Have you ever wondered what happens when you make an entire business off of parasitic fungi that infect the larvae of ghost moths and grow from the head of a dead caterpillar? No? Well, too bad. This episode's guest is Alex Dorr of Mushroom Revival - a functional mushroom farm and extract producer, specializing in cordyceps militaris (aka "Zombie Fungus), along with Reishi, Lion's Mane, and more.Alex and I talk about psilocybin mushrooms and the state of the psychedelic industry, the challenges of running a functional mushroom company, cool topics he's learned about on his own podcast, sustainability, and much more.Timestamps0:00 - Intro + foraging fun fact!5:05 - Alex's mushroom journey11:25 - The booming psychedelic industry16:25 - Microdosing psilocybin21:57 - Monoculture lawns & relationship with nature25:30 - The story of Mushroom Revival28:30 - All about Cordyceps37:08 - Other favorite mushrooms39:05 - Sustainability (not all sunshine + rainbows!)45:00 - Where to go with Mushrooms48:45 - The Mushroom Revival Podcast & favorite episodes56:00 - The Little Book of Mushrooms1:00:55 - Wrap upAlex's StuffMushroom Revival PodcastThe Little Book of MushroomsFunctional Extracts at MushroomRevival.com ResourcesCordyceps Cultivation Group on FacebookEpisodes of Alex's PodcastHow Fungi & Bacteria InteractThe Secret Electrical Language of Mushrooms with Yu FukasawaTheme Music: Lacuna (ft. Sunsquabi) by CloudchordMy infoWebsite: https://www.remarkablemushroomemporium.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remarkablemushroomemporium/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.