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Fun Fungi Facts - Troop

Fun Fungi Facts

It’s rather amazing that given the countless fungi and mushrooms that have called Mother Earth home for millions of years, we know so little about these fascinating organisms. Yet we...

Fun Fungi Facts

It’s rather amazing that given the countless fungi and mushrooms that have called Mother Earth home for millions of years, we know so little about these fascinating organisms. Yet we...

Do Mushrooms Have Anti-Cancer Properties? - Troop

Do Mushrooms Have Anti-Cancer Properties?

According to data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer is the second leading cause of death in Americans behind only heart disease, claiming the lives of...

Do Mushrooms Have Anti-Cancer Properties?

According to data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer is the second leading cause of death in Americans behind only heart disease, claiming the lives of...

Are Mushrooms Safe to Eat? - Troop

Are Mushrooms Safe to Eat?

Mushrooms are safe to eat, but this depends on a few factors. If you’re picking up ordinary cultivated mushrooms from a grocery store or other retailer, you can start planning...

Are Mushrooms Safe to Eat?

Mushrooms are safe to eat, but this depends on a few factors. If you’re picking up ordinary cultivated mushrooms from a grocery store or other retailer, you can start planning...

Are mushrooms high in vitamins and minerals?

Are mushrooms high in vitamins and minerals?

Mushrooms come in over 14,000 different species, and can be found in nearly every biome on the planet. They are the fruiting body of fungi, and many edible species are...

Are mushrooms high in vitamins and minerals?

Mushrooms come in over 14,000 different species, and can be found in nearly every biome on the planet. They are the fruiting body of fungi, and many edible species are...

5 Reasons to Grow Your Own Mushrooms

5 Reasons to Grow Your Own Mushrooms

Mushrooms aren’t as easy to grow as plants, nor is the cultivation of fungi as popular and well catered to as, say, growing succulents. Nonetheless, let us be clear: growing...

5 Reasons to Grow Your Own Mushrooms

Mushrooms aren’t as easy to grow as plants, nor is the cultivation of fungi as popular and well catered to as, say, growing succulents. Nonetheless, let us be clear: growing...

What is Lion's Mane? - Troop

What is Lion's Mane?

Lion’s Mane, taxonomically known as Hericium erinaceus, is both a delicious gourmet and medicinally potent mushroom.  A saprophytic (decomposing) fungus, Lion’s Mane is known as a tooth fungus and typically...

What is Lion's Mane?

Lion’s Mane, taxonomically known as Hericium erinaceus, is both a delicious gourmet and medicinally potent mushroom.  A saprophytic (decomposing) fungus, Lion’s Mane is known as a tooth fungus and typically...