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Where are the fields of portobello and maitake? A rare look at Kennett Square’s mushroom houses.

Tourists come to Kennett Square hoping to catch a glimpse of mushrooms in the wild, only to learn they’re cultivated in cement structures.

Oyster mushrooms blooming inside a growhouse at Phillips Mushroom Farm in Kennett Square.
Oyster mushrooms blooming inside a growhouse at Phillips Mushroom Farm in Kennett Square.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer