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Amidst USDA grant freeze, Georgia mushroom farmer faces funding uncertainty

by Sarah Leeson
Feb 25, 2025
If federal funding is off the table, Howard Berk, president of Ellijay Mushrooms, says he'll have to consider putting up more equity or taking on debt.
Ellijay Mushrooms grows thousands of pounds every week of shiitake, oyster, golden oyster, and lion's mane mushrooms, and they're still looking to grow the business.
Courtesy Howard Berk
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Farming morels, the pricey gourmet mushrooms, is proving elusive

by Britta Greene
Jul 10, 2018
Unlike other mushrooms, morels are incredibly difficult to grow. That’s part of the reason why they’re so expensive.
Tad Montgomery holds up a handful of fresh morels, picked just that day. The mushrooms will get ground up and distributed over the soil, in hopes of seeding another generation next year.
Courtesy of James Napoli
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