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🍄‍🟫 How To Run Mycelium: A Fungal Tissue Culture Workshop 🧫

Ever wondered how mushrooms go from forest to plate? Most people encounter mushrooms only in restaurants or supermarkets, never searching for these fungal fruiting bodies in their natural habitats. So how did humans leap from foraging to on-demand cultivation? 🤔💭

This hands-on lab workshop will unveil the secrets through the theory and practice of laboratory techniques used in mushroom cultivation! 🔬

Working with mushrooms from the grocery and wild, you’ll learn to:
🧫 Formulate solid (petri dish) agar media for mycelium growth
🕸️ Use sterile techniques to handle fungal specimens and culture mycelium
♻️ Create a personal still air chamber from up-cycled materials

These methods are fundamental not only for mushroom cultivation but also for propagating mycelium used in biological materials, textiles, and artwork! 🎨

Led by Craig M Trester, founder of MYC.NYC, this workshop is perfect for aspiring mycologists, bio-artists, and curious minds!

Don’t miss this chance to dive into the fascinating world of mycelium! Limited spots available.

📍Biotech Without Borders

43-01 21 St Suite 319 Long Island City, NY 11101

📅 Thursday, August 22nd

⏰ 7 - 9pm

Registration link in bio & below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-run-mycelium-a-fungal-tissue-culture-workshop-tickets-893761894887

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🍄 Intro To Mycology: The World Of Fungi, Mycelium & Mushrooms 🌍

Join us for an exciting evening exploring the wondrous world of fungi on Tuesday, August 6th from 7 - 9pm at Biotech Without Borders!

Discover how fungi interconnect every aspect of life, influence our health and can be harnessed for environmental solutions! 🌍🔬

In this lecture & DIY cultivation workshop, you’ll:
🍄‍🟫 Dive into ecology, anthropology, pharmacology & bioremediation of fungi
📦 Learn low-tech, low-cost mushroom cultivation techniques
🕸️ Create and take home your own DIY mushroom cultures

📍Biotech Without Borders

43-01 21 St Suite 319 Long Island City, NY 11101

📅 Tuesday, August 6th

⏰ 7 - 9pm

Registration link in bio & below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-mycology-the-world-of-fungi-mycelium-mushrooms-tickets-893873318157

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Tune in tomorrow to for InTREEdependence, an awesome day long live event organized by ! At 3pm I’ll be doing a live mushroom walk through Forest Park in Queens! Also be sure to tune in at 11am as well for some urban birding with too!
More details below!
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Join this Thursday 10/14 via instagram live for another double header, this time charting the aboves and belows of the forest ecosystem, aka InTREEdependence. At 11:00am we'll take a walk through Washington Square Park with urban ecologist and amateur birdwatcher Georgia Silvera Seamans . Then at 3:00pm we'll meet mycologist Craig Trester .myc for a mushroom foray in Forest Park. Along the way we'll tease out the many integral links between birds, bugs, fungi and trees...and hopefully spot some warblers and maitakes!

Had a great conversation catching up with Daniel and his recent work down in Mexico during the season one finale of the Applied Mycology ( ) podcast. Be sure to check it out and stay tuned for some upcoming announcements about season two and bonus content releases!
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Daniel Reyes of MycoAlliance ( ) joins us in the season one finale for a discussion of his applied mycological organization and journey into the path of mycoremediation. We move from his scientific and professional background into the story of how he started a mycology education center at Circle Acres, a capped and restored landfill site in the city of Austin, Texas. He provides insight into how he followed Gary Lincoff’s “dedicate your life to mushrooms” advice in a measured and thoughtful way, which has led him from mostly teaching about the uses of fungi to developing mycoremediation research protocols in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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While this episode will wrap up season one of Applied Mycology and we will be taking a short break over the summer months here (in the northern hemisphere), keep an eye out for special bonus content coming in the near future.
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To keep up with Daniel’s work you can follow him on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mycoalliance/
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Check out Daniel’s episode through the link in the bio and below:
https://anchor.fm/appliedmycology/episodes/10--The-MycoAlliance-Story-e11lpgr
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📸 Photo Credit: Daniel Reyes
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It’s always wonderful catching up with Olga, check out our discussion on this week’s episode of the podcast!
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Olga Tzogas, the founder of Smugtown Mushrooms ( ), joins us for an in depth discussion taking us all the way from Rochester, NY to the mountains of Greece. Olga shares her journey of starting a community based mushroom business that has become a hub for much more than mycology, and how the cultivation of community and fungi led her to begin organizing mushroom festivals and gatherings.
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She provides insights and tips into quality event organization that allows attendees to connect with nature and each other, as well as re-imagine what a healthy society could look like and take steps to create it. Our conversation also gets into Olga's Greek roots and her experience of reconnecting with the culture through the lens of fungi, which eventually led her to host mushroom based tours of the country.
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To keep up with Olga’s work and her business for mushrooms, products, cultivation supplies and grow kits (including the Rochester Reishi!) check out Smugtown Mushrooms: https://www.smugtownmushrooms.com/
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Check out Olga’s episode through the link in the bio and below:
https://anchor.fm/appliedmycology/episodes/9--Building-Mycological-Community-e10on6c
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📸 Photo Credit: Olga Tzogas
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from the Applied Mycology ( ) Bi-Weekly Update!
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Applied Mycology Update
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We’re currently at 3 months since the release of the Applied Mycology podcast’s first episode and excited to share that this week we passed 3,500 plays and are now at 600 followers, thank you all for tuning in!
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This Friday we’ll be releasing Episode 9. with Olga Tzogas, founder of Smugtown Mushrooms ( ), a pivotal figure in the East Coast myco community, core organizer of regional mycology convergences/festivals and co-creator of the New Moon Mycology Summit ( )!
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Been pretty quiet for the past weeks to months while I’ve been working on a number of projects. One them that I’ve excited to announce and that I’ve recently joined Harlem Grown ( ) as their compost coordinator! They’re an incredible organization with an amazing mission and fantastic team that I’m thrilled to call myself a part of. Excited to bring my experience to show community members in NYC how to create biologically complete compost!More details to follow, stay tuned!
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Composting is back on the farm, just in time for ! Our agriculture team and Craig, our new compost coordinator, have been hard at work to make this possible. We’re accepting food scraps at our 134th Street Farm and at the Learning Annex on 127th Street (128 127th Street, across from the Oberia Dempsey Center). Note: this is *not* the 127th Street Farm. Swipe for instructions and more details!

We’ve partnered with the for compost distribution (as we are not distributing compost at this time). Please reach out to them if you’re a community group interested in free compost. It’s also available for individual purchase at . Check out their website for more info.

Sat down with Damon to discuss his career as an educator, naturalist and scientist on this episode of the podcast, you’re in store for an amazing listen!
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Damon Tighe ( ) joins the show to provide a wide ranging perspective on studying fungi and the natural world in general. From developing new genetic techniques for assessing microorganisms to DIY mushroom cultivation experiments to prolific cataloguing of the planet’s biodiversity with the iNaturalist app ( ), Damon has advanced the knowledge of and techniques for studying the Earth’s residents on multiple fronts.
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His current work focuses on outreach and improving the teaching of molecular biology techniques, so we discussed the importance of science education, good experimental design with modest research goals, training the next generation of scientists, and the importance of not getting lost in the allure of all the amazing new technology emerging in the biological sciences. Additionally he tells us about the importance of bio-blitzes and the use of apps like iNaturalist both for advancing the ecological sciences and developing a community understanding and appreciation for them. From leading edge molecular technology to home cultivation experiments to learning the biodiversity in your neighborhood, Damon helps shed light on ways to study and work with fungi from the complex to the highly accessible.
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Follow Damon's Work:
https://www.instagram.com/damontighe/
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Check out Damon's episode through the link in the bio and below:
https://anchor.fm/appliedmycology/episodes/8--Exploring-Fungi-from-iNaturalist-to-Biotech-evulam
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📸 Photo Credit: Damon Tighe
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from the Applied Mycology ( ) Earth Day Update!
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Happy Earth Day!
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We wish everyone a happy Earth Day and hope you’re getting outside in service, advocacy or to simply enjoy the ecological miracle that’s our planet!
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Although it’s officially the holiday’s 51st anniversary we should work to appreciate and take care of our home everyday, especially considering its currently habitable conditions have been hundreds of millions of years in the making!
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Next week we’ll be releasing Episode 8. featuring Educator and Naturalist Damon Tighe ( ), who will be wrapping up our recent triptych of molecular mycology/ecology sessions!
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Check out the latest episode of the podcast, caught up with Danielle on her past community mycoremediation work and current PhD research at UC Riverside!
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Multidimensional mycologist Danielle Stevenson ( .stevenson7 ) shares her knowledge and experience, past and present, from starting a DIY mushroom spawn business ( ) and conducting community bioremediation research to pursuing a PhD in environmental toxicology focusing on how mycorrhizal fungi regulate plant uptake of heavy metals.
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We begin by discussing her current research which utilizes a mix of microscopy, genetics and chemistry to assess the functions of arbuscular mycorrhizae in different types of soil. Danielle also talks about her journey into using fungi for managing community waste streams and we explore topics in mycoremediation, educational outreach for mycology, grassroots collaborations with academic labs and approaching science from an outsider's perspective.
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Keep Up With Danielle’s Work Here:
https://diyfungi.blog/
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Check out Danielle’s episode through the link in the bio and below:
https://anchor.fm/appliedmycology/episodes/7--DIY-Mycoremediation-and-Beyond-ev0nej
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📸 Photo Credit: Danielle Stevenson
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Latest episode of the podcast is out now, incredible conversation with Lauren about her work and the future of mycoremediation!
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Dr. Lauren Czaplicki joins us for a conversation about her PhD research exploring soil fungal communities at contaminated superfund sites, and their implications for the field of mycoremediation. Studying and being advised in both mycology and environmental engineering, Lauren went on a journey of academic exploration beginning with popular notions of wood degrading white rot fungi as the prime candidates for fungal bioremediation.
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Her research however, yielded surprising results about which fungi seemed most poised to degrade contaminants in creosote soaked soils, as well as insights into biostimulation, the practice of feeding existing wild microbes to perform environmental remediation.
Throughout the discussion Lauren also explains various molecular biology and environmental genetics techniques from past to present that can be used for assessing fungi and other microbes for bioremediation potential, and how she utilized them in her own research. We also talk about future directions for utilizing next generation genetics techniques in bioremediation and environmental research in general.
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Read Lauren’s Research Here:
History Molecular Approaches to Bioremediation - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5364726/
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Superfund Site Soil Fungi - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5130160/
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Carbon Amendment Mycostimulation - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6330244/
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Check out Lauren’s episode through the link in the bio and below:
https://anchor.fm/appliedmycology/episodes/6--Superfund-Soil-Fungi-etvv2q
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