Fresh. Local.
Sustainable.
Fresh oyster mushrooms and innovative mushroom-based food products, grown and developed locally in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.
Growing food. Creating opportunity.
Fourth Man Trading and Projects is a locally owned agricultural and food enterprise based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. We specialise in cultivating fresh oyster mushrooms and developing innovative mushroom-based value-added products.
Our mission is to make nutritious food more accessible while creating employment, reducing agricultural waste and building sustainable local food production.
From the grow room to your kitchen
Fresh oyster mushrooms
Freshly cultivated oyster mushrooms, harvested to order.
Fresh oyster mushrooms
A larger punnet for households and food businesses, currently in pilot production.
Dried oyster mushrooms
Sun-dried for a longer shelf life, ready for soups, stews and sauces.
MushWors
Mushroom-infused wors — our first value-added product, made with fresh oyster mushrooms.
Growing substrate & related products
Substrate and related growing supplies for other small-scale cultivators.
Mushroom sauce — coming soon
We're developing a mushroom sauce as our next value-added product. Details and pricing will be shared once it's ready.
Built on local roots, grown with care
Locally grown
Proudly based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.
Nutritious food
Focused on making nutritious mushroom-based food more accessible.
Sustainable production
Supporting sustainable local food production and reducing agricultural waste.
Creating opportunity
Building employment and economic opportunity through local agriculture.
More than mushrooms
Sustainable agriculture
Cultivation methods built around long-term, local food production.
Local food production
Grown and processed in Richards Bay, for the local community.
Employment creation
Building jobs and economic opportunity as the business grows.
Reducing agricultural waste
Value-added products like MushWors put more of every harvest to use.
Innovative mushroom products
From fresh and dried mushrooms to MushWors and our upcoming mushroom sauce.
From the grow room to your table
A real look at how Fourth Man mushrooms are grown, harvested, packed and shared — by the people who do it.
Let's grow together
Customers, retailers and potential partners — we'd love to hear from you.
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