This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead
- Posted on September 21, 2026
- By NPR
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This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead
The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.