 In business since 1980, Paul Stamets has run Fungi Perfecti®, a family-owned, environmentally friendly company specializing in using gourmet and medicinal mushrooms to improve the health of the planet and its people. We are leaders in a new wave of technologies harnessing the inherent power of mushrooms and fungal mycelium worldwide. Fungi Perfecti® is Certified Organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Paul has published 5 books, and soon a 6th, entitled Mycelium Running, a book of mycological rescue for healing habitats and increasing sustainability using low-tech techniques for restoration of damaged ecosystems. Paul has received several environmental awards, and recently has been awarded a breakthrough patent for replacing chemical pesticides using naturally occurring fungi. He is active in protecting the genome and a strong advocate for exploring natural remedies resident within the biosphere.
Mycelium Running: Mushrooms Can Save the World
Learn practical methods for using fungal allies in gardening,
mycoforestry, habitat restoration and human health. Mushroom
cultivation farms can also serve as environmental healing arts centers
as the by-products can be integrated into sustainable farming
practices, reducing pollution and providing immune-enhancing fungi for
communities. This presentation will unveil new horizons for using fungi
as allies for helping people and planet.
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