The Mushroom, nuova rivista micoculturale

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Ha debuttato a dicembre dell’anno scorso The Mushroom, una nuova rivista semestrale che si propone di essere “the most beautiful, well curated selection of mycological content available, with illustrated features, art, & research to deepen your knowledge of all aspects of contemporary fungi culture”, come impresa non a scopo di lucro. Edita sia in versione litografata che in digitale, il design della rivista è a cura di teacakedesign, le copertine di Elise Rigollet, il tutto pubblicato dalla britannica MycologyPress. Vi riporto qui di seguito i riassunti dei contenuti (il secondo numero è appena uscito). La rivista è acquistable qui, e contattabile qui, o al loro profilo IG.



Issue One:
- “From Waste to Hope” – interview with Chido Govera, mushroom growing goddess of @tfohf on what the international community of people working with mushrooms need to focus on going into the next decade of challenges and change, and how she's changing futures in Zimbabwe with mushrooms
- “Treating Recurrent Miscarriage with Mushrooms” by Dr Trevor Wing
- “Moon-Mad Mushrooms” by Attila Födi - the impact of lunar cycles on mushrooms, and new evidence suggesting the amazingly delicious & healthy Hericium erinaceus might grow in patterns at least somewhat affected by the moon (!?)
- “Funginfluencers” by Sukayna Powell - a look at the online mushroom world; about algorithms, influencers, and of course the wood wide web
- “A Life in Mushrooms – Roger Phillips” interview by Natascha Kenyon - about everything from tripe to desert truffles
- “Transylvania Mushroom Camp – August 2020” by Judit Koszeginé Tóth - photographs from the Transylvania Mushroom Festival 2020 document her finds during the event, the likes of which help provide data for a better understanding of myco-ecologies all over the world
- “The Longevity of Surprise” by biochemist and Chinese herbalist Martin Powell - on the history and classification of the most popular medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum/Ling Zhi, best known by its Japanese name - Reishi
- “Research Round-Up” – the latest from the world of mycotherapy and mushroom news
- Photography by @shroom_momma Sherrie



Issue Two: "pets, polyphony, China, climate change, birds, and broth."