Fungi ARE amazing!

in offgrid •  7 years ago 

We see them all around us, Mycelium, and Fungi growing in their unique way.

Whether you love them or hate them, Mushrooms play a vital role on our planet, building soil, creating biodiversity, and supporting life in all sorts of ways.

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Mushrooms are used in medicine, in the Chinese traditional medicines, mushrooms help with digestion, and can even inhibit tumor growth!

We here in the usa, see only a small number of mushrooms in our stores relative to other countries, fresh mushrooms spoil so fast that shipping them means shipping locally, or quickly.
We think of a blue Styrofoam with white mushroom, or maybe portobellos, people of a certain financial status think of truffels.

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Here in Oregon we have morels, chanterelles, and many other edible mushrooms, people here can make quite a bit of money selling mushrooms from the woods, and local health food stores sometimes have a buying price for mushrooms posted next to the mushrooms they have for sale.

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In some cultures mushrooms are used to induce a shamanic journey, opening the eyes of the neophyte to their part in tribal society.

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To my mind the most exciting aspect of fungi is it's use as a bioremediator, using fungi to heal the earth is a future we are certain to see, our world is calling out for an end to the abuse, and specifically for a healing of the wrecked portions.

I believe mushrooms ARE magic!

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