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If you are looking to scale your mushroom growing operation, our Commercial Growers Program offers small to mid-sized mushroom farms premium organic spawn, sterile substrates, and expert support. Our members benefit from prioritized shipments, competitive pricing, dedicated account management, and tailored advice to ensure successful cultivation. More info here: https://lnkd.in/dRK8qFrb We want to give a shoutout to some of our commercial growers using our spawn and substrates to #spreadthespore. Pictures from left to right: Timberwoods Farm, Black Forest Mushrooms, Midway Mushrooms, Fox Farm & Forage, and Tripping Gnome Farm. #mushrooms #mushroomfarm #organic #fungi #growmushrooms

Who wants to come hang out with us next month? Mycology Outside is a full weekend retreat at The Ecology School at River Bend Farm in Saco, Maine complete with workshops, presentations, demos, food, lodging, kayaking, campfires, and more. Your mycological guides will be Christopher Hobbs Ph.D., Erik Lomen, Greg Marley, Turnip Vegan, Scott Guzman, and several others including North Spore CEO Eliah Thanhauser and Lead Mycologist Jon Carver! Details and tickets can be found here: https://lnkd.in/d_h9QfcB

We spent the weekend in Pennsylvania at the 10th annual MycoFest with William Padilla-Brown of MycoSymbiotics doing one of the things we love most: spending time with our fungi friends and capturing content to share with everyone. Stay tuned! 📽🍄 #mushrooms #fungi #videoproduction

We had a great time at the Telluride Mushroom Festival last year. We met up with a lot of amazing people, went on stellar adventures, and learned some new things - all against the stunning backdrop of the Colorado wilderness. Here are some highlights from our adventure, prominently featuring Alan Rockefeller and Graham Steinruck. It may help get you hyped for what’s to come this year at Telluride (August 14-18)!

"According to the study, [basidiomycete yeasts] are the fungal pioneers in the young postglacial soils and make a decisive contribution to the enrichment of organic carbon. The research team found that these specialized fungi are not only able to colonize the harsh Arctic landscapes before any other more complex life, but that they also provide a foothold for soil to develop by building up a base of organic carbon which other life can use."

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Exciting to see more and more research highlighting Turkey Tail's bioactive compounds and emphasizing its antioxidant properties. This study also outlines potential benefits for cardiovascular health and neuroprotection - promising avenues for further research.

Join us this Saturday, July 6 at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester for a relaxing mushroom walk after all that partying!

@fungaldiversitysurvey back again for the NAMA takeover! Thanks to funding from the State of California and the California Institute for Biodiversity, FUNDIS is engaged in the work of generating thousands of scientific grade macrofungi collections in California. This is a large-scale, long term project that we simply call CA FUNDIS. Through our work in CA FUNDIS we are making California a model for the rest of North America, to demonstrate the degree of civic engagement that is possible in the process of documenting and protecting fungi. One of our most recent collections in the CA FUNDIS project is this amazing fungal parasite of flying insects (iNat ID: 224641834). This fungus-on-fly was collected and photographed only four days ago by Stu Pickell @sir.myxo.lot in the mountains surrounding Los Angeles, CA. We have not been able to analyze the DNA of this new find yet, however our best guess is that it resides in the complex Entomophthora muscae for now. At FUNDIS, we use DNA barcoding to help determine the identity of fungal species. Barcoding is a term for sequencing short segments of DNA, which differ depending on the species, and therefore act as unique barcodes. Although DNA barcoding is a valuable technological tool for resolving species relationships, its power comes in synchrony with other taxonomic tools such as location, habitat, and macro- and microscopic features. Utilizing the entire toolbox, FUNDIS can help expand the knowledge of taxonomists and allow them to more accurately identify fungi. Your donations make a huge difference in our ability to conduct field research, perform DNA sequencing, and publish our findings for the greater good of the scientific community. Please consider donating to our mission!! See our bio for the donation link. Every contribution, big or small, helps us fund our research projects. Your generous support will allow FUNDIS to contribute valuable data to genomic and biodiversity studies, and ultimately have a larger impact on habitat conservation for rare fungal species in California, and beyond! Photo credit: Stu Pickell

Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) also known as monkey head mushroom has been used as both food and medicine in China for hundreds of years, with its history traceable back to the Sui Dynasty (521 - 618 CE). It was traditionally used as a tonic for supporting overall health and longevity. Buddhist monks reportedly used its powder as a tea to enhance brain power and heighten their focus during meditation. In recent studies, this mushroom has been found to impart a variety of benefits, including potential neuron growth in the brain, ulcer prevention in the stomach, and anti-inflammatory properties which help protect cells from damage. In New England, lion's mane is also known as the bearded tooth mushroom or Satyr's Beard, and can be foraged from standing trunks or fallen logs of hardwood trees from August to November.