Today on Mushroom Hour it is our great privilege to be joined by Tess Burzynski - founder, head educator and cultivator at Fungi Freights Urban Lab and Environmental Studio. A Science degree graduate from Wayne State University, she works as an Environmental Scientist and continues doing research with mycoremediation in the city of Detroit. Tess is a member of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club and the North American Mycological Association. Throughout her studies she has learned the role mycelium plays in the environment and how beneficial, tenacious and magical it truly is. Through Fungi Freights, her goal is to educate Detroit and its surrounding neighbors about the benefits fungi have on health, food security and the environment. Fungi Freights offers an array of educational workshops and events revolved around mushrooms and their never-ending abilities. From identification, foraging and fungi biology, to DIY cultivation and mushroom art, their events never get dull. Their goal is to enlighten the community on the fascinating world of fungi! TOPICS COVERED:Lebanese & Polish Wild Food InfluencesFinding Healing & Self-Love in MushroomsBiochemical Processes in Fungi DecompositionDecomposers & MycoremediationIllustrative Example of Mycoremediation ResearchCommunity Science Leading in MycoremediationUnique Ecology of DetroitFounding of Fungi FreightsFungi Freights Projects and Community InvolvementImportance of Reciprocity in Community BuildingAdvice for Our Mushroom ProjectsWorldwide Modular, Shipping Container Mushroom FarmsBright Potential for DetroitFastest Organism on Earth is a Fungus?!EPISODE RESOURCES:Fungi Freights Website: https://www.fungifreights.net/Fungi Freights IG: https://www.instagram.com/fungifreights/Fungi Freights Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fungifreights/NAMA: https://namyco.org/Pilobolus crystallinus (Fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilobolus_crystallinus