𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗮

Every August, a wild mushroom that cannot be successfully cultivated in farms, draws buyers, and, increasingly, visitors to a quiet gewog of Thimphu. In Genye, the matsutake season has long meant cash for those who collect and sell the prized mushroom. But since recently, residents say, the money no longer stops at the sale. It […]