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Turning mushroom waste into a resource for sustainable farming
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Turning mushroom waste into a resource for sustainable farming

The mushroom industry explores the potential of spent substrate, a byproduct of mushroom cultivation, for various environmental and agricultural applications.

Doug Bierend reports for Civil Eats.

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Can we create 'living buildings' made of fungi? And could they help us adapt to climate change?

A team of Vancouver academics is spanning the boundary between microbiology and architecture, thanks to oyster mushrooms and other common fungi. It could help construction's environmental impact, and help with insulation and even air quality.
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Growing fungus in low carbon, sustainable building materials

Two new studies show how a lightweight construction material and a fire-retardant, both made from fungi, could be safe, sustainable alternatives to the chemicals, foams, and plastics in our homes.

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Meati's mycelium steaks are going national in Sprouts Farmers Markets

Meati cofounder Tyler Huggins has a national distribution deal with Sprouts Farmers Markets to sell his steaks and chicken cuts made from the protein and fiber of mushroom roots.

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This new 'mega ranch' turns mushroom roots into meat

Meati has built a sprawling new factory that can turn tens of millions of pounds of mushroom roots into chicken and steak.
Are mushrooms the future of alternative leather?
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Are mushrooms the future of alternative leather?

MycoWorks uses mycelium, the substance in the root structure of mushrooms, to make Reishi, which has the look and feel of leather. Big-name companies are very interested.
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Serge Schmemann: Where have all the cèpes gone?

I have not yet found studies on the impact of climate change on mushrooms in the Laurentians. But mushroom-picking sites, like Mushroom-Collecting.com, have noted the growing scarcity of cèpes.

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