Functional Mushrooms with Alex Dorr

Have you ever wondered what happens when you make an entire business off of parasitic fungi that infect the larvae of ghost moths and grow from the head of a dead caterpillar? No? Well, too bad. This episode's guest is Alex Dorr of Mushroom Revival - a functional mushroom farm and extract producer, specializing in cordyceps militaris (aka "Zombie Fungus), along with Reishi, Lion's Mane, and more.

Alex and I talk about psilocybin mushrooms and the state of the psychedelic industry, the challenges of running a functional mushroom company, cool topics he's learned about on his own podcast, sustainability, and much more.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro + foraging fun fact!

5:05 - Alex's mushroom journey

11:25 - The booming psychedelic industry

16:25 - Microdosing psilocybin

21:57 - Monoculture lawns & relationship with nature

25:30 - The story of Mushroom Revival

28:30 - All about Cordyceps

37:08 - Other favorite mushrooms

39:05 - Sustainability (not all sunshine + rainbows!)

45:00 - Where to go with Mushrooms

48:45 - The Mushroom Revival Podcast & favorite episodes

56:00 - The Little Book of Mushrooms

1:00:55 - Wrap up

Alex's Stuff

• Mushroom Revival Podcast
• The Little Book of Mushrooms
• Functional Extracts at MushroomRevival.com

 

Resources

• Cordyceps Cultivation Group on Facebook

Episodes of Alex's Podcast

• How Fungi & Bacteria Interact
• The Secret Electrical Language of Mushrooms with Yu Fukasawa

Theme Music: Lacuna (ft. Sunsquabi) by Cloudchord

My info

Website: https://www.remarkablemushroomemporium.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remarkablemushroomemporium/

 

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