic nutrition bars are ideal for a daily snack, on a hike or to fuel any adventure. Embrace the magic within, and savor the extraordinary journey of wellness with every bite.*

Foraging or DIY Basket 

One of the best places to shop for baskets is your local secondhand shop. Think of all the gift baskets people receive this time of year. Oftentimes, they end up gathering dust in the garage until they are donated. Baskets are incredibly useful for foraging mushrooms, as well as herbs and flowers. Add a handwritten note promising to share your “secret” spot for foraging, and that’s a priceless gift! Tip: You can also inquire about free baskets in local “buy nothing” groups.

Winter Forager Box 

Gift boxes are wonderful gifts for yourself or someone else because they feel like multiple gifts in one. It’s why we love sharing our Forager Box. The latest winter version is all about embracing light and warmth. Deliver joy right to your loved one’s front door, with mushroom-infused gummies, elixirs, our irresistible nutrition bars, three cozy drink options and a soothing skin balm. With support for memory, relaxation, energy, and skin health, plus warming sips for cold mornings and a mocktail for an after-dinner treat, this collection will keep your spirits up all season.* Reserve one while you can. 

Note: An unexpected delay with one item in the box means our lemons are your lemonade. We will ship the Mush Love Coffee separately when it becomes available in early January, so whoever gets this box will get a boost of dopamine with a special delivery after the holidays! 

Dried or Preserved Foraged Mushrooms

This one may take a little planning, but if you have an abundance of mushrooms on hand that you’ve harvested this year, they make a wonderful gift. Shiitakes grown on logs in your yard, Morels carefully hunted in just the right spot or fresh Oysters cultivated from a kit on your kitchen counter — each makes a lovely, heartfelt gift! Tip: Add a recipe card for your favorite mushroom dish. Find more DIY gift ideas in this blog post! 

Mushroom Candles 

Candles are the ultimate way to create more cozy hygge energy in winter! We especially love these adorable mushroom candles by Syd's Wicks. Each candle is unique as they are hand-poured in small batches. Color and scents vary slightly by batch. These candles are made with an all-natural soy wax blend, and the scents are clean and free from carcinogens. 

Foraging or Cooking Lessons  

Gifts of experience are a wonderful way to build or strengthen a relationship. Share your strengths — whether it’s identifying mushrooms and herbs in the wild or cooking up your edible finds later. Embrace the “teach a person to fish” model to offer the gift of self-sufficiency and resilience. It’s a surefire way to create lasting memories and share a few laughs. 

The Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook 

Nothing creates community and connection quite like food, which is why we (and YOU!) wrote our community cookbook. Filled with the kind of time-tested recipes you and your family will actually eat, from families who’ve enjoyed these fungi-filled dishes for generations. Bonus: Add some fresh (if possible) or dried mushrooms to encourage the recipient to start cooking right away. Find it here. 

Share Your Favorite Mushroom Books 

If you’ve devoured just about every mushroom book out there, make some room on your shelves and gift a few this season. To make the gift feel extra special, write a personalized note in the front or slip a letter in between the pages. Add a handcrafted bookmark and place sticky notes to flag favorite passages, recipes, etc. 

Gratitude Revealed Journal 

Cultivating a gratitude practice is one of the best things you can do for your outlook and well-being. With 15 evidence-based principles designed to inspire a more gracious life, this journal offers plenty for both new and seasoned gratitude practitioners. And it’s inspired by Louie Schwartzberg’s documentary Gratitude Revealed. Find it here. 

Want more gift ideas? We’ve made it easier than ever to find the perfect gift for the fungi lovers in your life. Need a little something for the office gift swap or book club exchange? Find gifts based on your budget — starting under $25. From ornaments and tea to gummies and a full set of our Elixirs, we’ve got something for everyone on your list! And, we even offer gift cards starting at $25 for those tough-to-shop-for mushroom connoisseurs.