Shiitake mushrooms

A new business is mushrooming

A new business is mushrooming in St. Johnsbury. Literally.

At Mushroom King, a new venture at the former site of a lumber kiln, shiitake, oyster and reishi mushrooms are sprouting. The farmers, Bob and Lisa Brown, hope to sell the thousands of pounds of exotic fungi to local restaurants and to a produce distributor.

Audio for this story will be posted at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15.

Inside a nondescript, corrugated steel building on Route 5, it feels and smells like a springtime forest. Fans circulate warm, humid, earthy air.

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