The fascinating scope of things that mushroom technology can make, from vegan leather to biodegradable packaging, and then some.
The sustainable ingredient of the future can make meat, leather, houses, and on top of that, itâs fast-growing and it comes right from nature: mushrooms. Specifically, their myceliumâthe fibrous, sprawling root network of âshrooms. Mushrooms are the bane of many outdoor gardeners while simultaneously being considered among the most exquisite ingredients to cook with. (Hello, hen-of-the-woods.) Itâs also central to a growing number of sustainable innovations across multiple industries.
And, people are finding a new appreciation for mushrooms. Alexis Nikole Nelson, known on social media as the âBlack Foragerâ has 2.6 million followers on TikTok, where she has ignited a whole new crop of amateur foragers through her informative, funny, and charming videos about wild edible plants and mushrooms. Famed mycologist Paul Statmentsâ TEDx talk, titled â6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the Worldâ is just shy of 7 million views. The culinary world is experiencing a âshroom boom, with fungi popping up everywhere from high-end menus to ready-made supermarket meals. And Yale researchers have discovered that the psychedelic drug psilocybin, which occurs naturally in some mushrooms, could even influence the growth of neural connections lost due to depression. Mushrooms can do so much more than that, though. Here are 10 ways this incredible fungus is changing the world.
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