Phillips Mushroom Farm recognized.

Phillips Mushroom Farm of Kennett Square, PA was recognized as the PA Preferred Member Company of the year in January at the 2008 PA Farm Show in Harrisburg. "The PA Preferred program was developed to help Pennsylvanians identify and purchase locally-grown and processed foods and goods, opening new markets to small farms and processors while growing the state's economy," said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff. "We're proud to recognize Phillips Mushroom Farm and thank them for their outstanding contribution to the PA Preferred program."

Phillips, a third-generation family-owned business, markets more specialty mushrooms than anyone else in the United States. Leaders in the mushroom industry, they recently went through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Good Agricultural Practices audit process, a thorough safety inspection system.

The PA Preferred branding program was launched in January 2004 by Governor Edward G. Rendell to help market state-sourced food products and goods manufactured and processed in the state. More than 1,500 members have enrolled to date.