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Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu ...

http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html

Dawg

Wow...the implications boggle the mind. Just the fuel production part of what he's saying has massive possibilities.

ARGHaynes

I've read several of Stamets books, they convinced me that mushroom cultivation needs to be a part of every community. I have a friend that manages a huge mushroom farm in PA, it is cool stuff. Not too complicated to do on a scale to support a small community. Mushrooms, cabbage and eggs- can survive off of that forever.

Conor

I've recently ordered some Elm Oyster mycelium from Bemushroomed (http://www.bemushroomed.com/index.php ), a free, peer-to-peer mushroom spore and spawn exchange. Some people report that growing this in vegetable beds doubles the yield of your vegetables, so I'm gonna have a shot at that.

If mushrooms can double vegetable yields, that makes 7 ways they can save the world!

VelaCreations

I grow oyster mushrooms here on corn stover (chopped up corn stalks). They produce really well, and the leftover substrate is excellent feed for animals. My pigs and chickens love it!

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