Farmer helps put Jhutang back on mushroom mapBy Chen Kuan-pei and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerFarmer Lee Mei-ling (李美玲) has revived the mushroom industry in Changhua County’s Jhutang Township (竹塘) after adding modern facilities to her traditional mushroom farm. 1 producer of mushrooms until 20 years ago, when it fell behind other regions that were using improved techniques to grow larger mushrooms. Farmer Lee Mei-ling is pictured with some giant mushrooms at her farm in Jhutang Township, Changhua County, on Sunday. She started by renovating an old warehouse used for growing mushroom by installing air-conditioning and an environmental management system. “The characteristics of the land in Jhutang Township, as well as the wet conditions in winter, make it ideal for growing mushrooms,” Lee said.

Source: Taipei Times December 15, 2020 15:56 UTC