Barters and Small Business: Finding and Selling Wild Mushrooms

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The portable buying station.
The portable buying station.
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The next generation of pickers with their mom
The next generation of pickers with their mom
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Me with a mess of morels, 840 lbs: one day's buy
Me with a mess of morels, 840 lbs: one day's buy
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One day's picking for a man and wife team: nearly $1,200 worth of pine mushrooms
One day's picking for a man and wife team: nearly $1,200 worth of pine mushrooms
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Morels on the tarp drying.
Morels on the tarp drying.
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Wild mushroom: Morels.
Wild mushroom: Morels.
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1,800lbs of boletus edulus and local pickers
1,800lbs of boletus edulus and local pickers
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Wild mushroom: The Chanterelle.
Wild mushroom: The Chanterelle.
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Wild mushroom: Matsutake/Japanese Pine.
Wild mushroom: Matsutake/Japanese Pine.
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Wild mushroom: The King.
Wild mushroom: The King.

The Barters and Bootstraps column shares success stories in barters and small business ventures. (See the photos and mushroom illustrations in the image gallery.)

Barters and Small Business Success Stories

If someone were to tell you that you could be making $200,
$300, or even $500 a day picking mushrooms, your first
thought might be: “Are these the same kind that were passed

  • Published on Apr 1, 1996
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