Cordyceps Won’t Turn You Into a Zombie

Cordyceps Won’t Turn You Into a Zombieby: Ben AshpolePublished on: 2026/04/06

Cordyceps militaris offers astonishing medicinal benefits, culinary versatility, and economic promise that demand our attention.

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Cordyceps Won’t Turn You Into a Zombie

The Yellow Morel, Spring’s Most Hunted Secret

The Yellow Morel, Spring’s Most Hunted Secretby: Ben AshpolePublished on: 2026/04/02

Morchella americana is one of the most prized wild fungi in North America. Morels fruit for just a few weeks each spring and then vanish until the following year. Its honeycomb-shaped cap sits atop a pale, hollow stem.

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The Yellow Morel, Spring’s Most Hunted Secret

Banded Agaricus: Meet the Mushroom Stronger Than Sidewalks

Banded Agaricus: Meet the Mushroom Stronger Than Sidewalksby: Ben AshpolePublished on: 2026/03/25

Agaricus bitorquis, nicknamed the Pavement Mushroom or Banded Agaricus, is a thick, double‑ringed cousin of the common grocery‑store button button. Evolved to push through hard-packed soil, it can fruit by pushing through asphalt, concrete, or paving.

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Banded Agaricus: Meet the Mushroom Stronger Than Sidewalks

Growing Here and Worldwide: the Button Mushroom

Growing Here and Worldwide: the Button Mushroomby: Ben AshpolePublished on: 2026/03/19

Long before it reached our supermarkets, Agaricus bisporus quietly learned to turn rich compost and manure into food, then followed humans into gardens, caves, and climate‑controlled barns. Today, the same species that pops up from pasture soils also underpins a global industry, feeds our immune systems, and anchors home mushroom projects from jars to grow bags.

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