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    A SHROOM OF YOUR OWN

    Oct 20, 2021 2 minutes
    Words Chloe Thomson

    Mushrooms belong to the fungi kingdom. Neither plant nor animal, they are nonetheless truly fascinating and their lifecycle sounds like something from a sci-fi movie.

    The mushrooms we eat are actually the fruiting bodies of a mycelium that grows on a substrate such as straw, sawdust, logs or even used coffee grounds.

    The growing mycelium slowly colonises and consumes the

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