Why We Need Mushrooms

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Jan. 13, 2009
Q&A with Paul Stamets by Megan Phelps 
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What's one thing you think everyone should know about mushrooms?

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Mushrooms and their mycelium guard the ecosystem, connect food chains, and are one of the primary pillars of the food web — recycling nutrients and playing a critical role in keeping the forests and fields healthy. Mushrooms and their mycelium are quiet allies that are essential for our healthy existence. They are enigmatic, have a sense of humor, and socially as well as spiritually, bond together all that admire them. They have much to teach us.

Looking for more information on mushrooms? You can find more about growing mushrooms here and here. Also, check out our article on hunting wild mushrooms and this list of mushroom field guides.

 

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  • Jon Anderholm 9/14/2009 11:12:52 AM

    Always interesting your journal...
    Best,

    Jon Anderholm
    Xun Biosphere Project
    Cazadero, CA

  • Stuart Lubin 9/12/2009 3:28:31 PM

    I have read your article thoroughly, and people may eat mushrooms if they wish. It is not my desire to change anyone's opinion or eating habits, but to me, mushrooms are mycotoxins, and I would never ingest any. Fungi are a parasite that feeds off the body and requires the host to eat a lot of sugar to feed it and therefore makes the host fat, just as yeast makes flour rise.

  • Bob Brown 1/22/2009 3:03:57 PM

    I read an article in the NY Times in April 2008 documenting Mr. Stamets being hired to use mycelium to remediate dioxin on the site of an old sawmill in Ft. Bragg, CA. I would be very interested to know how this experiment is going. The prospects are very exciting.

  • Britt 1/19/2009 8:25:31 PM

    This IS fascinating stuff! To learn more about ALL aspects of mushrooms and other fungi, check out Fungi magazine and subscribe www.fungimag.com!

  • lauriecarlson1@gmail.com 1/19/2009 12:32:47 PM

    Another question---I'm sure organic mushrooms are the way to go, because I wonder how much fire retardant and weed killer wild mushrooms absorb due to logging practices. Maybe we should not collect wild mushrooms near former logging sites, which usually provide good hunting sites. Anyone know more about this?

  • lauriecarlson1@gmail.com 1/19/2009 12:30:10 PM

    This is the most fascinating information, about vitamin D and mushrooms. I'm wondering if I can use my tanning bed to irradiate some fresh mushrooms right now? It's pretty cloudy here in western Oregon.

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