Sam Newman-Plotnick is a Co-Operative Partner at Flowering Sun Ecology Center in Ellenville, New York. The Cornell University graduate isn’t strictly a farmer, however; he’s also a product developer whose medium is mushrooms.
Today, most of Sam’s products are sold on-line or through stores and restaurants in the Hudson Valley. Tomorrow, however, the possibilities range from cacao and coffee mushroom-infused drinks to mushroom-infused body butter made with high-grade botanical extracts.
Mushrooms aren’t just on the menu anymore. These fast-growing fungi include strains for holistic skin care and many other applications. If you’re ready to make room for mushrooms, tune-in to the podcast and then visit Floweringsun.org, TruthMadeInNature.com, or @floweringsunecology on Instagram.
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