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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

By morel delimma ⋅ May 22, 2006 ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets - If you’re already familiar with Paul’s books, you know that some of the language contained in his materials seems intimidating. But, once you grasp the concept of ‘running mycelium’ through the great photographs and step-by-step instructions, you’ll begin to understand what Paul’s getting to - changing the world through mushrooms.

For instance: “What fungi expert Paul Stamets has discovered is that mycelium also breaks down hydrocarbons - the base structure in many pollutants. So, for instance, “when soil contaminated with diesel oil is inoculated with strains of oyster mushroom mycelia, the soil loses its toxicity in just eight weeks.” You’ll be introduced to easy-to-grow mushrooms which could change your immediate environment and, in the process, could change your small part of the world. If one person in one neighborhood in each city in the U.S. took part in this project, we might elect a president who would sign the Kyoto Agreement. Ten Speed Press: October 15, 2005.