"I tried mushroom coffee for the first time at a crunchy cafe in West Berkeley: a latte brewed with a chaga mushroom elixir. It reminded me of a slightly bitter chai, with an astringent finish, thankfully softened by the mild sweetness of oat milk. But what the concoction lacked in…

Miami researchers discover process to sustainably produce psilocybin - a drug candidate that could help treat depressionA team of undergraduate students author published article Andrew Jones at Miami University and his team of students may have developed a research first. Through metabolic engineering, they discovered a way to sustainably produce…

Mushroom Office and Delphy are discussing further-reaching cooperation to serve growers together in the field of advice and training in the mushroom sector. The intention is to further develop new advice products that connect to the digitization of cultivation. The demand for more digital advice and education and training is…

In 2014, Ecovative Designs was working to combine mycelium with local crop waste to make a compostable biomaterial for packaging, and continue to expand their efforts. One example: A collaboration with Netherlands-based designer Eric Klarenbeek who 3D-prints with living mycelium and potato starch to create safe and sustainable products. The…

A company in British Columbia is working on the cutting edge of technological design. Salmon Arm's Technology Brewing Corporation has just been awarded $50,000 from B.C.'s Agritech Innovation Challenge for its development of a vision-guided robot capable of accurately picking, trimming and placing mushrooms in store-ready boxes."I'm often (asked) aren't…

What does water and a bag have to do with TenCate? Actually quite a lot as they thank their company existence to Dutch Nico ter Kuile. During the North Sea flood a large part of the coast of the Netherlands was destroyed. Nico was weaving synthetic bags and filled them…