Flora Funga Podcast

Nov 19 2024 139 ep. 51 mins 129

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Let's get down N nerdy with plants and fungi on Flora Funga Podcast. I'm all about bridging the gap between plants, fungi, and humans. Come listen to the underrated nerdy topics of flora and funga. Everything's connected above and below ground. Feel free to contact me at www.florafungapodcast.com/contact

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138: BONUS| YouTube Comments Go Crazy, New JUICY NEWS!

Nov 19 2024 24 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewHey Yall, KK here with another episode of Flora Funga Podcast. I'd love to share some recent comments on my YouTube channel as well as some shout outs on upcoming interviews. Take part in my 2024 NominationsThis weeks Juicy NewsMentioned Resources:The Science in the Fiction PodcastMycopreneurZbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before

137: Ergothioneine: The Most Important Nutrient You Have Never Heard of!

Nov 12 2024 74 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week we chat with Lee Carroll with Real Mushrooms. Lee Carroll is the Chief Medical Herbalist within the Science Team at Real Mushrooms, and a beacon of expertise in the realm of holistic health and wellness. With over three decades of dedicated experience, Lee is a distinguished medical herbalist, innovator, speaker, educator,

136: BONUS| How Can Plants Protect Themselves Using Birds

Nov 05 2024 16 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week's juicy news is all about How plants protect themselves by emitting scent cues for birds | ScienceDaily. We also have a few more products we are testing out. @fungiacademy @redwoodmycroWatch the Youtube channel for some clips from my Washington tripSee some of Pj's Bird VideosZbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinki

135: !BEWARE! How Can Stores Sell "Psychedelic" Mushroom Products?!

Oct 29 2024 79 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewHave you noticed that stores can sell "mushroom" like products legally? What are they putting in them? Join my chat with Chris Pauli from Tryptomics.Fill out the nominations to vote for different categories! You could be a winner!*****Make sure you follow and leave a review if you enjoy listening to Flora Funga Podcast*******Wear FF

134: BONUS| Mushroom Month Tour Recap: Oklahoma & Washington

Oct 22 2024 24 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis month has been my on "tour" mushroom month. I had a blast visiting Georgia, Oklahoma, and Olympic Peninsula Fungi festivals these past few weeks. I met some amazing new friends as well as connected deeper wit older ones. If I chatted with you one of these weekends about coming on the podcast and you don't hear from me for a wee

133: Is the Mycology Community in Europe Truly That Inclusive?

Oct 08 2024 67 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewIrene Antonez is a multimedia artist and musician based in Prague. Her artwork features surreal, dreamlike, and often psychedelic imagery, with a strong focus on fungi, microorganisms, and the plant world. She is particularly drawn to the microscopic study of fungi, as well as the fields of ethnomycology, ethnobotany, and historical

132: BONUS| Juicy News and New Holiday Foraging Bags

Oct 01 2024 15 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewWelcome to FFP Bonus episode! Fill out my nomination form, check out my merch, follow my YouTube for updated Mushroom Review Series. NEW ITEMS on my website!Check out where I'll be this month on my calendarThis week's JUICY NewsI have 80 countries to go! Let me know where you're listening from.Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics befor

131: Discovering New Mushrooms with DNA Barcoding Featuring Molecular Mycologist Mandie Quark

Sep 24 2024 89 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewToday we have on Mandie Quark @Mandie_Quark a molecular mycologist who loves chemistry, foraging, photography, as well as educating others on her findings. Follow the Common Descent PodcastSend all samples to: Ohio Mushroom DNA Lab2024 nomination! VOTE FOR YOUR TOP MYCOLOGISTSFollow Her and Her Events:mycena (@mycena.medi...

130: BONUS| My Mushroom Festival Recap from North Carolina + ITS MY BIRTHDAY

Sep 17 2024 20 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewHello, my scientists, it's my birthday this week and I AM IN MY NEW HOUSE with the NEW studio (there's a video version). I am also doing the NAMA takeover for the week so shroom in on YouTube for that.During the end of the episode (14min), I go over my recap of the Mountain Makers Mushroom and Music Festival in North Carolina. Pleas

129: Is it Really that Hard to Start your Own Mushroom Farm?

Sep 10 2024 60 mins

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewJoin my chat with Ximena Zamacona @FullCircleMushroom. I met this beautiful person last year at SW Funga Fest. Loved her bubbly personality as well as her work ethic as a mushroom farmer in Nex Mexico. We chat about how she became interested in reusing her pecan shells for growing mushrooms but soon fell down the rabbit hole of mush