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Let It Snow

We may be biased, but we think our fantastic fungi community (that’s you!) is the most intelligent, engaged, clever and hilarious crew on the interwebs. We’ve so enjoyed getting to know you, learn from you, listen to you and share our common love for all things fungi. We love how game you are for even the wacky stuff, so we knew you’d be excited about this final fungi challenge of 2014:

WRITE YOUR OWN MUSHROOM MELODY

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T-bone Steak with Winter Chanterelles, by Eugenia Bone

Resident foodie Eugenia Bone serves up a savory winter dinner and reveals her secret sauce for the perfectly cooked chanterelle. Continue Reading…

Fungal Art

There are only a handful of debates that have persisted through the ages. Which rock band was better, the Beatles or the Stones? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Does art imitate life or does life imitate art? While we’re divided on the first two, here at Fantastic Fungi, we are in unanimous agreement about the third. But it may not be what you expect. Continue Reading…

Dr. Weil Fantastic Fungi

The Skin-Saving Miracle of Mushrooms

Tribe Member Dr. Andrew Weil knows a thing or two about the ‘shroom. A long time mushroom hunter, Dr. Weil incorporates them into his holistic lifestyle for their immune-boosting, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. While eating edible mushrooms is the most common way reap their many rewards, Dr. Weil shares that certain mushrooms offer significant anti-inflammatory benefits when applied topically. Continue Reading…

Fantastic Fungi Medicinal Mushrooms

The Healing Power of Medicinal Mushrooms

By Dr. Isaac Eliaz, M.D., M.S., L.Ac.

Mushrooms are truly magical. We have always used mushrooms as food and medicine. In fact, many mushrooms have long been used throughout Asia for medicinal purposes. There are at least 270 species of mushroom that are known to have various therapeutic properties. The practice of using mushrooms in Chinese herbal medicines has been recorded in early records of the Materia Medica. Continue Reading…

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A Message From Our Plants (Audio)

Davyd and Emma Farrell have a message for you. It’s a message from their plants.

It all started with a big mug of nettle tea, an afternoon meditation and a heart-opening ephiphany. Continue Reading…

Fantastic Fungi

What’s Your Mushroom Personality Type?

We all have a type. Each of us is a unique blend of characteristics, from the most superficial to the deeply complex. And while outward appearances are important, we know it’s really what’s on the inside that counts. If you haven’t figured out what excites you, inspires you and pleases you, it’s about time you discover your true MUSHROOM PERSONALITY TYPE. (This isn’t Myers Briggs, folks.) Continue Reading…

Fantastic Fungi

BeeFriendly™, a Breakthrough Solution

Perhaps the interconnectedness of nature is best exemplified by mycelium. It offers nourishment at every stage in the life cycle, from the soil to the plant to the human body. We know that medicinal mushrooms support the body at the most fundamental level – the immune system. In fact, medicinal mushrooms offer so many health benefits that certain species, including Turkey Tail, have undergone extensive research by the NIH for their immune supporting benefits. But, can mycelium offer immune support to other life forms? Continue Reading…

Michael Judd Fantastic Fungi Tribe

Welcome our newest Tribe member, Michael Judd

As any Mycophile knows, the more you understand about mycelium, the more you understand its intrinsic connection to all things. The real magic of mushrooms is their ability to provide life-sustaining solutions for creatures big and small, and it all starts with the soil. Continue Reading…

Fantastic Fungi

Fantastic Fungi Gallery Opening

Fantastic Fungi is quickly, uh, mushrooming into a community of serious fungi fanatics! From foragers to foodies, we’ve gathered quite the motley crew of shroom connoisseurs, and we’re just getting started. (Did someone say Mushroom Personality Quiz? Stay tuned!) Continue Reading…

Meet Eugenia Bone with Fantastic Fungi

A Chat Among Friends: Louie & Eugenia

Eugenia Bone is a long time food writer, author of five books (Her fifth, The Kitchen Ecosystem, was just released in September), an Italian cook, mushroom hunter, master canner, and all-around bloated pleasure seeker. Continue Reading…

Eugenia Bone’s Awesome Osso Bucco with Oyster and Portabello Mushrooms Recipe

From her paradigm-shifting new book, The Kitchen Ecosystem, Eugenia Bone shares a simple yet savory recipe that is sure to become a fall favorite. Continue Reading…

Alice in Wonderland Fantastic Fungi

Psychedelics Reconsidered, by Alan Muskat

“Alice remained looking thoughtfully at the mushroom for a minute, trying to make out which were the two sides of it; and as it was perfectly round, she found this a very difficult question.”

~ Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

If any mushrooms are going to save the world, it’s the psychedelic ones. Continue Reading…

Fantastic Fungi Mushroom Roadie

Fungi Photo Contest: Seeking Mushroom Roadies

One of the best ways to become acquainted with the wondrous world of fungi is to venture out on a foraging expedition. Continue Reading…

The Original Internet

Would you be surprised to know that the “original internet” is actually 1.3 billion years old? That’s right. The world wide web mimics the very first organism on earth – fungi. Continue Reading…

Louie Schwartzberg Mushrooms

A Film About Mushrooms

We know you’re curious. Are we REALLY creating a film about mushrooms?

Why, yes, yes we are.

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Fantastic Fungi Mushroom Foraging

And the Winner Is…

(Everyone Wins: Download Your Mushroom Foraging Checklist!)

800 quiz competitors, 400 more challenges,
1 beautiful mushroom hunting basket to give away… The suspense is killing us!…
Over the past 7 days, 800 people took our quiz to win the chance at owning a beautiful mushroom hunting basket, courtesy of Dr. Paul Stamets and Fungi Perfecti. Continue Reading…

Fantastic Fungi, The Forbidden Fruit (Video)

Imagine an organism that feeds you, cures you, reveals secrets of the universe, may have advanced the proto-human brain, and today could help save the planet. An organism that seems to be conscious.

Now imagine that it’s in the ground beneath your feet. Continue Reading…

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Download Your Mushroom Recipe Cards

Fantastic Fungi for the Foodie

reccardsDownload these 4 easy, delicious recipes featuring savory, succulent mushrooms: Continue Reading…

Dr. Paul Stamets

Paul Stamets talks mushrooms in Discover Magazine

Our friend, mycologist Paul Stamets, recently caught up with Discover Magazine to discuss all the amazing healing properties that lie within mushrooms. Continue Reading…

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