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Anyone have a few friends or family members who find mushrooms or fungi in general rather ick? 🧐

Mycophobia is a term that means a fear of fungi or mushroom fruiting bodies. Different cultures have highly varied views of mushrooms. Within some countries in east Asia, up to 90% of the population would consume mushrooms as an essential part of their daily routine.

Interestingly enough, the general trends of an aversion to or fear of mushrooms can be traced as far as centuries back, to religious or colonial roots. Swipe on to learn more! 🍄

What is it with people who fear fungi or can’t stand mushrooms? 🧐

Mycophobia is a term that means a general fear of fungi. At the risk of generalizing the “east” and “west” too heavily, there are heavy differences among various cultures in their aversion to or love for fungi. Interestingly, some of of these sentiments can be traced back to religious and/or colonial roots!

Swipe to learn more.

From now until Sunday, all blue oyster fruiting kits are 30% off marked value! Grow your own oyster mushrooms, enjoy them on toast or over a bed of rice, a maybe pair them with a can of sour ale if you’re feeling fancy.

Link in bio for details. 🥳

“Living people eat dead mushrooms / living mushrooms eat dead people” - Meredith Bull

Fungi complete the circle of life, and the whole thing is wild when you think about it. 🤔

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Questions about dried up pins, smaller subsequent flushes, and/or making the most out of your block?

We got you covered. Swipe to see answers to some of your most frequently asked questions. 🍄

These blue oyster mushroom tostadas from has got us drooling. 🤤

Sautéed oysters layered with fresh guacamole, cheese, pickled onions, and jalapeños over crunchy tostadas and garnished with cilantro and lime. 💥

Can you solve this wordle? The answer is a discount code for %20 off site wide, just for this weekend. 🤓

We’re headed to in East Vancouver this Sunday for another Fungi & Fermentation pop up! Join us for a delicious pint, sample our gourmet and medicinal grow kits, and learn about fungi.

We’ll be stocked up on limited numbers of all kit varieties: lion’s mane, pink oyster, blue oyster, white oyster, speckled chestnut, and pioppino. See you there!

Meaty, mild, and delicious - Blue Oysters go well on pastas, in stir fries, or layered on a thick slab of well-buttered toast.

Grow them on your kitchen counter. Link in bio to learn more. ✨

It’s giveaway time! We’ve teamed up with two other amazing AAPI-led foodie brands to bring you a delicious package of goodies. 💥

What you’ll win:
🥟 - 1x JWB Pork and Scallion Dumplings, 1x Taiwanese Style dumplings
🌶 - 1x Duck Chili Oil, 1x Typhoon Shelter Seasoning, and 1x Salted Egg Chili Lava
🍄 - 1x Lion’s Mane Fruiting kit

How to enter:
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- Like this post
- Tag a friend in the comments you’d like to share a meal with
- Unlimited number of entries / tags accepted per person! Each comment counts as one entry, multiple allowed

We’ll announce the winner on our story on April 7th.

*Contest limited to Vancouver lower mainland & surrounding suburbs due to shelf life and delivery options of items.

Ya’ll asked for explanations on our fungi astrology chart so we’re delivering. 🍄👏

What does the Aries sign and the fly agaric have in common? Swipe to read on.

Have you tried using Amanita muscaria medicinally before? Comment below. 👇