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HISTORY Modern history
On Friday 13 June, the new mushroom pavilion at agricultural museum De Locht in Melderslo was officially opened, the kick-off to an ‘open house’ week- end. The pavilion shows visitors a modern slant on the history of mushroom cultivation.
By Roel Dreve
Around a hundred guests, including many active and former mushroom growers, sponsors and ‘celebrities’ from the sector, attended the ceremony. Jan Huys, who also talked everyone through the programme, was welcomed with his wife at the entrance to the museum restaurant. In the restaurant, Jan Hulsen, chairman of De Locht, related the lengthy history leading up to the pavilion’s creation. The decision to build was already taken in 2006, but progress was hampered by bureaucracy and building delays. The ultimate investment of 800,000 euro was funded by De Locht’s own purse and cash flow, sponsorship and subsidies granted by the local council and the EU. He thanked all those who suppor- ted achieving this ambition. “A very special word of recognition is due to the 210 (!) volunteers at Locht , wit- hout whose help we wouldn’t be here”, praised Hulsen. A visibly proud Wiel Clabbers, chairman of the Mushroom Committee at De Locht then went into gre- ater detail about the realisation of the ‘world’s largest mushroom’, a building in the shape of a cross section through a mushroom on its side, with the cap housing a
The stunning new pavilion with the casing soil train in the foreground. “800,000 euros, but worth every cent!”, proclaimed Hulsen.
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