Share
Mycopreneur
Jeff Chilton: International Man of Mushrooms
Season 1
•
Jeff Chilton is a pioneer in the international medicinal mushroom industry. His career as a commercial cultivator is in it's 6th decade, and he's devoted and inspired as ever to continue his life's work with the fungi.
In this episode we discuss Jeff's initial discoveries of the magical world of fungi, which included a year and a half stint living in Oaxaca, Mexico, during the early 70's while searching for his "Don Juan".
We trace Jeff's journey from his high school days smoking weed in 1964 (before it was a cultural phenomenon), through his university days studying Anthropology and Mycology on and on to his first commercial cultivation position in the Pacific Northwest in 1973, on through his arrival in China in 1989 and the subsequent founding of international wholesale medicinal mushroom powerhouse NAMMEX, up through the status quo of his mycopreneurial interests and pursuits -
I also share my story of staying with Maria Sabina's surviving family for 3 days back in 2010, including my participation in a traditional Mazatec 'Velada' mushroom ritual with her son - a story I have not previously share on the podcast.
Please rate and review the podcast and thanks for joining us!
More episodes
View all episodes
Tatyana Voloshin: Amanita muscaria Traditions
50:27||Season 3Tatyana Voloshin of Unidelics is a Russian Ukrainian Amanita muscaria mushroom educator who grew up steeped in the tradition of this iconic and enigmatic mushroom. She educates us on the role of Amanita in traditional cultures around the world, and shares how her upbringing and connection to healers using this mushroom informs her current practice mentoring people in best practices for connecting with the 'Fly Agaric' fungi.Please rate and review this episode ( :
Alexandra Plesner: Psychedelics Design
01:02:53||Season 3Alexandra Plesner is the Founder of Psychedelics Design, a media and community platform exploring the integration of the principles of psychedelics—into design; whilst also offering design knowledge for the psychedelic industry.We talk about her path from growing up in a tiny village in the Austrian Alps where psychedelics were completely stigmatized, to her graduate studies in London and journey into the world of professional design, on through her first psychedelic experiences and up to today where she has established a globally reputable platform for the intersection of Psychedelics + Design.Please rate and review wherever you're listening ( :
Bill Chioffi: How To Tell If You're Getting Real Mushrooms In Your Supplements
55:33||Season 3Bill Chioffi is a mushroom supplement industry veteran who joins us on the podcast today to discuss the meteoric rise in popularity of mushroom supplements in North America and Europe, the company culture behind industry pioneers Real Mushrooms, and much more.Please consider rating and reviewing this episode.Oli Genn-Bash: The Fungi Consultant
01:17:47||Season 3Oli Genn-Bash is The Fungi Consultant, a steward of the UK mushroom and psychedelic community who joins me today to discuss a number of different juicy topics on the intersection of mushrooms and society.Please rate and review this podcast wherever you're listening -
Twisted Tree Nursery: How to Build a Mushroom Substrate Company
51:48||Season 3Justin and Melissa are the Founders of Twisted Tree Nursery , a Southern California based company that makes substrate for mushroom cultivation among many other myco projects. Twisted Tree has quickly become one of the most trusted vendors and community builders in the mushroom space, and today we take you on a tour of their backstory and current projects in the mushroom world.Please rate and review wherever you're listening ( : and share with a friend or two
Nuvedo: India's Leading Mushroom Startup
57:43|Jashid and Prithvi are the founders of Nuvedo, the leading mushroom startup in India. They return to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share updates from their mycopreneurial journey over the last year since I joined them at Shroom Sabha, the first mushroom festival in India. Their recent achievements include appearing on Shark Tank India, being featured in Condé Nast, producing a documentary on fungi in remote Northeastern India in collaboration with the world renowned Fungi Foundation, and much more.Please rate and review wherever you're listening ( :Robert Lattig: Healing Herbals
57:40||Season 3Robert Latin is the founder of Healing Herbals , purveyor of legal entheogens. Today Rob joins us on the podcast for the second time to discuss his recent acquisition of a Kava bar on Long Island, New York, as well as to detail the extensive selection of legal entheogens available on the Healing Herbals website. We discuss the trials and tribulations of navigating compliance in the plant medicine space, the role of various entheogens across cultures, and much more.Pleas rate and review this episode wherever you're listening ( :Rob Hoffman: Mushrooms in Traditional Chinese Medicine
46:46||Season 3Rob Hoffman is a professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and an editor / peer-reviewer of various academic journals. We dive into the history of Reishi in China, it's reference in ancient Chinese Pharmacopeias, the etymological origins of Reishi, and much more.Please rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening.
Lee Carroll: Mushrooms vs. Inflammation
56:52||Season 3Lee Carroll is the lead herbalist at Real Mushrooms, pioneers in the functional mushroom industry with 40+ years experience. Lee joins us for the second time to discuss the nutritional benefit of mushrooms in regards to fighting inflammation in the body and reducing cellular stress. He discusses the often overlooked importance of Ergothioneine, an amino acid found mainly in mushrooms, as well as the importance of honoring tradition in our relationship with mushrooms.Use code Lee for a discount on your purchase from Real MushroomsPlease rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening ( :