Fungi

Fungi Farmer Grows Mushrooms for Slow Food, Medicine, Bioremediation (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Mushrooms, Fungi, Mycelia, Bioremediation, Paul Stamets, Mushroom Farmer, Medicinal Food, Organic Farmer, Far West Fungi, Slow Food, Moss Landing, Organic Food, Mycelium, Oil Spill Cleanup, Fungi Farmer, Healing Food, Ian Garrone, Farmer, Mycoremediation, San Francisco, Organic Mushrooms, Mycelium Running, Video, Food News
Kirsten Dirksen

Can mushrooms save the world?

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Mushroom Hunter 'Massacre' Claims 18 Lives In Italy

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Italy, Northern Italy, Mushroom Picking, Milan, Fungi, Mushroom Hunting, Italian Mushroom Massacre, Mushrooms, Italian Mushrooms, Poisonous Mushrooms, World News

A bountiful Italian mushroom season has turned deadly, claiming the lives of at least 18 people in recent weeks. According to Italy's La Repubblica ...

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Telluride Mushroom Festival: Worth The Trip?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Picking Mushrooms, Telluride Institute, Shrooms, Fungi, Telluride Mushroom Festival, Poisonous Mushrooms, Video, Denver News

The Telluride Institute's annual Mushroom Festival starts Thursday, spreading an appreciation for all things fungi. 2010 marks the 30th anniversary o...

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Grow a Conscience: How to Garden Green

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manual, Soil, Pets, Fungi, Weeds, Packets, Appliances, Children, Grow, Agriculture, Green, Flowers, Million, Lawn, Emissions, Hand Fork, Animals, Products, Front Yard, Dill, Cilantro, Trowel, Grass, Ecosmart Technologies, Weeder, Flax, Farm, Salad, Plastic, Insects, Materials, Gardening, Olive Barn, Gas, Leed, Cultivator, Motor, Bugs, Local, Garden, Antibacterial, U.S. Green Building Council, Planet, Paper, Home, Organic Herb Garden Trio Kit, Plants, Nontoxic, Gloves, Chives, Certified, Green Thumb, Exercise, Tips, Gizmos, Fibers, Batteries, Wildlife, Fuel, Pesticides, Produce, MCR Safety, Basil, Electric, Hands, Natural, Acres, Seeds, Earth, Eco, Recycled, Pollution, Organic, Backyard, Exxon Valdez, Concentrations, Herb Garden, Kids, Killer, Hand-Powered, Vegetables, Devices, Spill, Fitness, Grip, Sierra Club Radio, Push, Herbs, Human Power, Gallons, Cordless, Energy Star, Window, Toxic, Essential Oils, Cotton, Packaging, Multipurpose, Memphis Green, Homeowners, Pots, Offset, Implements, Carbon Footprint, Fertilizer, Made in the U.S., Refueling, Yard, Fruit, Hoe, Mower, Rugged, Farmers, Oil, Environment, Bamboo, Pulp, Biodegradable, Items, Dibble, Razorcut, Ecomowers, Brill, Cobrahead, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Whether your farm fits in a window box or spans several acres, ensure a truly green thumb with these Earth-friendly gardening gizmos.

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Prudent Pampering: How to Choose a Healthy Nail Salon

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Feet, Staph Infection, Fungi, Nails, Manicures, Summer, Hands, Sandals, Cuticles, Pedicures, Salon, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

For many women, the manicure and pedicure is a relaxing treat. Just be sure that you don't get more than you bargained for: an infection or nail fungus.

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The Crazy World Of Mushrooms (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mushrooms, Fungi, Poisonous Mushrooms, Fungus, Food, Slideshow, Medical Mushrooms, Shrooms, Edible Mushrooms, Green News

There are estimated to be more than 140,000 species of mushrooms in existence, but only about 10 percent of those have been identified. Of that percen...

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Meet Quorn: This Fungus Ain't No Portobello

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Quorn, Vegetarian, Fake Meat, Fungi, Vegan, Fungus, Portobello, Food, Diet, Vegetarianism, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Meet Quorn-brand foods. In the 1960s, scientists and others became alarmed by the prospect of a global shortage of edible protein. In 1967, some British scientists thought they found the answer: A fungus growing in the dirt near Buckinghamshire, England.

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