Articles & Information
A line of mycelium-and-substrate-filled bags in Mason County, Washington. Fungi Perfecti founder and director of research, Dr. Paul Stamets, announced today the release of mycofiltration and mycorestoration as public domain terms and technologies. The move formalizes a long-standing company policy...
King Stropharia have long been one our favorite mushrooms to work with at Fungi Perfecti. For those of you who are not familiar, the King Stropharia mushroom (Stropharia rugoso-annulata, also known as the Garden Giant™) is a vigorous species that thrives...
An article on Mycofiltration researched and written by FP team member Alex Taylor and President Paul Stamets has been published in the government journal USDA Forest Service Proceedings, and is available for download here.
Have you heard the buzz? If you saw Paul Stamets’ talk at Bioneers, or have been looking at Host Defense® Breathe dietary supplements lately, you may have seen and wondered about the Bee Friendly™ icon on our products. Bee Friendly...
What is Bee Friendly™?BeeFriendly™ is an initiative from Host Defense and Fungi Perfecti to help reverse the devastating declines in the global bee population that are critically threatening the world’s food security. Why do bees need help?Since the initial detection of Colony...
Researchers at Fungi Perfecti, LLC and Washington State University recently completed a pilot study to determine how fungal mycelium can best be used to improve E. coli treatment in stormwater management. This mycofiltration biotechnology—the use of intentionally cultivated networks of fungal mycelium to facilitate...
Fungi Perfecti President and founder Paul Stamets has been chosen to be an "Invention Ambassador" by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest and most prestigious scientific organization in the world. This select appointment is to help...
Stropharia emerging from beneath young corn stalks. Chances are that if you have perused the Fungi Perfecti catalog or web site, you have probably heard of the "Garden Giant" mushroom (Stropharia rugoso-annulata). Additionally, if you have read mycologist and Fungi Perfecti...
From Delicia Ambrosino. WHERE'S THE BEEF? Oddly enough, the Portebello mushroom has a flavor reminiscent of beef. Therefore I use it for many different dishes where I may want to cut down on the usage of beef or eliminate it...
