This comes as the fungi is boycotted due to the peat that is used to grow them. But mushroom growers say the campaign is putting thousands of jobs at riskThe National Trust has infuriated growers after taking mushrooms off the menu in most of its 300 cafes and restaurants.The bogs lock up carbon in dead moss – helping to fight global warming.
Almost all mushrooms on sale in the UK in an industry worth £528 million are produced using peat, which retains the water fungi needs better than other options. The National Trust says it has searched for suppliers to provide closed-cup mushrooms grown without peat.