KALAMAZOO, MI -- They're locally sourced, they're healthy, but don't look for Michigan morel mushrooms in the produce section of People's Food Co-op, 507 Harrison St., in Kalamazoo.

"I try not to sell them because they go for $50 a pound now," said Rosie Florian, produce manager at People's Food Co-op. "People's Food Co-op exists to create access to food that is healthy for people, land and the economy.

Rosie Florian, produce manager at People's Food Co-Op, said organic mushrooms, crimini and portabella, are from Wisconsin. Local shiitakes will be coming in the first week of June.

"We are trying to provide access, and that is kind of out of many people's league."

She was out of town a few weeks ago and one of the other buyers got morels, she said, not knowing of Florian's stance. The wholesale price -- $30 to $40 a pound.

Florian said when people ask "we try talk to them about foraging for morels themselves, engaging in their food in a more personal manner."

She said carrying morels can be a risky business for stores, too, because of the potential for poisonous lookalikes.

Most stores and restaurants that do buy wild mushrooms use Earthly Delights, a national source of foraged foods, because their workers are certified and knowledgeable.

"Instead of buying off the street, I would get them from there. But I have decided the cost is prohibitive," Florian said. "Our selection of produce is huge and it's in a small space so I would rather carry more affordable mushrooms."

Shiitakes, locally produced, will be available in the first week of June; oyster mushrooms, portabellas and crimini, or baby bella, are also readily available at about $4 a pound, she said.

Plenty of Michigan residents like to forage for their own, either for their own consumption or to sell.

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