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Mushroom Podcast

Posted on August 29, 2019 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019

Check out this podcast about fungi I did with the Teach Me Tiger team: This week, we are talking about MUSHROOMS. A friend joins us to teach us all about fungi. We learn about fruiting bodies, bespoke antibiotics, the mycelial … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Indoor Growing, Medicinal, News, Outdoor Growing

September Brings Bounty

Posted on September 5, 2018 by MycognosticSeptember 6, 2018

After a hot dry summer, a couple of cool nights and some rain is all the mushrooms need to encourage them to burst forth. These beauties come from “regular” spots, that is, my friend Laurie finds giant puffballs in the … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the Cain Foray 2017

Posted on September 24, 2017 by MycognosticSeptember 24, 2017
Ash Bolete (Boletinellus merulioides)

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Turkey Tail: a Powerful Medicinal, and Some Look-Alikes

Posted on July 24, 2017 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017
Turkey Tail Mushrooms are good for the immune system.

A lot of research has been done, and much written, about the benefits of Trametes versicolor, AKA Turkey Tail. There are many of reports of traditional use, as well as modern scientific studies reporting it contains anticancer, and immune boosting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Harvest, Medicinal

40th Annual Mycological Society of Toronto 2017 Cain Foray

Posted on July 24, 2017 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017

Friday September 22nd to Sunday September 24th Lumina Resort Muskoka Not a member of the MST? The Cain Foray is open to the general public too, and your Cain Foray registration fee gets you a one-year complimentary family membership! This … Continue reading →

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Herbs & Mushrooms vs Lyme Disease

Posted on April 2, 2017 by MycognosticJuly 13, 2019
Spirochetal Bacterium

The deer tick or black legged tick is the carrier of Lyme Disease Yesterday we went to see Steven Martyn of the Sacred Gardener giving a talk called “Dancing with Lyme“. Steven is an experienced herbalist who has personally experienced … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Medicinal

Cold/Flu Immune Booster Tea

Posted on January 2, 2017 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017
Ingredients for an Immune Boosting Tea Clockwise from the top: Clockwise from the top: Ginseng, Maitake, Reishi, Chaga, Artists' Conk, Shiitake

Ginseng, a well known immune system booster, is the only non-fungal ingredient in this concoction. The mushrooms included are Maitake, Reishi, Chaga, Artists’ Conk, Shiitake These are chosen for their general immune boosting, or specific flu fighting, properties according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Medicinal, Outdoor Growing

Ideas for a Local Mushroom Working Group

Posted on January 2, 2017 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017
Pleurotis ulmarius: White Elm Oysters grown indoors on straw Wood chips and sawdust

I want to get some like minded people from my area together to share our interest in fungi, and maybe work together on some projects. Somehow calling it a “Mycological Society” or “Association” doesn’t sound right. So for now I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Indoor Growing, Outdoor Growing

Welcome to Mycognosis

Posted on January 2, 2017 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019
Ingredients for an Immune Boosting Tea Clockwise from the top: Clockwise from the top: Ginseng, Maitake, Reishi, Chaga, Artists' Conk, Shiitake

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Posted in Art, Forays, Harvest, Indoor Growing, Medicinal, News, Outdoor Growing, Recipe

The Great Elm Oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius) Mix-up

Posted on December 13, 2016 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017
Which is the Elm Oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius) - A search of the internet for “Hypsizygus ulmarius” turns up about a 50/50 split between pictures of the two distinct species. The divide is pretty clearly between growers and field mycologists.

In early October my partner mentioned they had seen a solitary mushroom emerging from a wound in an elm tree on our local trail. This especially interested me because of the Muskoka Mushroom Mystery. I took my camera up there … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Harvest, Indoor Growing, Outdoor Growing | Tagged elm oyster, Hypsizygus ulmarius

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