MycoWizards

Jason Scott's mystical spagyric tinctures have held a place in a lot of our myco-brains since first glimpse at his massive stacks of soxhlets and glassware towering from counter tops like a city scape of an alchemical alter. The reductive nature of "modern science" has boiled down complex mystery and subsequent discovery into single source solutions as the silver bullet search conti...

Will MacHugh is a Washington state based mushroom farmer with a long standing background in the world of agriculture. He has grown fast and smart and he has noticed what a lot of us are too busy to do much about...the importation of extremely cheap shiitake logs from China. Will has assembled this website as well as this simple survey ... If you are a mushroom farmer in the US do us all a favor an...

In this crazy beautiful world we live in, we forget how connected we are. Who would of thunk that flowers and mushrooms needed each other.. Not I.. But im no Mycologist. In todays episode Erik and Gregor talk about the connection between orchids and mycelium and how to work together to produce one of the most beautiful flowers we know and love. ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycow...

And then there was fungi. What's new in the mushroom world? Bipartisan group of Pennsylvania members to re-introduce Bill protecting mushroom farmers. Things in the mushroom capital of the world are shaking up. Work forces, automation and lack there of. We talk about it all in 1 of our two episodes this week! https://www.thecorryjournal.com/news/article_3d006116-facd-11ef-8c71-4f03cfe38818.ht...

Leaving brown town and cruising towards ultra violet summer. What to do with cauliflower lions and why UV water filtration is a thing you should do! IF YOU WANT TO BE ENTERED TO WIN ONE OF OUR GIVEAWAYS, GO TO https://mycowizards.com/join_us AND BECOME A MEMBER AT ANY LEVEL!  SHIRTS, MERCH, AGAR AND LIQUID CULTURES ARE UP FOR GRABS TO ALL MYCOWIZARDS SUBSCRIBERS!!! Become A MycoWizard today and ke...

How do you say mushroom in french? They won't take husbands, but they will take farmers. Trust us, we tried. Also, buttons are better in other places. Apparently an infinite growth mindset does bad things to crops. Weird. IF YOU WANT TO BE ENTERED TO WIN ONE OF OUR GIVEAWAYS, GO TO https://mycowizards.com/join_us AND BECOME A MEMBER AT ANY LEVEL!  SHIRTS, MERCH, AGAR AND LIQUID CULTURES ARE U...

So we failed Mechanical Dedikaryotization. But that wont stop us! Today we talk with Gregor Jones about his findings and what we can improve on as we take the next steps in our fungal journey! ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this space and much more! USE CODE CNS30 A...

What are mushrooms good for if not a final resting place? take a took at one of this weeks episodes where Erik and Mike chat about the many uses for these funny shapes of water we call mushrooms! ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this space and much more! USE CODE CNS3...

Tumultuous tariffs and other manure. Today's broadcast is all about poor leadership decisions from the top and how/why farmers need some buttressing for their sh*t umbrellas and a red ribbon road of loopholes to cartwheel through just to stay afloat. Beware the suits and grow your fruits, fam. ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives foc...

Do you have a good Morel code? We like to think we do. Or at least we know of folks who do... Murder, mayhem and corporate tomfoolery abound in todays broadcast all about the mighty morel and how yes, you can cultivate them if you happen to be a pair of Norwegian twin genius'. This and more, including our first t-shirt GIVEAWAY!!! ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.co...

When you ask, We answer! tune information our second broadcast this week where Erik and Daniel hash out some basic ideas and answers to supplementation for our friends around the world and in the states! Mead! Aliens with middle fingers! Daniels exhaustion, the whole thing and a bag of chips. ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused a...

And then there was space! come check out one of this weeks episodes with Gregor Jones! We talk NASA. We talk Space. We talk about things that don't belong in our face. Just kidding.  ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this space and much more! USE CODE CNS30 AT CHE...

David Medlock of Highland Fungi has been sending me the most incredible papers and research articles on all things fungi over the entirety of 2024. He has an unwavering dedication to obsessively digging for details to generate solutions to extremely complicated issues in the cultivation of the 5th kingdom. With a background in all things fabrication David engineers solutions around the problems we...

A royal pardon for the founder of the Silk Road. What could it mean? What new precedent has been set? What do we know? Not much, but tune in and find out anyway. ALSO Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this space and much more! USE CODE CNS30 AT CHECKOUT FOR 30 DAYS FREE CREE...

Tony Bag-of-Donuts should not be in charge of shipping. Today the boys chat about the importance of refrigerated shipping and why CNS ain't here to ship it dry! Its bodies in bags, cellular death, overheated trash and more of that good Doom you've come to love! ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycol...

Like a bad idea, mushrooms can grow anywhere and on anything... and apparently anyone? From amphibians to your dorm room wallpaper, if conditions are right, the mycelial network will adopt your components and make them their own! Learn more about this weirdness in today's episode and stay tuned for more giveaways! ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have r...

Can you eat Chestnut mushrooms and poop gold? Or maybe still it down and cure cancer in mice? We don't know but we're figuring it out in this beautiful Monday broadcast! So grab your pets and some tasty mushrooms cause it's gunna be a messy ride! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35363110/ ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives...

Phil Ross is a legend in the bay area myco-space. If you don’t know him, I suggest you start with the first video that really propelled Phil and the idea of myco-materials into the world entitled "Built With the Cleanest Technology on Earth: Nature" … Within this short video made only eight years ago, the fungal-bug that had and continues to bite us all is ever-present. It shows the poss...

The follies of those fallen to the orange reaper; neurospora. Generalization vs. Specialization, who wins that particular apocalypse? Don't put all your eggs in one super sack, the rolling giveaways continue! These talking points and more, on today's MycoWizards Broadcast. ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around comm...

Around the States in 80... mushroom festivals. The epoch of shroomie industry that sprang this phenomenon into being, what its like being recognized out in the world, navigating a jet-setting livelihood while being married to a farm, flow hood giveaway and more! ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new...

R.I.P.  capnstem Instagram account. Mike and Erik talk about what it the meta verse has done to us and many mushroom farms alike and what we can do moving forward to combat and rebel against the powers that be! ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this space and much more...

This broadcast from the secret lair brings you the cordy culture mafia, gatecrashing gatekeepers, Militaris tides a' rising and one dazed and confused co-host. Bespoke scientific article here  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gxqBeIbpvyYTtMGPyu3yiw2vimbfPIfd/view?usp=sharing ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commerc...

The mythical Ween-loving duo of MadCap Mushrooms, Blake and Lindsey, jammed gears from the cold mountains of Vermont over to the blistery doom of Maine for what started as a tour of Cap N Stem and turned into a fully fledged podcast recording session! This podcast was recorded using the antiquated old mics from our earliest episodes, lending a quality we have always shot for. If you have ever been...

Deadly fungi and disinformation debunking is on the table for this episode of Broadcasts. News media sensationalizing a bummer story while demonizing a substance that wasn't even at the party. ALSO  Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this space and much more! USE CODE MY...

WELCOME ONE AND ALL  To the first episode in our new MycoWizards News segment!   In this episode we discuss what's new in the realm of organic certification and what that means for new mushroom farmers, old mushroom farmers and dog food food producers alike.  https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/23/2024-30211/national-organic-program-market-development-for-mushrooms-and-pet-food...