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“It's no sin to tell a good story.”

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Steven Heighton is a Canadian novelist born on August 14, 1961. His works are known for their unique narrative style and profound depiction of the natural environment. more

“Maitake mushrooms are known in Japan as “the dancing mushroom.” According to a Japanese legend, a group of Buddhist nuns and woodcutters met on a mountain trail, where they discovered a fruiting of maitake mushrooms emerging from the forest floor. Rejoicing at their discovery of this delicious mushroom, they danced to celebrate.”

Known Groups Mets Mountain Discovery Dancing Forests Celebrate Buddhist Japan Legends Rejoice Delicious Trails Emerging Nun Mushrooms

Author:Paul Stamets

“The task that we face today is to understand the language of nature.”

Today Faces Language Tasks

Author:Paul Stamets

“Lions mane may be our first smart mushroom. It is a safe, edible fungus that appears to confer cognitive benefits on our aging population.”

Firsts May Safe Benefits Smart Aging Population Lions Cognitive Mushrooms Fungi Aging Population

Author:Paul Stamets

“Mycologists are few and far between. We are under-funded, poorly represented in the context of other sciences - ironic as the very foundation of our ecosystems are directly dependent upon fungi, which ultimately create the foundation of soils.”

Foundation Soil Dependent Ironic Ecosystems Fungi

Author:Paul Stamets

“Chaga is significant in ethnomycology, forest ecology, and increasingly in pharmacognosy. Its long-term human use and cultural eastern European and Russian acceptance should awaken serious researchers to its potential as a reservoir of new medicines, and as a powerful preventive ally for protecting DNA.”

Should Humans Long Use Term Powerful Acceptance Serious Medicine Significant Forests Long Term Allies Ecology Eastern Dna Researchers Reservoirs

Author:Paul Stamets

“If you do not know where the mushroom products you are consuming are grown, think twice before eating them.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Products Eating Consuming Mushrooms Think Twice

Author:Paul Stamets

“The Farfield Curse is a story you'll want to pick up, but not put down!”

Want Stories Picks Curse

Author:Kaza Kingsley

“The feat of surviving is directly related to the capacity of the survivor.”

Capacity Related Survivor Surviving Feats

Author:Claire Cameron

“I love the Internet, and I love wasting time on the Internet - even though it sometimes ends up being not being a waste of time.”

Ends Sometimes Internet Waste Wasting Time

Author:Claire Cameron

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