Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
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Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That's right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you'll find out how.
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The basic science goes like this: Microscopic cells called â€œmycelium"--the fruit of which are mushrooms--recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What Stamets has discovered is that we can capitalize on mycelium's digestive power and target it to decompose toxic wastes and pollutants (mycoremediation), catch and reduce silt from streambeds and pathogens from agricultural watersheds (mycofiltration), control insect populations (mycopesticides), and generally enhance the health of our forests and gardens (mycoforestry and myco-gardening).
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In this comprehensive guide, you'll find chapters detailing each of these four exciting branches of what Stamets has coined â€œmycorestoration," as well as chapters on the medicinal and nutritional properties of mushrooms, inoculation methods, log and stump culture, and species selection for various environmental purposes. Heavily referenced and beautifully illustrated, this book is destined to be a classic reference for bemushroomed generations to come.
Country USA
Brand Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer Ten Speed Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781580085793
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2005-10-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 787721964308
EANs 8601401106548

Country	USA
Brand	Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer	Ten Speed Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781580085793
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2005-10-01
UnitCount	1
UPCs	787721964308
EANs	8601401106548

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

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