Cultivating a Following for Fungi

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Pioppinos grow in Italy—they’ve become popular with chefs in Manhattan, where many of these will be shipped.
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Bob DiPietro (left) and Mike Hallock, co-owners of the RI Mushroom Co., are now selling to 69 Whole Foods Markets, plus farmers’ markets, chefs locally and upscale eateries in Manhattan.
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Clockwise from top: Chanterelles from Oregon, Shiitake and King Oysters from RI Mushroom Co.
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White Beech
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Blue Oyster
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Brown Beech
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Maitake
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Wild Chicken of the Woods
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Golden Oyster