I’ve just been read­ing up on mycore­me­di­a­tion, or clean­ing soil with ben­e­fi­cial fungi, at Fungi Per­fecti (http://www NULL.fungi NULL.com/mycotech/mycova NULL.html).

Here’s an exerpt:

What can you do? Delin­eate your garbage into cat­e­gories. Not only com­post all organic debris, but seg­re­gate the refuse into piles appro­pri­ate for a vari­ety of desired mush­room species. Inoc­u­late card­board and paper prod­ucts, cof­fee grounds, and wood debris with mush­room spawn. Teach chil­dren about the role of fungi, espe­cially mush­rooms, in the forests and their crit­i­cal role in build­ing soils. Encour­age mush­rooms to grow in your yards by mulching around plants. Take advan­tage of cat­a­strophia — nat­ural dis­as­ters are per­fect oppor­tu­ni­ties for community-action recy­cling projects. We should learn from our elders. Native peo­ples world­wide have viewed fungi as spir­i­tual allies. They are not only the guardians of the for­est. They are the guardians of our future.

Inter­est­ing stuff. Being able to fil­ter agri­cul­tural runoff and get edi­ble mush­rooms at the same time sounds like a great idea. They’ve also been using oys­ter mush­rooms (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/Oyster_mushroom) to clean up oil spills; read the whole arti­cle to learn more.

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