The "Money Making Mushroom'" That Nobody Can Actually Grow? (The Mushroom Show Episode 12)

Morel mushrooms are impossible to grow... right? Not entirely. Because the process was actually patented way back in 1986. And for a time, the rights to growing this mushroom were exclusively owned by Dominos Pizza. In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we're unravelling the mystery of morel cultivation, trying to answer the question of why one of the most desired mushrooms in the world is still only really found in the wild. We're also covering a few pieces of mushroom news, including a story of scientists who discovered a way to make mushroom leather that regrows when damaged, and how athletes are turning to mushrooms for mental health. Finally, we're interviewing Del Jolly and Jessica David, co-chairs of The Mushroom Summit, which is a conference dedicated to the future of functional mushrooms.

#themushroomshow #morels #functionalmushrooms 

0:00 Intro
0:42 Mycelium Leather That Regrows??
2:51 Athletes and Mushrooms
5:18 The Mysteries Of Morel Cultivation
16:06 The Mushroom Summit

Links:

Mycelium Leather:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202301875

Athletes and Mushrooms:
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/36226140/magic-mushrooms-psychedelics-pain-hope-science-collide

Morels:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4757640A/en

https://apnews.com/article/9d1e5291ea7f3a329db32afa84e56a1b

https://thedanishmorelproject.com/the-morel-project/