Functional Mushrooms with Alex Dorr

Have you ever wondered what happens when you make an entire business off of parasitic fungi that infect the larvae of ghost moths and grow from the head of a dead caterpillar? No? Well, too bad. This episode's guest is Alex Dorr of Mushroom Revival - a functional mushroom farm and extract producer, specializing in cordyceps militaris (aka "Zombie Fungus), along with Reishi, Lion's Mane, and more.Alex and I talk about psilocybin mushrooms and the state of the psychedelic industry, the challenges of running a functional mushroom company, cool topics he's learned about on his own podcast, sustainability, and much more.Timestamps0:00 - Intro + foraging fun fact!5:05 - Alex's mushroom journey11:25 - The booming psychedelic industry16:25 - Microdosing psilocybin21:57 - Monoculture lawns & relationship with nature25:30 - The story of Mushroom Revival28:30 - All about Cordyceps37:08 - Other favorite mushrooms39:05 - Sustainability (not all sunshine + rainbows!)45:00 - Where to go with Mushrooms48:45 - The Mushroom Revival Podcast & favorite episodes56:00 - The Little Book of Mushrooms1:00:55 - Wrap upAlex's StuffMushroom Revival PodcastThe Little Book of MushroomsFunctional Extracts at MushroomRevival.com ResourcesCordyceps Cultivation Group on FacebookEpisodes of Alex's PodcastHow Fungi & Bacteria InteractThe Secret Electrical Language of Mushrooms with Yu FukasawaTheme Music: Lacuna (ft. Sunsquabi) by CloudchordMy infoWebsite: https://www.remarkablemushroomemporium.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remarkablemushroomemporium/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.