The Foraged Collective

Meet Moby! The mobile mushroom lab! Well it’s not exactly constructed yet but this trailer will be at our lab site today and we will begin the building process tomorrow! Moby is planned to be on the road by the end of this month and available to be used for workshops and interested organizations :)... Please feel free to message us with questions or suggestions of what you’d like to see in it :)! And follow the progress on our Instagram

Are you familiar with chaga (inonotus obliquus)?? It’s often found on birch trees in temperate forests of the northern hemisphere and is identified by its burnt looking exterior but vibrant orange interior, pretty beautiful Steep this as a tea or make a tincture to unlock its powerful antioxidants which can boost the immune system and help lower inflammation. Studies have even looked at its potential anti-cancer properties through tumor reduction in mice. Do you have a favourite medicinal mushroom? #mycology #fungi #chaga #inonotusobliquus #medicinalmushrooms

Though fast fashion certainly isn't sustainable, there is a trend to buy things on the go and this could be an interesting product to offer in place of short-use plastic shoes. The fashion industry produces a lot of waste, so sustainability is an issue everyone is trying to address, Silverman said. It’s hard to believe that people are going to change their consumption habits, but with this shoe, when someone gets tired of it or it wears out, it can go into the compost pile and not the landfill. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Seven species colonizing at different rates on the same grain ~~ We’re working n developing a list of B.C. specific strain variants and seeing what their growing profile is ~ so far millet has been the most adaptable ~~ what B.C. species would you like to see growing in a lab? #mycology #mushroomcultivation #fungi #fungicultivation #grainspawn #

Andie Bulman, from the CBC, determines the facts about fungi and clears up some of the fictions. Though this article is intended to outline species found on the East Coast of Canada, a lot of what is said can be applied to West Coast fungal forays! Happy fall hunting :) ... https://www.cbc.ca//n/andie-bulman-mushroom-pov-1.5644845