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Mycelium Running
How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World
A manual for the mycological rescue of the planet
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Mycelium Running
by Paul Stamets. How Mushrooms Can Help Save The
World. The science is simple. In Mycelium Running, Stamets discusses
the various branches of this exciting new technology, including mycorestoration
(biotransforming stripped land), mycofiltration (creating habitat buffers), myco-remediation
(healing chemically harmed environments), and mycoforestry (creating truly
sustainable forests). Also featuring instruction in the fine art of mushroom
cultivation and tips for choosing the appropriate species of fungi for various
purposes. 352 pages. Many color plates, Glossary,
Bibliography. $35.00 + S/H
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More mushrooms, less pollution! Yes, you heard right: growing more mushrooms may
be the best thing we can do to save the environment and mushroom expert Paul
Stamets explains how in MYCELIUM RUNNING, a groundbreaking manual for saving the
world through mushroom cultivation.
The science goes like this: fine filaments of cells called mycelium, the fruit
of which are mushrooms, already cover large areas of land around the world. As
the mycelium grows, it breaks down plant and animal debris, recycling carbon,
nitrogen, and other essential elements in the creation of rich new soil.
What Stamets has discovered is that the enzymes and acids that mycelium produces
to decompose this debris are superb at breaking apart hydrocarbons—the base
structure common to many pollutants. So, for instance, when diesel
oil–contaminated soil is inoculated with strains of oyster mycelia, the soil
loses its toxicity in just eight weeks.
The science is both simple and brilliant, and in MYCELIUM RUNNING, Stamets
discusses the various branches of this exciting new technology, including
mycorestoration (biotransforming stripped land), mycofiltration (creating
habitat buffers), myco-remediation (healing chemically harmed environments), and
mycoforestry (creating truly sustainable forests). Also featuring instruction in
the fine art of mushroom cultivation and tips for choosing the appropriate
species of fungi for various purposes, MYCELIUM RUNNING is the consummate guide
to this newest trend in environmental science.
 | A manual for healing the earth and creating sustainable forests through
mushroom cultivation, featuring mycelial solutions to water pollution, toxic
spills, and other ecological challenges.
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| Mycotechnology is part of a larger trend toward using living systems to
solve environmental problems and to restore ecosystems.
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| Includes mycological projects for children (and kids at heart).
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| More than 100 full-color photographs of mushrooms, mycelium,
mycotechnology in action, growing techniques, and so on.
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| Provides detailed how-tos for growing gourmet and medicinal
mushrooms—allies to the immune systems of both humans and our planet.
Topics include techniques for germinating spores, transplanting wild
mycelium, and creating natural spawn. |
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