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Jun 11, 2023

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LA GRANDE — What do you get when you put sawdust in a plastic bag? Well, a Lion’s Mane mushroom if you do it right. Matterhorn Mushrooms owners Steve Payne and Collete Zack learned how to grow

LA GRANDE — What do you get when you put sawdust in a plastic bag? Well, a Lion’s Mane mushroom if you do it right.

Matterhorn Mushrooms owners Steve Payne and Collete Zack learned how to grow mushrooms in bags of wood as a COVID project. Countless tutorial YouTube videos and books later, and after consulting with other mushroom growers, they have all but perfected the process. Now, they look to expand their business and to continue to bring palatable, healthy food to La Grande households.

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