| Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13463
Category: Book
Author: Paul Stamets
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Studio: Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
Label: Ten Speed Press
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 339
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.2 x 1
ISBN: 1580085792
Dewey Decimal Number: 579.5163
EAN: 9781580085793
ASIN: 1580085792
Publication Date: October 15, 2005
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Book Description
More mushrooms, less pollution! Yes, you heard right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment. Microscopic cells called "mycelium"—the fruit of which are mushrooms —recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What fungi expert Paul Stamets has discovered is that mycelium also breaks down hydrocarbons —the base structure in many pollutants. So, for instance, when soil contaminated with diesel oil is inoculated with strains of oyster mushroom mycelia, the soil loses its toxicity in just eight weeks. In MYCELIUM RUNNING, Stamets discusses this revolutionary trend in mushroom cultivation and provides tips for choosing the appropriate species of fungi for various environmental purposes.
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Fantastic April 18, 2008
I didn't get to read all of this book because it was a gift for someone but what I did read was very good. It's very informative in all aspects of mushrooms. The book includes the science behind mushrooms, how they can be used for ecological benefits, and best of all how to grow and harvest them yourself. The index of mushrooms, their uses and other information was short but very good. I highly recommend this book and will probably get it for myself soon.
Great Book! April 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this book as a gift for a fellow graduate student who is studying the relationship between vascular plant roots and fungi. He and our professor/advisor oohhed and aahhed over it. I should have gotten one for our advisor too!
A quality book with great photos through-out and it is very readable! I have come to the conclusion that mycologists aren't pretentious wordy folks! They enjoy their work, enjoy spreading their knowledge and it is obvious in this book! I agree with the previous reviews - this book should be recommended, if not required reading for any botany or mycology course.
who knew??? April 6, 2008
Stamets' Mycelium Running has way more mushroom lore than I'll ever remember - or even want to know - yet it's a fascinating read and inspiring too!
Mycelium Running April 5, 2008
This book is the premier source for a critical knowledge of the mechanics of the only environment we have in which we live
A fusion of mycology with landscape-level permaculture March 24, 2008
If you are intrigued by fungus then this book will blow your mind. There is nothing else like it. Realistic cutting-edge prescriptions for humanity without any new age hype.
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