Located across the street from Angel of the Winds Arena in downtown Everett, workers at a mushroom farm are harvesting a bounty year-round.
Black Forest Mushrooms, which owner Nathanael Engen started in his garage in 2021, moved into a historic building on Hewitt Avenue in the fall of 2023.
"We're able to harvest 365 days a year," Engen said. "Every single day, we have the freshest mushrooms on the market." While Engen provides a local source for fresh-grown mushrooms, he noted 80-90 percent of the mushrooms in the United States are imported.
Black Forest Mushrooms, Engen explained, is named after a forest in Germany, which suggests thoughts of exploration and discovery. Customers visiting are called "adventurers" and employees are called "rangers."
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