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10/12/2026

🍄 TRUFFLE DOGS ARE REAL SCIENTISTS (sort of)

During COVID lockdown, mycologist Benjamin Lemmond couldn't get to his lab — so his supervisor dropped off boxes of truffle specimens collected by foragers. One specimen, long labeled as a European species, turned out to be something entirely new. DNA sequencing proved it: a new species, hiding in plain sight.

That's how Tuber canirevelatum was described — by a scientist, a microscope, and a network of citizen foragers and their dogs.

He speaks at PSMS tomorrow (Tuesday) 7:15 PM. Free, in-person + Zoom. 🐕🍄

10/11/2026

🍄 TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: William Padilla Brown

The man behind MycoSymbiotics — citizen scientist, author of the first English-language handbook on Cordyceps militaris cultivation, and the reason many of us fell down the spirulina rabbit hole. 🙋

Self-taught. Didn't finish high school. Now teaches mushroom cultivation nationwide and runs MycoFest in Pennsylvania every summer. Proof that the mycology world rewards curiosity over credentials.

His mission says it all: get people growing their own food and medicine. 🍄

Who's your mycology teacher? Drop their name below 👇

10/11/2026

🍄 MEET THE SPEAKER: Benjamin Lemmond

Tuesday's PSMS meeting just got a lot more interesting. Lemmond is a UC Berkeley mycologist whose Ph.D. research was on North American edible truffles — and he co-described TWO brand-new truffle species discovered by truffle-hunting dogs. Yes, dogs that hunt truffles for science. 🐕

Oh, and he's a PNW native — undergrad at Evergreen State in Olympia.

Tuesday Oct 13, 7:15 PM — in-person + Zoom, free. Don't miss this one. 🍄

10/11/2026

🍄 THIS WEEK — two free PSMS events for mushroom lovers:

📍 Monday Oct 12 — Mushroom ID Clinic, 4–7 PM
UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle (by the Glass Atrium). Free, walk-in — bring your wild finds for expert ID!

📍 Tuesday Oct 13 — PSMS October Meeting, 7:15 PM
Speaker: Benjamin Lemmond, UC Berkeley mycologist & truffle specialist. In-person + Zoom. Free.

Mushroom fans are multiplying and societies need educators — love mushrooms + teaching? Volunteer with PSMS! 🍄

10/11/2026

Isn’t this cool!!!! 🐦 🎶

10/10/2026

Good luck humans

10/09/2026

You're not stuck — you're where you are. Getting somewhere else takes NEW neurons, and malnourished brains can't lock in knowledge. The biggest investment I've made isn't money — it's nourishment. Spirulina every day, Doc of Detox products, vagus nerve stimulation, breathing practices. Feed your brain first, then teach it something. Same spirulina I take: inspiranutrition.com/gordin — save 25% on your order.

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10/09/2026

Soil for the soul