Fungi foraging, identification, safety, field tips, and conservation

Our fourth Microdose episode, Fungi Foragers, features fungi experts in a panel discussion about the world of mycology, covering topics on safety, ecology, and conservation. The panel will also cover some basic ID tips for the 'active' species such as Psilocybe subaeruginosa, Psilocybe semilanceata and Psilocybe alutacea.

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For more relevant info see
1. Australian Psilocybe and active allied species - https://youtu.be/nxraeLqqw3c
2. Lookalikes Video - https://youtu.be/AEjMym7-ciE
3. For the Psilocybe subaeruginosa reference guide, see - https://www.entheogenesis.org/resources/

Bio - Caine Barlow
Caine Barlow is a Fungi Educator and Mycologist based in Melbourne, Australia. He gives regular talks on mycology, fungi conservation, and teaches gourmet mushroom cultivation. He works closely with the Australian organisations Entheogenesis Australis, the Australian Psychedelic Society, and is a co-founder of US-based organisation The Entheome Foundation. Caine started foraging mushrooms in the early 1990’s, and started cultivating gourmet fungi in the mid 2000’s. He did his Master of Science at the University of Melbourne where his research project was based around Conservation Mycology. He has written for Entheogenesis Australis, DoubleBlind, ThirdWave, MicroDose, and Healing Maps. Caine is currently working on a book project, expected to be released mid-2023! In addition to fungi, he has had a long-term interest in ethnobotany, ethnobotanical literature, and growing medicinal plants. Caine posts regularly on his Instagram @guerrillamycology.

His website is www.guerrillamycology.com


Bio - Beau
Beau Meister is a Horticulturist and Mycologist.

After studying Horticulture in New Zealand, Beau took an interest in the unusual fungi and taxonomy. When not out in the field he can be found in his garden tending to a range of Ethnobotanical plants and flowers.

Beau has been a moderator of the Mushroom Hunting and Identification and the Ethnobotanical Garden forums on Shroomery.org for over a decade. As well as an admin for the Victorian Fungi group, PMANZ and Victorian Mycophagy group on Facebook.
Bio - Ema
Ema Corro is a mycologist who believes that the best way to protect the environment is to involve the community in all aspects of science and conservation.

Ema loves everything about fungi and is always amazed by their ability to increase people’s sense of connection with the natural world. She is coordinator of MYCOmmunity Applied Mycology which is an organisation that aims to raise awareness of the importance of fungi in health, sustainability and the environment, as well as providing scientific training and resources to the community. She also coordinates the Wild Fungi DNA project which is developing environmental DNA techniques that citizen scientists can use to search for rare and endangered fungi and researches using waste to produce sustainable mycelium-based construction materials.


Bio - Symon Beck
Symon Beck is a mycoenthusiast with over ten years of experience foraging and eating many different species of fungi on Australia’s East Coast. Symon enjoys targeting new species and seeking out new locations for hunting. He has a particular interest in Psilocybe species and other psychoactive species, and helps run the PMANZ group on Facebook. He has previously guided educational groups in the field, teaching others the basics of fungus identification and plans to continue this in the future. His academic background is in medicine and psychiatry.
Bio - Darklight
Darklight has been working with aseptic medicinal and endangered plant species propagation for over 20 years. Moving into fungal propagation was a natural progression ( or unfortunate side-effect, you choose. Right now, Darklight is working on long-term archiving of local NNSW fungal species for future remediation and revegetation work- the culture library consists of a fair range of local macrofungi whose ultimate purposes have yet to be revealed to us. But they're here for a reason, and so are we.

What fascinates Darklight is the progression of fungal lab technology towards being more accessible to citizen scientists. Kitchen mycology is easy, safe and productive these days. The teks keep getting better and the outputs more diverse and rewarding.
Contact - Email - darklight@shaman-australis.com


Bio - Jess Saunders
Jess is a botanical illustrator and tattooer living in Northern Rivers NSW/ Bundjalung country.

A love of the natural world, gardening and science have lead her to ongoing involvement in a citizen mycology project, cactus farming, low harm off-grid living and study of plant tissue culture.

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