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Mushrooms find a place beneath greenhouse benches
In Kennett Square, early growers used space beneath greenhouse benches to cultivate mushrooms alongside flowers. Chester County History Center connects the practice to Italian stonemasons who had worked in local quarries. The crop grew into a specialized regional industry, later supported by research at Penn State and by a workforce whose labor remains central to production.
A county that keeps growing
Agriculture is a living part of Chester County’s identity: a story of good land, nearby markets, specialized knowledge, and generations of people doing demanding work.
Kennett Square
A Borough shaped by a regional mushroom economy, a shared public library, African-American community life and a park authority that crosses municipal lines.
Southern Chester County
The Mushroom Cap
A Kennett Square specialty shop for fresh local mushrooms, regional gifts, cookbooks, and home-growing kits, with seasonal foraged varieties by availability.
Kennett Square area · Operator details checked 2026-10-03
Under the greenhouse benches: a Kennett mushroom story
A local history account links Italian stone masons, winter greenhouse work, and the beginnings of mushroom growing in southern Chester County.