We travel to France where we immerse ourselves into vibrant amalgams of coral reefs, mushroom colonies and refuse from the Anthropocene and end up facing our human impacts on nature in a sort of "cheerful apocalypse" curated by biophilic artist Stephanie Kilgast!
From Santa Cruz California to Catalonia Spain, and everywhere in between, we forage for wild mushrooms and tap our creativity to turn our fungal finds into culinary creations with forager, chef and author of "The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen" Chad Hyatt!
Join a lively celebration of soil wealth and witness one woman's journey from successful vegan chef to regenerative farmer and what it taught her about better food systems, animal agriculture, soil health and our microbiomes with founder of Sage Restaurant and Sovereignty Ranch, Mollie Engelhart!
Using our critical thinking to weed through the AI-generated articles and micro-dosing hype campaigns, we check in on frontiers of psychedelic mushroom research and updates to the "Psilocybin Mushroom Bible" with Bible authors Dr. K Mandrake and Virginia Haze!
We experience the wild diversity of edible mushroom traditions from Thailand to Mexico and expand our views of societal organization when we learn about a rich history of community-led forestry and autonomous organization in Oaxaca, Mexico with our guides Zach and Kim Hunter from Fungivore!
Transcending the wizard's dilemma, we discover fungal allies who can remediate PFAS microplastics to heal our planet and lead us to an abundant future of 3D-printed mycelium and spore powered rockets alongside Ryan Iacovacci - soil regenerator and co-founder of Myconaut!
We put down the social media and pick up a walking stick as we set off to explore our local biodiversity of plants and mushrooms and then chart a course along the Appalachian trail with educator, scientist and author Kristen Wickert AKA Kaydubs the Hiking Scientist as our guide!
From Puerto Rican coffee farms to the microbial coral reef that is Biochar we explore new perspectives on "waste", the transforming powers of pyrolysis and grounded views on soil remediation with hyphal princess, scientist and host of "The Community Agriculture Project" - Emily Davis!
Weaving through the redwood forests, we find the Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival and immerse ourselves in a gathering of mushroom foragers, cultivators and educators to celebrate ever-evolving mycophile culture while we learn about the cutting edge of commercial mushroom farming with Kyle Garrone of Farwest Fungi!
We spiral into a veritable fungal vortex as we join mycophiles from all over at the All Things Fungi Festival to explore biofluorescence, macrophotography, myxomycetes and more with festival founders Jana Nicole and Max Mudie!
We explore the wilds and seasons of Northern California, sniff for truffles and explore uncertain futures with Maria Finn - wild food educator, mycophagist and author of the new book "Forage.Gather.Feast"!
We witness natural renewal in Detroit's urban landscape, learn mycology in a freight container and playfully find our way to the enchanting world of "The Very Merry Mushrooms" with author, educator and foundress of Fungi Freights Tess Lassman!