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By Debbie Arrington<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mushrooms can grow on you. For mushroom farmers and nutritionists, that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n

According to experts, demand for the tasty fungi keeps, well, mushrooming as consumers discover more varieties to try in different ways.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMushroom demand keeps growing year after year,\u201d said Bob Murphy, vice president of Premier Mushrooms <\/a>in Colusa. \u201cIt\u2019s challenging to fill orders; people keep wanting more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demand peaks during November, prompted in part by mushroom stuffing and other holiday favorites. But year-round, mushrooms can find their way into almost any savory food.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year in the U.S., growers will harvest more than 1 billion pounds,\u201d said Murphy, who also serves on the industry\u2019s Mushroom Council <\/a>for North America. \u201cThat\u2019s our biggest harvest ever. And we still don\u2019t have enough for American consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

In recent years, mushroom consumption has steadily climbed, he noted. The average American eats about 2 pounds of mushrooms a year. To meet that demand, more mushrooms are imported from Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia has the highest mushroom consumption of any state in the U.S.,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cNot everyone likes mushrooms, but Californians eat mushrooms. They like them in all sorts of things. That\u2019s why we introduce a lot of new products here; there are so many foodies. They\u2019re also interested in healthy eating.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And that\u2019s where mushrooms \u2013 particularly the oversized portobello \u2013 have found their niche. Because they soak up flavors without adding fat or cholesterol, mushrooms have blossomed into a versatile meat substitute.<\/p>\n

\u201cMushrooms are the first vegetable to become center plate, the main course at restaurants,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cIt started with portobello burgers and portobello steaks. They became an acceptable alternative for people who want that meaty flavor, that experience of eating a thick steak, but without the down side of red meat. The portobello created a window to introduce other mushroom products.\u201d<\/p>\n

Technically, mushrooms are not vegetables (they are varieties of edible fungus, not plants), but they are treated like them, especially in culinary uses.<\/p>\n

A mushroom-burger blend will be coming soon to supermarkets, Murphy said. \u201cFor people who want to cut back on red meat, they could try a blend burger, 50-50 beef and mushrooms. By cutting meat by 50 percent, you cut fat, calories and cholesterol by 50 percent, too \u2013 but you give up nothing on taste. The whole (mushroom) industry is working on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

That same concept can be used to stretch meatloaf or meatballs with mushrooms, cutting fat and calories while retaining flavor and mouthfeel.<\/p>\n

It borrows from an old idea \u2013 mushrooms have always made meat go farther. Ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans included mushrooms in their diets. Easily preserved through drying, mushrooms could provide additional nutrition during cold winter months. Added to stews or soups, they add heartiness and earthy flavor that mimics meat.<\/p>\n

In the United States, almost two-thirds of all mushrooms are grown in Pennsylvania, Murphy said. That state became a haven for mushrooms because of its many caves, a natural habitat for this unusual crop.<\/p>\n

\u201cMushrooms like it dark and damp \u2013 just like in a cave,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s why Pennsylvania became the mushroom state.\u201d<\/p>\n

While mushrooms are an ancient food, breakthroughs in farming methods have made mushrooms a crop of the future. Developed by European growers, new technology has allowed farms such as Premier Mushrooms to grow more mushrooms faster year-round with less waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur grow rooms are extremely high-tech,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cThere\u2019s only two farms like it in the U.S. (The other is in Maryland.) We\u2019ve been in operation for 10 years and we\u2019ve quadrupled the size of our farm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its first harvest in 2007, Premier went from 16 growing rooms and 34 employees to 64 growing rooms and more than 250 employees. \u201cWe\u2019ve become the largest year-round employer in Colusa County,\u201d he said. \u201cUnlike seasonal crops, we harvest mushrooms every day every week \u2013 even Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

That adds up to 300,000 pounds of mushrooms a week.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, mushrooms were grown in coastal areas of California where temperatures hovered around 60 degrees and humidity stayed constant, Murphy noted. \u201cWith technology, we can grow anywhere. We control the temperature, humidity, fresh air flow, CO2<\/sub>, light. We can be consistent for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The darkened grow rooms contain large aluminum beds, filled 6 inches deep with growing medium \u2013 wheat straw layered with composted chicken manure and topped with peat moss.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything on the farm is pasteurized to keep out any bad bugs or bacteria,\u201d Murphy noted. \u201cWe steam clean everything (after three grow cycles), which means we can run the farm virtually chemical free.\u201d<\/p>\n

Premier grows the three most popular mushrooms: white button, crimini and portobello. All are strains of the same species, Agaricus bisporus.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe difference between a crimini and a portobello is about three days,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cThe portobellos are just big criminis. (Once mushrooms reach a certain stage), they double in size every 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new mushroom crop is ready for harvest in eight weeks, he added. \u201cMushrooms follow a schedule. You can time the harvest, from eight weeks out, usually within eight hours. It\u2019s amazing. How many crops can do that?\u201d<\/p>\n

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