In Search of Flavor

Episode 37: How Fungi & Regenerative Farming Can Save Us (re-release)


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In this episode we talk about: 

  • How Giuliana was “chosen” by the world of fungi 
  • The “3F’s” & basics of the Fungi Kingdom & the role fungi plays in sustaining life
  • The development of Chilean mycology and the uniqueness of Chilean fungi. The lonely road that was studying Chilean fungi at first and why Chile is classified as a “mycro-phobic” country despite being a fungi hotspot! 
  • How co-evolution with fungi have led to fungi with medicinal properties 
  • The process of looking for fungi for particular purposes - medicinal, pesticides, -- and how their co-evolution with animals have led to groundbreaking discoveries 
  • The Fungi Foundation 
  • Why everyone should see the newly-released documentary ‘Common Ground’, currently in theaters (as of March 2024)

Resources:

  • Common Ground Documentary
  • Field Guides to Chilean Fungi
  • Fundacion Fungi
  • Fundacion Fungi Donation Page
  • Fantastic Fungi Documentary 

@giulifungi 

@fungi_foundation

@commongroundfilm

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