Two women discover fortunes from city mushroom farms

Maureen Bosire (left) and Felista Nguthuko at their respective mushroom farms in Karen and Baba Dogo in Nairobi.

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

Three years ago, Felista Nguthuko wouldn’t touch a mushroom, let alone eat it. Today, she grows and sells hundreds of kilos of them every month — and has built a business that transformed her life.

In Kenya, mushrooms still carry a stigma. Many people confuse the edible varieties with their toxic wild counterparts, and suspicion lingers.

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