Mushrooms will be on full display at the 2022 Farm Show. There will be educational talks and interactive experiences from Penn State researchers; and there will be food!
Why are mushrooms being featured in the first place? The 2022 Farm Show theme is Harvest More. Mushrooms are a significant harvest crop in Pa, according to Mushroom Farmers of Pennsylvania (MFPA).
Chances are, if you eat mushrooms on your pizza, in your salads, or in your burgers, they are Pennsylvania grown. In fact, nearly 60 percent of all mushrooms grown and harvested in the U.S. are done right here in Pennsylvania, according to the MFPA.
The industry is an economic engine in the state, with a total annual economic impact of more than $1.1 billion and supporting more than 9,300 people and more than $313 million in wages each year, reports the MFPA.
Pennsylvania’s mushroom industry is full of people who love what they do. Make sure to visit ‘The People Behind the Product,’ a photo series to showcase the diversity of people and jobs in the industry and ‘You Have a Place Here,’ video where members of the mushroom industry talk about why they love what they do.
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