Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

by Paul Stamets

A manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. Setting the stage for the mycorestoration revolution, it unveils new methods for growing mushrooms, generating mycelium, and implanting mushroom colonies into the environment. This pioneering book links mushroom cultivation, permaculture, ecoforestry, bioremediation and soil enhancement. This is an exciting book, with more than 28 species fully described, and chapters on nutrition, log and stump culture, natural culture using easy, low-tech techniques.

Softcover. 352 pages. Ten Speed Press; First edition. 2005.

This book is best read as a wide-ranging exploration of fungal ecology and applied mycology rather than a substitute for site-specific remediation or medical guidance. Readers interested in cultivation can use it to understand species selection, substrate relationships, and the role of fungi in landscapes. Any environmental cleanup, wild mushroom identification, or edible use requires additional expert verification and attention to local regulations.

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