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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