Mushroom madness

Friday, July 6, 2007 | 2:00 a.m. CDT; updated 2:37 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Pam Johnson hangs a sign on Thursday advertising this weekend’s Mushroom Festival at The Mushroom Farm in Bugtussel. Farm owner Fred Fry expects a crowd of 2,000.   ¦  SALLY MORROW/Missourian
BY Sally Morrow

The first Mushroom Festival will be held in Bugtussel this weekend, beginning at 9 a.m. today and continuing through Saturday at The Mushroom Farm. Mushroom tours are offered during the day, and live bands will fill the air with music in the afternoon and evening. Fred Fry, the farm’s owner, expects a crowd of 2,000 people and hopes to increase interest in the mushroom growing industry.

Fry has 3,000 logs and sells a variety of mushroom species, including Shiitake, which he says have become very popular among those interested in healthy eating. Fresh mushrooms will be available for sale during the festival, as well as kettle corn, homemade pizza and funnel cakes. Additional vendors will be selling crafts, T-shirts and other goods.

Bugtussel is 45 minutes east of Columbia on Interstate 70. Take exit 170 and follow the Shiitake Mushroom signs. For more information, visit themushroomfarm.com.

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CHARLES FRY July 16, 2007 | 7:11 p.m.

thanks for the story . All of us that attended found the farm atmosphere to be one of harmony and relaxation.
P.S. you should have tasted the spegetti with Shiitake sauce

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