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"Egyptians saved both chocolate and also
mushrooms, as a
precious Food of the Gods, in the Royal burial tombs and chambers."


"The "Iceman"
discovered in the Italian Alps in 1991 (and thought to have died 5,000 years ago) was carrying
mushrooms with him"


"Of the 70,000 species of identified mushrooms in the world, only about 250 species are actually
edible by man."

Imagine eating a meal prepared with yummy
North Carolina grown specialty mushrooms.
Now imagine your dinner guests delight as you bubble up with interesting facts about the
delicious local food crop they are enjoying. 

Everyone loves an entertaining gourmet chef…Go ahead, indulge, learn, and be one!

Mushrooms, a fungus we love to talk about and eat!

For Educators

Mushroom Education Packet


For Producers

Mushroom Cultivation & Marketing

The Mushroom Council

The American Mushroom Institute

North American Mycological Association

The Mushroom Bureau-United Kingdom

Identifying Edible & Poison Mushrooms

The Mushroom Growers' Newsletter

The Mushroom Growers' Archives


For Everyone

Mushrooms and Good Health

Mushrooms and Good Food

Finding NC Mushroom Farms

North Carolina Mushroom Growers Association
2830 Lees Chapel Road
Brown Summit, NC 27214
Phone:  919-632-4150
Email:  cdljr1@netzero.net
Web:  www.ncmushrooms.org

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