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[WA] The Mushroom Middle Man
    #13323894 - 10/12/10 12:36 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

The Mushroom Middle Man
October 11, 2010 - tdn.com


Jim Vance sorts mushrooms at his stand on West Side Highway.
He buys mushrooms from pickers and sells them to restaurants and food distributors.


For people with a hankering to pick mushrooms, Jim Vance is in the market to buy.

Vance set up a mushroom-buying stand last week on West Side Highway near the Carnival Market. He buys chanterelle mushrooms from anyone who picks them, then sells them to restaurants and food distributors. Some of the mushrooms even end up in Europe, he said.

Mushroom pickers can make $50 to $100 a day, Vance said. Some people, if they're good at it, can make a living at it during the busy season, he said.

"It gives unemployed people a chance to make some money," Vance said.

It's been a good season for mushrooms, so prices are lower for pickers, Vance said. He said he's paying $2 per pound for bucket chanterelle mushrooms, which are shaped like umbrellas.

Many pickers are hunters who run across patches of the fungi in the woods, Vance said.

The stand is open 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Vance said he isn't certain how long he will stay at his tent on West Side Highway, but the season ends in November.

Mushroom-buying is a nomadic lifestyle, said Vance, who's been in the business for 18 years. He said he travels from Washington to California during the fall months to buy months in forested areas.

Vance also works part-time as a hunting guide in Western Montana, where he lives.

People are usually happy when Vance stops in their town, he said.

"I show up, and I start handing cash out to people, and they're like, 'This is the greatest thing ever.'"

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Re: [WA] The Mushroom Middle Man [Re: veggie]
    #13324615 - 10/12/10 07:59 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

dont get me wrong I like Vance and all, he is doing his part in the chain.  however, it still seems a little low at 2$ per pound!?

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Re: [WA] The Mushroom Middle Man [Re: Object110011]
    #13325101 - 10/12/10 10:42 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

yep that is quite a ripoff considering the fact that he probably sells them at restaurants for 15$...

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