Did you know that
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania is the
mushrooms capital of the world?
(Counter clockwise from top left: pink oyster, gray oyster, maitake or hen of the woods, yellow oyster)
Kennett Square area of Chester county produces 65% of the mushrooms sold in the US. When you buy mushrooms at the store, check the container to see where they came from and you will most likely see Kennett Square, PA or an area close by like Avondale.
They used to have a mushroom museum but now a mushroom boutique called
The Mushroom Cap displays some of the mushroom museums exhibits at their store. The store is dedicated to all things mushroom.
Kennett Square has a mushroom festival every year in September. They have lots of mushrooms for sale, mushroom farm tours, mushroom soup contests, mushroom culinary events, nutritional presentations, a mushroom growing display and a mushroom judging contest. There were also some local crafters and area restaurant's selling their wares, a kiddie carnival and some local bands. It was a bit of dreary, drizzly day but fun. A little rain is not going to stop me.
