Julie Mitchell

Julie Mitchell is the owner/operator of Golden Gills, a woman-owned and led mushroom farm in Lake County, Illinois. Cultivating 8–12 varieties of gourmet mushrooms year-round, Golden Gills supplies chefs, local farms, and aggregators with fresh, hyper-local harvests. The farm also crafts small-batch functional mushroom tinctures to support whole-body wellness. Julie’s work bridges regenerative agriculture and culinary creativity—centering mushrooms as both nourishment and art.