Episode 4: Why are Fungi Important?

Fungi are important for far too many reasons to list. A few to name are:

Decompose materials

Fungal materials

Help communicate with plants and other microorganisms

Share nutrients with plants

Attack arthropods that interfere with their plant host

Culinary purpose

Nutrient cycling

Listen to the whole episode to learn more about why fungi are important.

Hello my scientists,
Today we talk about the 5 reasons why fungi are important. 

• Nutrient cycling

• Culinary Organifi GOLD , Four Sigmatic coffee , Fungi Perfecti/Host defense, Chaga at Forest to Fork

• Fungal materials: Amadou hat

• Mycorrhizae

• Decomposers (plastic/radiation/heavy metals/lignin)

How fungi are closer to animals than plants, some fun funga facts, hella juicy news, quote a scientist, and this weeks book recommendation. Join me on this wild ride as we dive into episode 4.

Drank of the Week: Organifi GOLD
Juicy News:

• Mushrooms as Plastic Eaters

• How Mushrooms Can Save the World

• Mushrooms Clean up Toxic Messes

• Mycomediation

• A natural strain of fungus could clean oil spills

• A Plan to Mop up the World's largest Oil Spill with Fungus

Funga Facts:
Fungi attack arthropods
Largest Organism
Expensive food
Quote a Scientist: “I may be a little weird, but I’d rather be weird and right than normal and wrong.” -Paul Stamets

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