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Foxfire or Fairy Fire refers to the light from glowing mushrooms along the forest floor

June 1, 2024May 17, 2024

Learn more about Ghost Mushrooms here: https://naturalistsguide.com/ghost-mushrooms-are-bioluminescent/

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The Mushroom

Updated on February 21, 2024December 30, 2023

Mushrooms are a good source of essential vitamins like vitamin B, vitamin D, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and potassium. As well as minerals and antioxidants.

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Fly Agaric Mushrooms can be used as a food, poison, or hallucinogenic 🍄

Updated on June 19, 2024May 18, 2023

The Fly Agaric mushroom or amanita muscaria is one of the most recognizable mushroom known for its red cap and white spots. Like most raw foods, consuming fly agaric raw will make you sick.  The poisonous and hallucinogenic properties of fly agaric should be boiled out before cooking and consuming.  If uncooked and consumed in …

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Psilocybin mushrooms have been used across many cultures for thousands of years

Updated on May 14, 2024April 9, 2023

There is currently a resurgence in research around the use of psilocybin in the treatment of disorders like anxiety, depression, and addiction. Disclaimer: *Magic mushrooms are illegal in the US. The information provided here is for educational purposes only and should not be used to grow or cultivate any type of drug. Growing cannabis or …

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Mushroom spores can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms at home like lion’s mane and psilocybin mushrooms

Updated on May 14, 2024April 3, 2023

pores can be used to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms at home like lion’s mane and psilocybin mushrooms*.  Spores released by mushrooms play an important role in the life cycle of mushrooms and their ability to reproduce. When a spore lands on a suitable substrate such as soil or wood, it germinates and begins to …

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