Today on Mushroom Hour we are blessed by the presence of Ryan Paul Gates, founder of Terrestrial Fungi. Ryan has spent the last ten+ years collecting and breeding fungal cultures from around the world. The strains he is probably most famous for propagating and breeding are cordyceps and ganoderma mushrooms. Ryan was really an early pioneer at popularizing cordyceps cultivation in the US, exposing us to techniques used from all over the globe. His team at Terrestrial Fungi are constantly hunting and breeding new and improved strains to add to their already staggering genetic library. They are constantly refining our selection process to bring Cordyceps farmers reliable and high yielding potent genetics. In the summer of 2019, they collected over 200 wild Cordyceps militaris ascospore isolates from over 30 carefully selected wild specimens: building their work of releasing the first single ascospore progeny strains of Cordyceps militaris in the USA. A master manifester and elevator of vibration, you can tell Ryan puts the highest intention and care into his work. TOPICS COVERED:
How Ryan Discovered a Passion for Fungi
Falling in Love with Cordyceps
Cordyceps militaris Decentralized Knowledge Share
Developing Cordyceps militaris Cultivation Techniques
Basics of Cordyceps militaris Biology
Balancing Open-Source Mentality, Economic Self-Interest and Concepts of Reciprocity
Mechanics of Culturing Cordycep militaris Strains and Selecting Genetics
Birth of Terrestrial Fungi
Rethinking Ganoderma Taxonomy
Elucidating Ganoderma lucidum
Challenges of Breeding Ganoderma
Future Plans for Terrestrial Fungi
Advice for Breeding Fungi Strains
Guidance from Music, Spirit & Other Organisms in Following the Path of Fungi
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