Mushrooms (Fungi, Mycology) may look beautiful, taste great,
but are pretty dull tourism-wise. But Mycology can be exciting to us at Visit America Inc. We plan and operate a lot of special and professional
tours based on “ordinary”” themes, from Insurance Adjusters to Undertakers,
from Solar Energy Engineers to Golf Professionals.
So, if you have a request from a food-wholesaler,
supermarket owner or restaurant supplier association for a technical tour in
North America you may be happy to know that companies like ours do exist. We
can put together a tour around “mushrooms” covering all of America, or just the
East or West Coast.
Here a few ideas for a professional Mycology tour of the
East coast:
*Meet with a Mycologist at the New York Botanical Garden for
an orientation meeting.
*Visit one of the largest mushroom farms in the world, not
only producing daily, tons of white “button” mushrooms but also Crimini,
Shiitake, Enoki,
Portabella and Oyster mushrooms.
*Meet with a plant pathology professor of a state university
who will review wild mushrooms of North America and their harvesting.
*Visit a very large farm producing expensive exotic
mushrooms according to the latest technology.
*Visit a wholesaler and importer of fancy mushrooms and, if
time permits, meet members of a mushroom grower’s association.
*The farewell dinner can feature mushrooms, used creatively,
in all dishes.
Naturally, as mentioned above, we can plan and produce
technical or professional tours of any theme or area your client desires. Let
us know of your special tour needs.
For more information
please contact Beat Fischer at groups@visitamerica.com