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How to farm mushrooms for Slow Food, medicine, bioremediation

Ian Garrone started Far West Fungi- out of his garage- 25 years ago to introduce America to the wide variety of edible fungi. Today, the Garrone family farm 60,000 square feet of greenhouses filled with organic, sawdust-based mushrooms. They sell over 40 different types of mushroom at their San Francisco store, a relatively rare offering, given that button mushrooms account for about 87% of all domestic mushroom sales. Garrone believes that mushrooms can add balance to your diet, serving as an ideal meat substitute. Mushrooms that grow […]

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