KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Thousands of visitors flocked to Kennett Square this weekend for the 40th annual Mushroom Festival, celebrating the borough's title as the "mushroom capital of the world" with food, family activities and a spirit of giving back to the community.

"I love mushrooms so much! It tastes so good," said Vincent of West Chester.

What better place to indulge in mushrooms than the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival?

The borough is better known as the mushroom capital of the world!

"We have 53 family-owned and operated mushroom farms that grow about 64% of the mushrooms in the entire country," said Gale Ferranto.

Ferranto is a third-generation mushroom farmer and coordinator of the festival. In fact, her mother, RoRo, is a co-founder.

"They thought, let's have a fes

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