Here is the question :
WHICH STATE PRODUCES NEARLY HALF OF ALL U.S. MUSHROOMS?
Here is the option for the question :
- Wisconsin
- Virginia
- California
- Pennsylvania
The Answer:
And, the answer for the the question is :
Explanation:
[STC003915] One county in Pennsylvania is responsible for the production of over half of all the mushrooms that are sold in the United States. In the early 1800s, Friends began cultivating mushrooms in Chester County, Pennsylvania, which is located in southeast Pennsylvania just west of Philadelphia. To this day, its 61 mushroom farms produce more than 400 million pounds of mushrooms annually (the bulk of which are button and portobello), which is equivalent to 47 percent of the total mushroom production in the United States. The production of mushrooms is a nasty business since it requires a large quantity of compost, which can be generated from food scraps as well as manure from horses or chickens. Because the mushrooms thrive in cool, humid environments, they are typically produced indoors under carefully managed conditions. After that, mushrooms are typically hand-picked because mechanized harvesting results in more waste, and they are placed on the shelves of grocery stores within forty-eight hours of being gathered.