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A Year of recognition To-Jo mushrooms wins two awards.

Publication: Mushroom News
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: A Year of recognition To-Jo mushrooms wins two awards.(general issue)

Article Excerpt
Four generations of D'Amicos have grown mushrooms in southeastern Pennsylvania, and each generation has built upon the previous. Joseph A. D'Amico started growing mushrooms in 1932 after purchasing a stone quarry in Avondale that came with a small mushroom farm that could produce 50,000 pounds a year. He focused on the fresh market in a time when other mushroom growers were selling to canneries, and in doing so carved out a niche for the small farm. The second generation of D'Amicos took over the farm in 1955 and expanded the operation with a focus on quality for the fresh market, shipping product to 28 states in the eastern United States.

Joseph J. D'Amico started with the family business in 1974, and in 1980 he established To-Jo Mushrooms--named after his two sons, Tony and Joe--to pack and distribute fresh mushrooms. He grew the business for two decades, and in 1994 saw the need for value-added mushroom products that resulted in the...

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