{"about":{"summary":"A directory of side businesses that real people say they run, each summarized in our words and linked to its public source.","notes":["Sources are public, first-person accounts: interviews, podcasts and community threads.","Cost, time and the other tags are machine estimates, each with a confidence score.","Income figures are the owner's own claim. We don't verify them."],"how_to_cite":"Link the idea page and its source. Call income figures the owner's unverified claim, and cost and time estimates."},"idea":{"slug":"small-space-gourmet-mushroom-farm-070861","title":"Small-space gourmet mushroom farm","summary":"Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms such as oyster, lion's mane and reishi, starting in a very small space. It grew into a farm operation alongside a growing club.","url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/small-space-gourmet-mushroom-farm-070861","markdown_url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/small-space-gourmet-mushroom-farm-070861.md","tags":{"category":{"value":"physical-products","label":"Physical products","confidence":0.92},"earns_from":{"value":"one-time","label":"One-time sales","confidence":0.76},"startup_cost_estimate":{"value":"100-1k","label":"$100 to $1k","confidence":0.79},"time_estimate":{"value":"part-time","label":"Part-time","confidence":0.52},"where":{"value":"in-person","label":"In person","confidence":0.58},"needs_coding":{"value":false,"confidence":0.99}},"owner_reported":{"text":"Self-reported by Kyle Beaver: a multi-six-figure operation","verified":false},"source":{"publication":"Side Hustle Nation","title":"Why Gourmet Mushrooms Are the Most Profitable Small-Space Business","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvDzoUFQBWQ","person":"Kyle Beaver","host":"Nick Loper","date":"2026-08-10"},"owner_site":"https://tenmilemushrooms.com/"}}