mycelium

2025-03-242025-10-31

What Plastics Technology? We Want it Naturally Compostable!

Watch Plastic Stuff disappear in time-lapse?
Have You Seen Plastic Stuff Decompose?

in this post

a T-shirt decomposed in 12 weeks
Plastic bags – 6-8 weeks
Band Aids / bandages disappear in 10 weeks
The 38 day life of a compostable Food Waste Trash Bag – just long enough
Diving Deeper into "Compostable" Packaging
Planet Earth has something that humans have forgotten: >>> Decomposers!
Packaging made from an important Decomposer!
Not there yet….HOME or NOT HOME
What is Industrial Composting?
other posts about Waste Plastic

Feature Image: from the company https://tipa-corp.com/

2024-03-052025-02-09

The New Waste to Money Farmer’s Almanac

Farmers are already self-employed.
BUT are you also as self-reliant as you can be?
The clear understanding, that we have to transition away from fossil fuels, and that we humans have to find cleaner forms of energy for our energy obsessive world, can lead to more self-reliance on your property.
Have you taken monetary advantage of all the Waste you have?
I ask permission to point out some things about the Value of Waste. And let me discuss some of the reasons why I ask.

in this post:

Using the Value of Waste – 10+ ideas
Methane Abatement Financing
The Future of the Farming industry is going to be Explosive…. Prosperous
Just look at the number of ideas in these posts on Waste to Fuel & Energy

2023-07-252025-12-01

Mycelium Packaging – How To Make It A Business In 2023

UPDATED

27 Sept. 2023 look for EXCITING NEWS!!!
European Open Patent

It is already a Business! And Growing!
We are talking about:

mycelium-composite material packaging
MycoComposite packaging inserts

Mycelium Packaging is all about the “inserts” that are put inside a box to protect a product during shipment. That is what this is all about.
It is called: PLANET POSITIVE PACKAGING

In this post:

So, Where are the Innovators today…what is going on?
The Netherlands – EU Customers are calling them!
Malaysia – From growing Mushrooms to protective packaging inserts
India – Sprouted from a Bio-Incubator
Israel – Starting from the beginning in 2023
New Zealand – Australia – Almost ready!
DID you, once, contact Ecovative and get a depressing response? Life is not simple.
Is there really a patent problem?
Exciting news! We are opening doors to a major European patent,
Marketing suggestions, if you want to start-up this business in your region.
All of my posts on Mycelium in Industry

2023-02-012026-06-03

REBUILD GREEN! – GREEN Tools to Recover!

The Ukraine has been totally disrupted and has this powerful opportunity to show the world that “GREEN WORKS”.

Ukraine, manmade or Natural Disasters, use GREEN recovery !!!
Powerful Opportunity for us all!

White Storke in Ukraine — https://
www.birdlife.org.ua/

With a
“Symbol of Hope”
from Nature….

Ukraine is already involved in the GREEN movement !
>> So important to work on GREEN Recovery, cleaning up after each Catastrophe.

(The first post is here: GREEN Tools To Recover From Disasters! The second post with reminders for the Ukraine is HERE. THIS POST is the last in this series and offers more reminders.

In this post:

HEATING / COOKING
ORGANIC WASTE to ELECTRICITY?
WATER-SANITATION-TOILETS
RECOVERY, REBUILD, RESTORE RENOVATE
CONSTRUCTION
First go to the 2nd page TRANSPORTATION
Go to the 2nd Page PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Down to the 2nd page ELECTRIC SHIPPING
on 2nd page MORE WASTE POSTS; Our Assurance of future Resources

Feature Image above: “Valley” by https://sassmannshausen.net/

Pages: 1 2

2022-12-262026-05-19

Color Your Work GREEN! Make Your Vote Count Now!

Go for the Green Jobs in your profession!

Are you worried that if you look for a job in the Green Companies, you might be going off the deep end? Your skills do not have to be Green! Too hard to find? Too strange? Not enough opportunities yet?

NOT TRUE!

In this post:

Just consider the opportunities in this recent Innovations Newsletter from the Biomimicry Institute of all places. Biomimicry = mimic nature, solve human challenges. BUT look at what is happening!
Where are you in the Green Job Market?
Green Jobs, Green Companies, Green Recovery is really taking hold.
YOU do not believe it?
Circular Jobs Monitor
Small Businesses support Millions of Jobs worldwide.

2022-01-232026-05-04

Myco-Remediation – Nature’s Care-Giver is Amazing to Watch

“Earth knows no desolation.
She smells regeneration in
the moist breath of decay.”
– George Meredith

In this post:
The SERVICE of Myco-Remedying
Do you have any idea how much Fungus helps pull down Carbon?
Official! Mycorrhizal fungal networks; a major global “carbon sink”
Industrial Messes
Mycoremediation is like a care-giver
Environmental Remediation Jobs
If Mycoremediation has triggered your interest…..
…Remember, a list at the bottom of other posts about Mycelium in Industry

2021-12-142024-08-19

TEST – but with a couple of interesting.. See you next year!

scenic view of lake and mountains against sky

This may be a TEST, but these are interesting……

>>>For you mycelium folks…. have you seen this? https://spun.earth
Now it is Official! Mycorrhizal fungal networks are a major global carbon sink. When we destroy this resource, we sabotage our efforts to limit global warming.

>>>And hear what the Shameless idealist has to say:

Ultimately the change is going to come, when the people themselves are convinced…

2021-09-062026-06-03

Mycelium Momentum – This is something Industry will rely on

https://indiamushroomdays.in

In this post:
COP26, already COP 29
Mycelium is “in Industry”, says the news and growing demand
a game called Mycelium,
…Mycelium in Industry, the entire list at the end, my other Mycelium posts

2021-02-082025-06-04

Construction Mycelium – wait a minute Let’s Think this Again

review, rehash, rethink and then onward

I am taking my own advice.
In that pandemic moment, there was plenty to learn from standing still.
The pandemic is an opportunity to review, rethink, rehash.
I have followed the development of Mycelium in Industry for the last few years and thought it would be good to stand back and review ………..

In this post:
Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper
Rethinking….MycoComposite Construction is par with WOOD?
Rethinking….Growing Myceliated Facades
Some related projects: 3-D printing, research, Fungar.eu , video
…Myco-Composite Suppliers and other posts listed at the bottom

above image: https://thegrowingpavilion.com/

2020-12-072026-06-03

MycoProtein – Mushrooms are Solutions to More Food Security

And other uses in FOOD.

In this post:

Health Benefits of Mycoprotein
Even in restaurants Plant-based proteins are high on the list
But, mycelium is not only used for plant-based meat.
Such a Variety of mycoprotein producers!
Environment: Investment king
All my Mycelium posts
Not necessarily food, but suppliers…………

above image: My Bacon from https://myforestfoods.com/, can Ecovative company

2020-11-182026-03-15

What about the Bees? The Urgent Need for Biodiversity.

Lots of simple things to do for Green Recovery

Bees, The Most Important Beings On planet Earth

In this post:
Why Are Bees Important?
1. Protect Bee habitat
2. For Bee Emergencies
3. Create a Bee Bath
4. Build homes for Bees
5. Plant a Bee-friendly garden of flowers and Trees
6. Support Beekeepers
…a list at the bottom of other posts about Simple things to do for Green Recovery

2020-10-052025-04-01

Mycelium is IN Textile/Fashion – 2020 NOW!

Mycelium is in Textile? Not 5 Years! >>>> Only 2 years and already we have at least 3 functioning Mycelium Leather suppliers gearing up to scale – NOW!

In this post:

What Is Vegan [plant-based, un] Leather?
Designers are getting on board – SUSTAINABLE!
made with reishi
- Through the eyes of master leather artisan, Béatrice Amblard.
mylo_unleather
Mylea™
Mycelium is in Textile >> Let's not forget Ecovative!
Mogu.bio has added EPHEA™
All my Mycelium posts

above table from: Leather-like material biofabrication using fungi

2020-05-092026-03-15

Green Jobs? Prepare for this New Challenge #2

YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU WANT TO!
I put together this series of 12 posts during the COVID 19 pandemic.
In different ways each post give you insights into where and what to look for when considering how you can join the GREEN JOB market.
It is possible to find GREEN JOBs without having to change your career or learn new skills.
Most companies are turning GREEN in some form. BUT depending upon the company, your present career may be important to them. It often depends on what type of companies you search for and how they are turning GREEN.
Maybe you will find something that sparks, stimulates, awakens, triggers your interest to learn a new skill………….who knows!
YOU WILL FIT YOURSELF IN. THIS IS OUR FUTURE!

Last updated 2.4.2023

In this post:
Green Jobs: USA, India, UK, Australia, Ukraine, WorldWide, New Zealand, Canada, Asia, South Africa, EU, Brazil, Indonesia
Everyone is talking about it! Green Recovery
…More Job Vacancies in other posts listed at the bottom of this post.

2020-03-152026-06-05

Mycelium in Construction? A New Frontier in Progress!

In this post:

Mycelium in Construction? Short life Construction?
Mycelium in Construction? Water
Mycelium in Construction? Fire
More TARGETED FUNCTION necessary to develop successful end products.
THE Project that really Tested the Weatherability of Mycelium in Construction
From the Growing Pavilion Atlas: ALL the materials used in the Pavilion
Going off in another direction?
All my Mycelium posts
Mycelium Composite Material Suppliers

above image: from the FUNGAR project, at the end of this post

2020-03-012025-02-09

Mycelium Industry – Where to Learn in the World?

The Mycelium Industry is growing…. look in your own region!
Or ask me to.

Update….see course in September 2023!

In this post:

Starting from the beginning?
For Africa:
Also For Africa, Kenya:
For Australia:
Also For Australia:
From Belgium:
Via Portugal – Online Course
For Serbia+:
How to isolate mycelium to grow culture: India
more posts and suppliers of myco-composite materials

the above photo: Haeckels – For outer packaging of our glass containers in both retail and during transit, mushroom derived mycelium was adopted. An incredibly versatile, all-natural & 100% bio-degradable material that is mouldable to any silhouette and not only houses seeds of wild flora in its rigid walls, but fertilises them when the outer packaging is discarded after use; a more eco-conscious unboxing experience.

2019-10-062026-01-03

Mycelium in Construction > Mycotecture? A New Era

“Mycotecture”, “the idea that mushroom tissue grows into structural forms through biological system engineering.” Philip Ross

In this post:

many projects mentioned in this post!

The Mycelium Revolution Is upon Us Eben Bayer – co-founder of Ecocative Design
Humans copying nature
When mushrooms go into the lab: growing design
- I have noticed that some viewers are asking questions like: *How long does it take to see it growing? What are the properties of mycelium of use in Construction? Where are mycelium bricks? Maybe I have found you some answers………..
Mycelium in Construction >tips and troubleshooting – *how long does it take to see mycelium/mushroom growing
Mycelium in Construction >Mycelium Bricks & properties of mycelium for construction
Mycelium in Construction >Architecture and Mycelium = "Mycotecture"?
- Growing Pavilion – before and during DDW 2019. Dutch Design Week , 19-27 October, 2019
- Living architecture: World-first 'smart' fungal building
Mycelium in Construction – other directions
All my Mycelium posts
materials for Mycelium in Construction

wait a minute – now during the pandemic – Maybe this is the time to review, rehash, rethink and then onward. take a look an update, Maybe time to stop and think.

above photo: carlo ratti associati: The Circular Garden, Milan 2019

2019-06-242024-10-17