Mycopreneur

Fungi Solutions Website: https://www.fungisolutions.com.au

Mycommunity Applied Mycology Lab -  https://myco.org.au/ 

This organization is a fantastic hub for community cultivators and great place for beginners to learn the ropes. 

They also conduct fantastic environmental conservation and citizen science projects. 

The Circle Awards - https://thecircleawards.com/anz/2021

Link to vote in the People's Choice Award - https://bit.ly/3oiDbbu

In this episode we connect with Amanda Morglund, co-founder of Fungi Solutions.

 Fungi Solutions is a mycocycling and mycomaterials outfit based out of Melbourne, Australia.

Amanda has an extensive background in biomaterials design and prototyping, including in the fashion industry where she pioneered a process called "Mycotailoring", which leverages the adaptive capabilities of fungi to create new mycelium-composite fabrics out of discarded textiles.

This same principle of environmental remediation and transformation is the guiding ethos of Fungi Solutions - With fungi, landfill refuse and discarded resources can be broken down and rebuilt into circular packaging solutions and other useful products while capturing Carbon Dioxide, instead of emitting it.

Today Amanda is going to walk us through some of the exciting research and development that is in full swing at the Fungi Solutions HQ, including their collaboration with an Australian charity to mycoremediate the environmental damage caused by the more than 7 billion cigarette butts that are discarded annually across the Australian continent.

We’re also going to hear about the mycelium-composite modular acoustic treatment blocks that Fungi Solutions is outfitting recording studios and media production facilities with, as well as their goal to create clean social spaces with bio design.

These are just a few of the impressive range of Fungi Solutions that we’re going to dive into on the 15th episode of Mycopreneur Podcast.