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#Mushrooms are an inherently #sustainable food, representing the #circulareconomy in an agricultural system. Mushrooms are fungi, and fungi are decomposers, breaking down dead material and returning nutrients and energy to the soil. We've had the opportunity over the past year to go deeper into exploring what makes mushrooms sustainable through collaborations with American Mushroom Institute. Some of the most fascinating insights include: 🍄 The "waste" from mushroom production is in fact a valuable input into both agricultural and non-agricultural systems - as a soil amendment it can build soil health and facilitate storage of carbon, or provide raw material for green roofs or landscaping 🍄 Mushrooms can remediate contaminated sites, potentially even remediating PFAS-contaminated soils! 🍄 Mushroom mycelium can be transformed into any number of products including "bacon" and "leather"! (what!? yes.)

Sustainable Solutions through Fungi! Did you know that fungi can become a cornerstone when it comes to sustainable materials? These incredible organisms are revolutionizing our approach to eco-friendly solutions across various industries. Here’s how fungi are making a significant impact: 🔸 Building Materials: Fungal mycelium, the 'roots' of a fungus, acts as binding agents for renewable materials like agricultural waste to form durable and resilient bricks. With chitin and cellulose in the mycelium, these bricks are not only strong but also very resilient. 🔸 Mycelium Leather: By compressing and treating aerial mycelium forms from fungal culture, we can create a leather-like texture that offers a sustainable alternative to traditional leather. This process mimics the microstructure of collagen in cowhide, delivering similar durability and flexibility without the environmental impact of livestock farming. 🔸 Sustainable Packaging: Similar to the brick-making process, fungi with soft textures like oyster mushroom mycelium are grown in molds to create packaging materials. This mycelium-based packaging can replace Styrofoam, utilizing 88% less energy and generating 90% less CO₂ compared to plastic during manufacturing. It's a win-win for both businesses and the planet! 🔸 Meat Alternatives: Mushrooms can be cultivated much faster than traditional livestock, making them an efficient and sustainable source of protein. Mycelium-based vegan meat not only meets the growing demand for plant-based foods but also reduces the environmental footprint associated with animal farming. Discover how these fungal innovations are shaping a greener future and transforming industries by offering sustainable alternatives to everyday materials. Let’s embrace these biotechnological advancements and work towards a more sustainable planet! #Biotechnology #Sustainability #Innovation

🌍 Embracing the Organic Revolution of 2030: My Vision for a 100% Organic World 🌱 As we look ahead to 2030, it’s clear that the world needs a transformation — not just incremental change, but a complete shift towards a sustainable, 100% organic future. My vision is bold: a global economy where every product, every method of production, and every industry operates in harmony with nature, powered by innovative solutions like Seshat’s Certified Organic Diamond Composites and advanced aeroponic systems. Key Pillars of the Organic Revolution: • Integrating Hemp into the Global Economy: From food and medicine to advanced materials and renewable energy, hemp will replace synthetic and harmful alternatives across industries. • Transforming Agriculture: My fully autonomous aeroponic systems, powered by renewable energy, will revolutionize food production, urban farming, and disaster relief, providing sustainable, organic solutions without synthetic chemicals. • Building a New Organic Civilization: The New Pyramids Project will use Diamond Composites to create self-sustaining, closed-loop ecosystems that serve as hubs for research, education, and sustainable living. • Global Advocacy: I’ve authored the Universal Declaration of Organic Rights, aiming for its adoption by the United Nations to make non-organic practices a thing of the past. We have the technology, the expertise, and the commitment. Now it’s time to take action. Together, we can build a world where sustainability is the norm, and every product and service is certified organic by international standards. 🚀 The future is organic — let’s make it happen! Join me in the movement towards a 100% organic world. 🌱💚 #OrganicRevolution #Sustainability #Innovation #HempEconomy #Aeroponics #DiamondComposites #2030Vision #ClimateAction #OrganicLiving #LGBTQAdvocacy #FutureOfFood

“Nature has evolved over billions of years, developing natural systems and processes which we should be learning from.” Polystyrene takes around 500 years to break down. This means that every piece of it that has been produced still exists today, and once discarded, ends up in landfill or contributing to the pollution of our waterways and oceans 🌊 UK firm Magical Mushroom Company® has replicated the strength and versatility of polystyrene using mycelium, the underground threads of fungi from which mushrooms fruit 🍄 By taking mycelium and combining it with agricultural by-products, the company can ‘grow’ packaging of any size or shape. Magical Mushroom Company was one of the RE:TV contributors featured in the Sustainable Markets Initiative's 2023 Impact Report, which highlights innovations that demonstrate how the private sector is accelerating the transition to a circular future.     Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/e_967sNG     Watch the RE:TV case study on Magical Mushroom Company: https://lnkd.in/ezxwTQmD  

Mushrooms & Mycelium: The Future of Sustainable Innovation Fast-growing, biodegradable, and incredibly versatile, mushrooms and mycelium are emerging as key players in various industries—from eco-friendly packaging to innovative non-alcoholic spirits. Their ability to rapidly grow and break down naturally offers a sustainable alternative to plastics, foams, and other materials that harm the environment. While there’s still limited research into mycelium's full potential, the possibilities are vast. From creating durable textiles and leather alternatives to enhancing the food and beverage industries, mushrooms are only scratching the surface of their potential. Imagine a future where packaging dissolves, clothes decompose, and fungi fortified drinks! Stay tuned—this is just the beginning of a sustainable revolution! #SustainableInnovation #MyceliumRevolution #EcoFriendlyPackaging #FutureOfFood #MushroomPower #sustainability #foodsystems via The Washington Post https://lnkd.in/eApp4_gn

Considering the growing #cellularagriculture ecosystem in the state, it’s promising to see that the first Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein by the Bezos Earth Fund was announced in North Carolina. In addition to the announced industry partners for its North Carolina center (Believer Meats, Atlantic Fish Co, Jellatech, and Wild Earth), other #cellag companies based in North Carolina include BIOMILQ, a cell-based #dairy startup, and Tiamat Sciences Corp., a #molecularfarming startup. In December 2022, Believer Meats became the first cultivated meat company to announce that it was breaking ground on a commercial-scale facility in Wilson County, North Carolina. At the time, Believer Meats shared that it selected the location due to the highly qualified talent pool in the area. In addition, Wild Earth CEO Ryan Bethencourt previously shared with CellAgri (link in comment) why he believes North Carolina can become a key biotech and future food hub beyond California. As more companies work towards scaling up their production processes, research and commercialization centers can provide access to the resources required to address the key challenges of building the cultivated meat supply chain. #cellag #futureoffood #cultivatedmeat #cellbasedmeat #culturedmeat #scaling #ecoystem

In cultivated meat and seafood, cell density is a key efficiency metric —the higher the density, the more food can be produced with fewer resources, lowering costs and enabling scalability 📈 . Forsea has achieved a remarkable milestone: 300 million cells per milliliter, a massive leap from the industry standard of 20–30 million. 🎣 Over 140,000 tons of eel are consumed annually, pushing many species to the brink of extinction and threatening marine biodiversity. By simplifying production and reducing costs through their innovative organoid method, Forsea is unlocking the potential for scalable, sustainable cultivated seafood ♻️ . And the taste? Exceptional, proving that sustainability can be delivered without compromise 🍣. Read more in the comments below 👇

🌿🌍 **Driving the Organic Revolution: Pioneering Sustainable Change for a Brighter Future** 🚀 I am incredibly proud to share the transformative work we are doing at Marie Landry's Spy Shop and my other ventures, dedicated to creating a sustainable, organic future for all. 🔹 **Global Organic Solutions** is at the forefront of the **Organic Revolution**, championing the **Universal Declarations of Organic Rights**. Our **New Pyramids Project** aims to establish 10,000 solar-powered, aeroponic greenhouses by 2030. These innovative structures will revolutionize food production and renewable energy, setting the stage for a truly organic civilization. 🔹 At **Spymaster Enterprises** and **The Second Illuminati**, we are integrating cutting-edge AI and business intelligence to drive ethical technology solutions. Our mission is to support intelligence communities in Canada and NATO, promoting peace and security through advanced analytics and strategic planning. 🔹 **SearchForOrganics.com** has become the ultimate hub for certified organic products. Our commitment to transparency and quality ensures that consumers can easily embrace an organic lifestyle. From hemp-derived materials to sustainable farming solutions, we are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in organic innovation. 🔹 Our research efforts include thousands of AI-driven scientific experiments focusing on cancer treatments, sustainable agriculture, and more. Every project is guided by our dedication to ethical, organic practices, making a positive impact on science and society. I invite you to join us in this journey towards a sustainable, healthy, and ethical future. Together, we can end hunger, pollution, and resource wars, creating a brighter, greener world for generations to come. #OrganicRevolution #Sustainability #NewPyramids #AI #GlobalSecurity #HempInnovation #EthicalTechnology #OrganicRights

Mushroom, Microbial, and Lab-Grown – IDTechEx Explores Emerging Leather Alternatives Bio-based, plant, and mushroom leathers are all emerging possibilities for replacements within the leather industry, all with their own techniques, challenges, and benefits. IDTechEx explores the incumbent leather market and the motivations behind these emerging alternatives in their latest report, “Emerging Alternative Leathers 2024-2034: Technologies, Trends, Players”. The

Nature is best Synthetic is nasty Right? Depends Say you are getting engaged Would you choose a ‘natural’ diamond for the engagement ring or a synthetic one grown in a lab? They are identical but: – A natural diamond is formed over a billion years by geology – A synthetic diamond is grown in a lab over 10 weeks by a technician The natural diamond is 30% more expensive because you get a romantic metaphor. A billion year old crystal that will last forever - like the love between you and your partner Nature = romantic Synthetic = unemotional and cold Food gets trickier The current wisdom is that natural food is better for us. Whole grains, organic, seasonal etc. and processed, synthetic food is bad for us Do you fancy a burger? Beef production is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases and responsible for huge swathes of deforestation Would you choose: A) a burger made from beef taken from a lovingly reared cow that had a great life in a field with its friends the birds and the squirrels, right up to the point at which it was slaughtered? B) a burger made from beef grown in a bio reactor just off the M6 from synthetic cow muscle cell 1138? With option B nothing died and it uses much less energy, fresh water and land Nature = romantic but cruel and wasteful Synthetic = unemotional but efficient and sustainable Diamonds and Burgers are very different things but we all get bombarded by mixed messages every day. Nature good. Synthetic bad Right now processed food is bad but it might be the future Soon there could be separate aisles in supermarkets for lab grown and nature grown produce And lots of work for the brand and marketing industry Shifting our perceptions away from the FEAR OF genetically modified, ‘processed’ food To LOVE OF super sustainable, genetically modified, non suffering, cheaper better greener, PROCESSED® food Nom nom nom #brandstrategy #sustainability #corkewallis