The Great Mushroom Catch

"In The Return of the Artisans, we take viewers on an intimate journey to see traditions that have been kept alive for hundreds of years, skills passed down from generations with pride, passion and love—now being passed on to new apprentices." ~ Lidia Bastianich

In Petoskey, Michigan, Lidia joins Justin Rashid foraging for mushrooms with his grandson.  Justin was a pioneer in the American farm-to-table movement.

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Later, at Ironbound Farm in Asbury Township, New Jersey, Head Chef, Gunnar Bentley, shows Lidia how to cook mushrooms as well as chicken on what they call the “mother fire,” an incredible 30-foot-tall outdoor grill. Opened as a cidery only a few years ago, the Farm has a big mission: training members of chronically underemployed populations with valuable farming skills to bring back to their communities.

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