Mushrooms

On the rural outskirts of Taupō a young couple have started a mushroom venture far removed from their previous life in Auckland. Maggie Tweedie took a trip to a small block of land amid the green… Audio

Love them or hate them, could mushrooms be the key to good health. Stacey Morrison focuses on functional fungi in the latest episode of Healthy or Hoax. Audio

Australian investigators say it's unclear whether the woman who cooked a lunch that turned lethal ate the mushrooms that are believed to have fatally poisoned three other diners. Another person is… Video, Audio

This week's expert is all about fungi! Dr Mahajabeen Padamsee from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research joins Anna to talk about all things mushrooms. From foraging to the role they play in the ecosystem… Audio

Clive Thompson was a curious 16-year-old when he started out growing mushrooms back in the 1960s. More than half a century on, he's now selling his Wairarapa business Parkvale Mushrooms. Video, Audio

Raglan foragers Emily Eldin and Sean Mills' new business has mushroomed out of lock-down and is taking them on a wild journey. The real-estate agent and hospitality worker couple were foraging for… Video, Audio

If the worst of Covid comes to pass and food supplies get hit - growing your own mushrooms might be the solution.

That's what one Raglan couple did during lockdown - and now it's sprouted into a… Video, Audio

Psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, has been proven to help those suffering depression, now new research is focused on whether it would work for anorexia.

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Organic mushroom farmer Taylor McConnell runs a business supplying gourmet mushrooms to restaurants, markets, and shops in the Canterbury region. Audio

Jude Horrill and Brent Williams gave up glamorous jobs in IT and change management overseas to farm mushrooms in a container near Levin. Video, Audio

A meta-analysis of 17 observational studies has found that higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of cancer. Along with being rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, mushrooms are a… Audio

A Christchurch based writer and fungi enthusiast has some tips for foraging as the season gets into full swing. Audio, Gallery

Hannes & Theres Krummenacher came to New Zealand in 1998 and settled in the Tasman District on 53 hectares. From small beginnings they now grow seven varieties of fungi.Their company, Neudorf… Audio, Gallery

Two very different books celebrate the importance of scent and sensory experience in coming to terms with loss. The authors Laurence Fearnley and Long Litt Woon talk with Jessie Bray-Sharpin. Audio

A Natural Year follows Wendyl Nissen's tranquil life in the Hokianga countryside over a twelve month period. She joins the show to discuss her new book and how the move to self-isolation in the… Audio

Alison Stringer works a government job by day, and is a scientist and lifelong forager. A trained mycologist (fungi expert), she undertook graduate studies in Dr Ian Hall's edible ecomycorrhizal fungi… Audio, Gallery