Morel season is in full swing in Ohio, which means mushroom foragers will be visiting all of their secret spots to hunt for the beloved wild mushrooms. Although morels can be hard to come by, area farmers are providing many different mushroom variants year-round, and are even working on cultivating morel mushrooms themselves.
Randy Koepfer, owner of Koepfer's Mushroom Farm in Wauseon said he hunts for morels around both the Fulton County and Lucas County areas, but won't give up the exact locations where he finds them.
"I've been hunting mushrooms all my life," he said. "About 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to get my hand in trying to grow them."
Koepfer grows 16 different types of mushrooms at his farm, including blue oysters, lion's mane, chestnut mushrooms, and pioppino mushrooms. The farmer said he's tried his hand at cultivating morels, but hasn't had too much success. The cost, research, and trial-and-error of this process can be taxing, too.
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