Is it just us or does this porcini mushroom look straight out of a fairy tale? We"re featuring this sweet "shroom today because September is National Mushroom Month, a non-official holiday inaugurated in 1992 as part of a governmental effort to promote mushroom farming in the US. Some of the biggest celebrations this month occur in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, which is recognized as the Mushroom Capital of the World. The town of just 6,000 people cultivates around 500 million pounds of mushrooms each year, about half of the total US crop.
It s National Mushroom Month!
Today in History
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High above the reef
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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The dog days of summer
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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National Park Week begins
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Is this Minecraft headquarters?
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Dressed for winter fun
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A day for the dolphins
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Bournemouth beach huts
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American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Sky island views
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Acadia transformed
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National Lighthouse Day
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Cold? What cold?
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Paleontology meets art
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Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Winter solstice
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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Black History Month
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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Ronda, Spain
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Lobster tales
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Lavender fields on the Valensole Plateau in Provence, France
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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Under Parisian skies
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Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
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A little bit of Wonderland in New York City