shitake mushroom fest in wisconsin

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i read in countryside mag. a few issues ago ,about an annual workshop where you can learn the how tos of growing shitake mushrooms. i think it takes place in april.also are there any other "mushroom days" in wisconsin? thanks fred

-- fred in wi (sixuvusmeyers@aol.com), April 17, 2001

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FRED: THERE IS A MUSHROOM FESTIVAL IN MUSCODA WI, PROBABLY IN SPRINGTIME. MY BROTHER HAS GONE TO IT. THEY HAVE TONS OF MOREL, VERY DELICIOUS MUSHROOMS. I TRIED TO GROW THE SHIITAKES MYSELF, BUT DIDN'T PUT MUCH EFFORT INTO IT. YOU NEED TO WATER THEM A LOT, AND COVER WITH BURLAP TOO. MY OLDEST BROTHER KNOWS A GUY IN THE QUAD CITIES WHO RAISES THEM. BROTHER'S E MAIL ADDRESS IS: rattlesnakelorax@hotmail.com HE COULD PROBABLY GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION. SHIITAKES ARE VERY NUTRITIOUS, BUT MAITAKES ARE EASIER TO DIGEST. MY MOM FRIES THE PORTABELLAS FOR A FRENCH FRY-LIKE TREAT. BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR MUSHROOM QUEST!

-- Brent Bielema (airgun177@hotmail.com), June 27, 2001.

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