Beyond mushroom soup: Maine growers cultivate gourmet mushrooms

July 11, 2017

"Everyone is at a different stage," says Eliah Thanhauser, head of operations at North Spore, which he started three years ago with Jon Carver, head mycologist, and Matt McInnis, head of marketing.

(Reprint from Mainebiz 7/10/2017) – Stop by the Brunswick Farmers’ Market on a given Saturday and you’re likely to see Emil Rivera, executive chef at the Sur Lie tapas-style restaurant in downtown Portland, “foraging” among the vendors for mushrooms, which he says have become a desired menu item. Read more here.