Morel mushrooms spring up in areas ravaged by wildfires. Pickers can make up to $500 per day wandering through the woods gathering them up.
As Canada doesn’t keep track, nobody really knows just how much is sold to avid markets around the world.
They set up camps where some stay behind to cook and care for kids while the others make their way through amazingly rough terrain.
The number of morels harvested each year in Canada is hard to pinpoint, as companies are reluctant to share sales data and the government doesn't track it.
On its website, West Coast Wild Foods sells one pound of fresh morels for $30 and the same amount of dried product for $180.
The Forty-Niners of 21st Century Canada.
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