Cordyceps Cultivation 101 With Val King

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01/18/23 • 74 min

On this week's episode of Forager's Radio we are exploring the health benefits of Codrydecps mushrooms and how to grow them with Val King of Impending Doom Relief.
After studying with some of the best mushroom cultivators in the US, Val has had lots of success with producing cordyceps mushrooms at scale and sharing them with their local communities.
Val explains what some of the specific challenges are with cultivating cordyceps and how to work around them. They also dive deep into their amazing medicinal potential.
If you're interested in how you can start growing your own Cordyceps or how you can use them to help kick your bad caffein habit, this episode is for you!
If you're looking for a top quality Cordyceps extract that uses Val's very own Cordyceps mushrooms, check out our Forager's Kingdom Cordyceps Extract for more info.
Happy listening,
Neil Thenier
Episode Resources
Impending Doom Relief Website
Val's Instagram

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Hempcrete- The Building Blocks For Sustainability & Community with Eric White

On this week's episode of Forager's Radio, I'm joined by Eric White, founder of The Heampstead Farm and member of Pennsylvania's Hemp Fiber Cooperative.
Eric has been working vigorously on creating The Pocono's premier local CSA farm. There, him and his team not only supply their members with local organic produce, but they also grow industrial grade hemp that will be processed and utilized as hempcrete.
Never heard of hempcrete?!
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Listen to the full episode to get the full scoop and much more.
Happy listening,
-Neil Thenier
Episode Resources:
-The Hempstead on Instagram
-The Hempstead Farm

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Neil Thenier
Episode Resources:
Fire Moon Medicines On Instagram
Fire Moon Medicines Website