This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead

This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead

The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig...

Tanner Faaborg poses for a photo at his farm in central Iowa. The Faaborg family grows specialty mushrooms at 1100 Farm in central Iowa.

The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.

(Image credit: Madeleine Charis King)

Source: NPR Topics: News

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