In this season one segment from “Weekends with Yankee” (episode 109), prepare to explore an edible idea bred out of a classroom. Richard and Amy meet Tucker Pforzheimer and Truman French, the college-classmates-turned-farmers behind MV Mycological, a booming mushroom-growing operation on Martha’s Vineyard specializing in shiitakes. Learn about the science of mushrooms, and why the Massachusetts island has an ideal climate for fungi.
About Weekends with Yankee
Produced by GBH, Boston’s preeminent public media producer, Weekends with Yankee is a Telly Award–winner in theTourism/Travel category and was recently nominated for Best New Series and Best Travel Program by The Taste Awards. Series funding for Weekends with Yankee is provided by New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development, Maine Office of Tourism, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, The Barn Yard, American Cruise Lines, and Grady-White Boats.