Archive for 2006
Happy Holidays from Taylor Lockwood
I wasn’t feeling that well but after waiting through three weeks of cold weather, the warm rains had returned and it was time to go.
I would be looking for Clathrus ruber, which is not that uncommon in the woodchips of planted areas around the San Francisco bay area. Common or not, a photo up to […]
Laissez les bon ton roulet!
Hey folks - the mushroom, mycelium and fungal news and press releases have slowed to a crawl. I can’t imagine why - I mean, it’s not like there’s snow on the ground (at least in the midwest…).
With that said, I’m headed off to New Orleans to enjoy the upcoming holiday season with my daughter. We’re […]
Andy Weil Updates
A story in the Arizona Daily Star’s Thursday edition, page A1 misstated services being contemplated for an alternative health center with links to Dr. Andrew Weil that is being touted as a possible addition to the Rio Nuevo Downtown redevelopment project. The services being discussed for the facility include: an exhibition center for lectures and […]
Australian Farmers Urged to Grow Truffles
From ABC Rural: Farmers looking to diversify after the drought are being urged to look at producing truffles. It takes at least five years to produce up to 40 kilograms of truffles a hectare. The exotic french fungus is currently fetching $3,000 a kilogram.
The Australian Truffle Growers Association is having its inaugural meeting this weekend […]
Mushroom Mousepads
From Taylor Lockwood: I’ve begun to put some of my mushroom video shorts on my website. There are trailers for the Trilogy and the “Treasures . . .” DVD, one called “The Secret Mushroom Garden”, and a new project called “The Mushroom Minute.” They are Flash videos so almost everyone should be able to view […]
Deadly Fungus Video Makes Rounds
No, this doesn’t have anything to do with The Ring. It’s about a video shot for a David Attenborough documentary, Planet Earth episode 8. If you’ve just eaten dinner, don’t watch. You’re about to see specialized fungi that infects an insect. The insect eventually collapses and the fungi grows from the insect and releases spores […]
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