Etiket: fungi
Worms and fungi dive into the ground to save overloaded Bloesem Park
According to Koopman, banning visitors from sitting on the ground is not an option. “People want to sit under the trees and celebrate that blossom festival. Then you have to…
The house of Willem, Mylène and their three children is being eaten by fungi
Mylène and Willem and their three children (0 to 6) have been living in a nice house in Werkendam for 2.5 years now, but it now appears that all the…
Farmer Peter does it with worms, fungi and bacteria: “Piss and poop gives ammonia”
How do we get the soil healthy and rich in nutrients again, with as few chemical pesticides as possible? Farmer Peter Appelman from Stompetoren swears by regenerative agriculture. He enriches…
Federal Agency for Care & Health warns hospitals for super fungi: “We want to be vigilant to immediately detect new infections”
In Belgium, too, the Agency for Care and Health is now asking hospitals to be vigilant for the ‘super fungus’ Candida auris and to report any outbreaks immediately. The spokesperson…
From mushroom to luxury handbag: will fungi be the new leather?
A shoe, handbag or wallet that naturally recovers from a scratch? For that tour de force, the fashion sector looks to fungi. Research into fungi (or fungi) as an ecological…
Soil fungi can help trees with climate change or pollution
A study by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) into the resilience of soil fungi has shown that they can cope well with stress situations such as climate change, contemporary agriculture…
At the Design Fest Gent you will discover that fungi are a raw material and you will learn to cook with sea aster
Design Fest Ghent The taste is smoky and salty, the bite is crunchy and the umami-like aftertaste is reminiscent of anchovies. ‘It is brown algae, just harvested here off the…
About magic mushrooms and fantastic fungi: how Mexico rediscovered its magic mushrooms
Even though visitors from all over the world come to Mexico to trip on magic mushrooms, the use of psychedelic mushrooms is officially prohibited. That has to change, according to…