We can have fresh mushrooms all year round in most American states. Pennsylvania is the biggest producer of Edible Mushrooms throughout the year from January till December. If you wish to get your hands over the freshly harvested and locally produced mushrooms, check out the following chart to find out the mushroom season in your area.
| State | Mushrooms in season |
|---|---|
| Alabama | March till November |
| Alaska | January till December |
| Arizona | January till December |
| Arkansas | March till October |
| California | January till December |
| Colorado | May till November |
| Connecticut | January till December |
| Delaware | January till September |
| Florida | January till December |
| Georgia | January till December |
| Hawaii | January till December |
| Idaho | Janury till mid-December |
| Illinois | January till December |
| Indiana | April till November |
| Iowa | May till October |
| Kansas | January till December |
| Kentucky | January till December |
| Louisiana | January till April and October till December |
| Maine | January till December |
| Maryland | January till December |
| Massachusetts | January till December |
| Michigan | Janury till mid-December |
| Minnesota | January till December |
| Mississippi | March till November |
| Missouri | March till October |
| Montana | January till December |
| Nebraska | April till December |
| Nevada | March till November |
| New Hampshire | January till December |
| New Jersey | March till November |
| New Mexico | March till May and September till November |
| New York | March till November |
| North Carolina | March till June and mid-September till November |
| North Dakota | July till September |
| Ohio | January till December |
| Oklahoma | March till November |
| Oregon | January till December |
| Pennsylvania | January till December |
| Rhode Island | January till December |
| South Carolina | January till December |
| South Dakota | January till December |
| Tennessee | January till December |
| Texas | January till December |
| Utah | March till mid-November |
| Vermont | January till December |
| Virginia | January till December |
| Washington | January till December |
| West Virginia | May till June and September till October |
| Wisconsin | January till December |
| Wyoming | January till December |
Mushrooms can definitely upgrade any of our meals. Picking them can be so much fun, but watch out! We need to be super careful and study the matter, some are poisonous and you need to know what you are doing very well! Luckily, there are people out there “cultivating” them for us, so we can get them fresh, dried or canned in any store. Of course, fresh or dried are best.
All types of edible mushrooms are high in fiber and diverse kinds of proteins. They also contain vitamin B as well as a powerful antioxidant called selenium, which helps to build a strong immune system. In particular, white button mushrooms are one of the few sources of vitamin D (the one you get from a sunbath!). They can potentially protect against cancer and Alzheimer and they are packed with potassium.
Another great reason to eat mushrooms is that they are so delicious and fun to cook! You can make the tastiest soup, stuffed cream cheese mushrooms, or if you like to up the game, a creamy mushroom meatloaf.
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