The Mushroom Pickers: Notes from Migrant Workers in the Wild

Discover the underground communities, personalities, and culture of commercial wild mushroom harvesting. In this landmark zine, now with a new introduction from the author, you'll meet the unusual characters and migrant workers who supply mushrooms like black trumpets, matsutakes, chanterelles, and morels to businesses and consumers across the country. Despite the swelling popularity of wild-harvested mushrooms, pickers and buyers profiled in these pages face threats from the federal agencies, covert cannabis-growing operations, and private companies vying to control the market. Olivier Matthon, the filmmaker behind 2022's Up on the Mountain, explores the mushroom trade as a meeting point of commerce and society's fringes this rich, nuanced portrayal of a unique community.