By Karen Olson House, September 2007

• Introduction
• Mushrooms in North Carolina
• Edible or poisonous?
• Where to buy fresh mushrooms
• Mushroom nutrition
• Recipes
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Where to buy fresh mushrooms

These Web sites list farms and markets near you that sell mushrooms and other organic, sustainable food.

www.buyappalachian.org/index.php
www.localharvest.org
www.ncagr.com/ncproducts/index.htm

When purchasing shiitakes, the gills should be a whitish color. If the gills are brown, they are not fresh.

Fresh shiitakes can keep up to two weeks (some folks say three) in the refrigerator. Store in paper bags (plastic hastens decay).