Mushrooms
Are mushroom supplements really magic or a waste of cash?
Love them or hate them, could mushrooms be the key to good health. Stacey Morrison focuses on functional fungi in the latest episode of Healthy or Hoax. Audio
Lethal lunch in Australia turns spotlight to wild mushroom foraging
Australian investigators say it's unclear whether the woman who cooked a lunch that turned lethal ate the mushrooms that are believed to have fatally poisoned three other diners. Another person is… Video, Audio
Expert feature: Mushrooms
This week's expert is all about fungi! Dr Mahajabeen Padamsee from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research joins Anna to talk about all things mushrooms. From foraging to the role they play in the ecosystem… Audio
Mushroom-grower hangs up his cap
Clive Thompson was a curious 16-year-old when he started out growing mushrooms back in the 1960s. More than half a century on, he's now selling his Wairarapa business Parkvale Mushrooms. Video, Audio
Shock, horror! Not all vegetables are best eaten raw
Did you know there are a number of vegetables that are healthier for you when cooked? (Spoiler alert: carrots are on the list.) Fellow in the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago… Audio
Mushrooming out of lockdown
Raglan foragers Emily Eldin and Sean Mills' new business has mushroomed out of lock-down and is taking them on a wild journey. The real-estate agent and hospitality worker couple were foraging for… Video, Audio
Mushrooms may be the fun food to grow at home in isolation
If the worst of Covid comes to pass and food supplies get hit - growing your own mushrooms might be the solution.
That's what one Raglan couple did during lockdown - and now it's sprouted into a… Video, Audio
Psilocybin: Could magic mushrooms treat depression and anorexia?
Psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, has been proven to help those suffering depression, now new research is focused on whether it would work for anorexia.
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Grow your own mushrooms
Organic mushroom farmer Taylor McConnell runs a business supplying gourmet mushrooms to restaurants, markets, and shops in the Canterbury region. Audio
Summer Series - Coming down to earth
Jude Horrill and Brent Williams gave up glamorous jobs in IT and change management overseas to farm mushrooms in a container near Levin. Video, Audio
Could consuming more mushrooms reduce cancer risk?
A meta-analysis of 17 observational studies has found that higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of cancer. Along with being rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, mushrooms are a… Audio
Autumn foraging for edible fungi and mushrooms
A Christchurch based writer and fungi enthusiast has some tips for foraging as the season gets into full swing. Audio, Gallery
Gourmet mushrooms from the Moutere Hills
Hannes & Theres Krummenacher came to New Zealand in 1998 and settled in the Tasman District on 53 hectares. From small beginnings they now grow seven varieties of fungi.Their company, Neudorf… Audio, Gallery
Scent is powerful – it can help transform times of grief and loss
Two very different books celebrate the importance of scent and sensory experience in coming to terms with loss. The authors Laurence Fearnley and Long Litt Woon talk with Jessie Bray-Sharpin. Audio
Wendyl Nissen: Living Simply Through the Seasons
A Natural Year follows Wendyl Nissen's tranquil life in the Hokianga countryside over a twelve month period. She joins the show to discuss her new book and how the move to self-isolation in the… Audio
Alison Stringer - Gathering mushrooms in May
Alison Stringer works a government job by day, and is a scientist and lifelong forager. A trained mycologist (fungi expert), she undertook graduate studies in Dr Ian Hall's edible ecomycorrhizal fungi… Audio, Gallery
Mushrooms, poached egg and asparagus
Recipe by Kira Ghidoni
From Afternoons on Wednesday 26 September 2018
Meaty Mushrooms
Clive Thompson's foray into mushroom growing started when he was at school. More than 50 years later he is still at it and now picks seven tonnes of mushrooms a week from his growing sheds near… Audio, Gallery
When orchids smell like mushrooms - a tale of botanical deceit
Spider orchids that smell like mushrooms are fooling fungus gnats into pollinating them, and Carlos Lehnebach wants to find out more about this botanical deception. Video, Audio
Stonehurst Mushrooms
Kate Wendelgelst is a very patient woman. She'll be waiting years before she digs to see if the truffles she is expecting, grow. In the meantime, Kate's growing oyster, poplar and shitake mushrooms on… Audio, Gallery