Mushrooms
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Sunriver Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show Finds a  Home at SHARC

“Ex-spore” the fascinating world of fungi during Fungi Fest
by Damian Fagan

Those who have never explored the Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show in Sunriver will have an opportunity to enjoy this fungi extravaganza this year on Saturday, Oct. 17, but with a change of venue from previous years. “The Central Oregon Mushroom Club is thrilled that the festival is happening for our 10th year!” said Linda Gilpin, […]

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The Psychedelic Frontier: Set and Setting is Part of the Medicine

Is there any science behind that notion?
by Mary Casanave Sheridan

Q: Facilitators always talk about “set and setting” like it’s gospel, but is there any actual science behind it? A: People who’ve held this work have always known it, and it was never unique to psychedelics — set (mindset) and setting (place and surroundings) matter in any threshold experience: ceremony, grief, birth, initiation. What’s new […]

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The Psychedelic Frontier

Who wins when Big Pharma enters?
by Mary Casanave Sheridan

Q: Eli Lilly just spent $3.8 billion buying into psychedelics. Is Big Pharma’s involvement actually good for the public, and who benefits most from it? A: A pharmaceutical company doesn’t put $3.8 billion behind something unless it believes it will be profitable. For-profit health care hardly ever benefits the public, but this question goes deeper […]

Posted inOpinion

Much Ado About Psilocybin

Oregon’s experiment into mushroom as therapy seems to be going well — except for all the issues that we already knew about
by The Source Editorial Board

A recent review of Oregon’s psilocybin therapy program brings up some of the most obvious points about the initiative, approved by voters just a handful of years ago: High-earning individuals are often the ones accessing the program. Many of them come from out of state to do so. People are accessing the program not just […]

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Oregon Voters to Consider Psilocybin Therapy, Drug Decriminalization this Fall

State-regulated psilocybin therapy along with drug decriminalization will appear on the November 2020 Oregon ballot
Laurel Brauns

Two groundbreaking drug-related ballot measures may put Oregon on the map for drug decriminalization and psychedelic therapy this fall. The group behind the Oregon Psilocybin Therapy Ballot Measure (IP 34) announced July 8 that it had collected enough signatures to qualify for the November 2020 ballot. The campaign turned in 164,782 signatures, successfully overcoming the […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Learn to Grow Mushrooms

Lisa Sipe

Want to start a mushroom garden? Dylan Stevens will teach students how to raise king stropharia, also known as wine cap stropharia, garden giant or burgundy mushroom, without expensive equipment or lots of space. Students will learn about the mushroom life cycle, mushroom identification and different growing techniques, and will go home with mushroom spawn to […]

Posted inOutside

Matsutake Madness!

Hiking with a purpose
Kevin Sperl

For a simple autumn meal, sear matsutake mushrooms in a hot cast iron pan seasoned with canola oil and salt. Finish up with a sprig of thyme and some butter. The ingredients are straightforward and easily purchased at your favorite grocery store. Collecting the mushrooms could take a bit more work. Fortunately, the matsutake mushroom […]

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