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Letter from the Editor - Mushrooms & Fungi
By Liza Gabriel Fungi are all around us. They’re beneath our feet, in the air we breathe, in the soil we work in, and sometimes even in...
Liza Gabriel
Feb 43 min read
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The Right Way to Cook Mushrooms
By Liza Gabriel There are many misconceptions about how to cook mushrooms. They are often overcooked, losing much of their flavor. First,...
Liza Gabriel
Feb 41 min read
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The Many Pathways to Farming Fungi
by Steve Gabriel Shiitake yard at Wellspring Forest Farm Fungi and Mushrooms Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a specific group of...
Steve Gabriel
Feb 411 min read
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Interview: John from Catskill Fungi
Interviewed by Liza Gabriel A group on tour with John. Catskill Fungi, founded by John Michelotti, is based in Ulster County, NY, on...
Liza Gabriel
Feb 410 min read
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A Brief Exploration of Psilocybin Containing Mushrooms from the 1950s to Today
By Avery Stempel Photo 1 : Gordon Wasson 1957 Life Magazine cover. Psilocybin-containing mushrooms have been making headlines for all...
Avery Stempel
Feb 48 min read
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The Wisdom of Fungi Inspires Community Conservation
By Reina Gattuso On a sunny, early July morning, a small crowd gathered at the edge of the New York Botanical Garden’s reflecting pool....
Reina Gattuso
Feb 410 min read
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Root of Renewal: Forest Regeneration, Mushroom Cultivation, and Rethinking Regenerative Agriculture
By Rishona Hines The author with maitake mushroom We should never exhaust the possibility of learning something new each time we observe...
Rishona Hines
Feb 45 min read
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Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing advice as you aim to “Go Pro”
By Mary Ellen Kozak Summer shiitake harvest. Mushrooms are finally getting significant attention in the USA. As a culture, we embrace an...
Mary Ellen Kozak
Feb 45 min read
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Fungal Alchemy: Research and Practice in Transforming Toxic Compounds
By Jess Rubin Arbuscule in a plant root (10x) Before we glimpse into fungi’s ability to co-facilitate alchemy, transforming toxic...
Jess Rubin
Feb 47 min read
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The New Hampshire Mycological Society
By Meaghan Winders Hericium (Lions Mane) The New Hampshire Mycological Society is in its inaugural season, hosting its first walk on July...
Meaghan Winders
Feb 44 min read
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How to Grow Mushrooms on Logs, Totems & Stumps
Submitted by Northspore Mushroom Growing mushrooms on logs is an easy way to ensure you'll harvest mushrooms for years! After...
Northspore
Feb 48 min read
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Learning to grow mushrooms in a low-tech, low-input way
By Babette Wils Since 2009, I have been fascinated by growing mushrooms and always looking for a low-tech, low-input way to grow them. ...
Babette Wils
Feb 49 min read
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Growing Rogue: Decentralization, Discovery, and DIY in America's New Mushroom Industry
By Kevin Melman Oyster Mushrooms from Kevin Melman. Vermont Craigslist back in 2019 was a treasure trove. Between free mobile homes,...
Kevin Melman
Feb 43 min read
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Interview: Tony Kennette, Martenette Farms, New Jersey
Tony Kennette and his wife, Andrea, manage Martenette Farms in Hillsborough, NJ, on unceded Lenni-Lenape land. He also manages the...
Liza Gabriel
Feb 44 min read
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Mushrooms in the Heart of Massachusetts
By Amanda Dye Ali Soofi and Michael Bonilla's Shiitake Cultivation Workshop at REC's YouthGROW Farm. In 2019, just months before the...
Amanda Dye
Feb 44 min read
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The Lowly White Button Mushroom
By Gary Gilbert The common White Button Mushroom is probably the most famous fungal fruiting body. It is found in virtually every...
Gary Gilbert
Feb 43 min read
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Mycorrhizal fungi
By Hannah Shafer Under our feet lies a vast network of mycelium, invisible to the human eye. These aren’t the type of fungi you can...
Hannah Shafer
Feb 42 min read
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The New Bird Flu Epidemic: Hazardous Industrialized Ag Practices are Coming Home to Roost
By Steve Gilman Since its detection in 1996 in Hong Kong, the initial outbreak of the H1N1 “Bird Flu” virus has significantly...
Steve Gilman
Feb 410 min read
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Iconic New York Lakeview Organic Grain Mill Turns a Page
By Dan Sullivan The ties that bind. For nearly 30 years, Lakeview Organic Grain has been providing organic livestock feed grains, bagged...
Dan Sullivan
Jan 36 min read
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From Farmer to Advocate: Finding Ways to Help Those in Need.
By Avery Stempel The Legislative Office Building at the State Capitol in Albany, NY, has so much marble. Whenever I visit, I am...
Avery Stempel
Jan 36 min read
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