Global Resources

Your connection to the global mycelial network!
Links and materials carefully curated by Dylan McDermott.
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From books to biomaterials, farms to famous mycologists, industry to innovation, and more? You know it! Let’s grow it!

Biomaterials · Books · Brazil · Citizen Science · Dyes and Pigments · Farms and Laboratories · Mycological Societies / Mushroom Clubs · Podcasts

Mycology Societies / Mushroom Clubs

Global Directory of Mushroom Clubs and Mycological Societies Organized by country
United States of America List of 80+ public clubs and groups organized by state in the USA
University and College Clubs of USA List of educational clubs connected to schools in the USA

Biomaterials

Global Directory of Biomaterials Companies, individuals, and groups working with mycelium, organized by country
Grow.bio[FB][IG][YT] – by Ecovative, Grow-It-Yourself (GIY) kits and more, USA delivery only
Grown.bio[FB][IG][YT] – GIY kits based in Europe

Citizen Science

iNaturalist A community for naturalists – free living organism identification and cataloguing site
Facebook Mushroom Identification Group Over 350k+ professionals and amateurs to help identify mushrooms
Mushroom Observer User supported catalogue of wild mushroom observations
Bay Area Applied Mycology (BAAM) NGO focused on cultivation and workshops in Oakland, California, USA
Genspace Community biolab in New York City, New York, USA

Books

Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets Easily accessible introduction to mycology, seeing mushrooms, and working with the fungi
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake Journey through the mycelial network with this masterful storyteller!
Mr. Bloomfield’s Orchard by Nicholas P. Money Surprising stories of mushrooms wild and weird by a very entertaining mycology professor
The Rainbow Beneath My Feet by Arleen Bessette and Alan Bessette Brief instructions lead to an impressive list of mushrooms that can be used for dyeing
Mushrooms for Dyes, Paper, Pigments, and Myco-Stix by Miriam C. Rice Dynamic exploration of mushroom crafting and general application to artistic practice by the author of the first modern book related to mushroom dyes, “Let’s Try Mushrooms for Color” (now out of print)

Podcasts

Global Directory of Mushroom Podcasts Organized by language, includes list of individual episodes related to mushrooms from various podcasts

Publications

FUNGI Magazine[IG]
MYCRO Mag[IG] – “Experimental, community-run publication from NYU”
Mushroom People Magazine[IG] – Periodic publication by Broccoli (IG)

Farms and Laboratories

National Directory of Mushroom Farms and Laboratories in the USA Organized by state

Dyes & Pigments from Fungi

Mycopigments Mycological dye website of Alissa Allen, has an associated Facebook Group
International Mushroom Dye Institute Organization founded in 1985 to encourage use and research of fungal dyes and pigments
Dyeing protein fibers with mushrooms Concise directions by Cheryl Dawson on NAMA’s website

Brazil

Mykocosmos Mycology and scientific communication
Teonanacatl Amateur mycology and entheogens
FANCs de Angatuba – 2ª Edição Guide to non-conventional edible mushrooms of Angatuba, Brazil by Larissa Trierveiler Pereira
Primavera Fungi Guide to mushrooms of the south of Brazil
Micotrilhas Bahia Guided mycotourism in Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
O Fantástico Mundo dos Fungos Online course by Mariana Villani

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