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!
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Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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International Sloth Day
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Busy building wetlands
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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Bournemouth beach huts
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Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
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Let’s go foraging
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World Bee Day
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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World Environment Day
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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National Hug Day
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It’s Canada’s national day
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It s Bermuda s big day
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Skyscraper Day
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Boating on the Bojo
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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
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It’s oh so quiet
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European Day of Parks
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Presidents Day
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Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
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Eurasian scops owl
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World Lizard Day
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Brotherly cubs
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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World Honey Bee Day
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Happy Bee Day to you
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Everyone s watching the Perseids