Appalachia

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6. How many mushrooms can the economy realistically expect to absorb?

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 01:45 PM

Sep 2015

I've not noticed an especially high demand for mushrooms, and doubt they can be exported. If they were in higher demand, would that not already have been accomplished by existing underground mushroom farms?

Internet could be useful in retraining a certain portion of the local citizenry, if they're willing.

Education level is not especially high in that area.
I think I recall that Eleanor Roosevelt had a project to improve housing in Appalachia - back in the 30's or 40's, and that failed.

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