#11 - Exposing Mycophobia And The Sentient Life Of Wild Fungi

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Today we sit down with Garrett Kopp, founder of Birch Boys, a sustainable mushroom harvesting operation based out of the heart of the Adirondacks. We explore the depth of the healing and medicinal properties of mushrooms and fungi while getting pact the stigma of the psychoactive and poisonous mushrooms.

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Show Notes:

Fungi - Perception vrs Reality 

How Garrett found his way into Fungi: Outdoorsman. Tracking Wildlife, Primitive Skills, grew up outdoors all the time. Garrett’s Grandmother introduced him to Chaga when he was 15. REFERENCE: “The Cancer Ward’ by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn which became available in the US in 1987. 

Jeff & Garrett cover their own backgrounds 

Exposing Mycophobia - Distinguishing the difference between a a Mushroom and A Fungus. Can You? 

Garrett tells of his amazing 2019 Honey Mushroom experience. 

Garrett and Jeff discuss our connection to the natural world, then they touch on the Quantum. 

Garrett goes in Fungi and their sentient lives. 

REFERENCE: Zac Horrocks an extraordinary Adirondack Fishing Guide. https://www.facebook.com/zachary.horrocks 

Birch Boys Mission: To demonstrate the benefits of a more informed relationship w North AMerica’s forests and Fungi 

Visit the Birch Boys Science Center: https://birchboys.com/apps/help-center 

Garrett looks ahead through the 2020 Summer and beyond.