How Penn State research supports Pennsylvania's leading role in the mushroom industry
A Chester County borough produces half of the country’s mushrooms.
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A Chester County borough produces half of the country’s mushrooms.
As mushrooms become more prominent in nearly all spheres of modern life — including wellness, pop culture and cuisine — they’re also becoming sought-after motifs in interior design.
Refugees of war-torn Cameroon recently joined a Penn State webinar to learn about mushroom growing.
Specialty mushrooms such as oyster are relatively easy to grow on a small scale, making them attractive to those looking to diversify a farm, engage in a hobby or launch a small business. Research-based information from Penn State Extension about producing specialty mushrooms also may benefit people from a war-torn region of Africa.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 600 million tons of construction and demolition debris from man-made polymers and petroleum-based materials was generated in 2018 in the United States. That total amounts to more than twice the amount of...