Mothering Earth-147-Mycology

We may be familiar with mushrooms as a food. Other familiar forms of fungi are yeasts which are used to make bread rise, to ferment alcohol and to make certain cheeses and other fermented foods. Those uses are just one part of the amazingly complex and varied world of fungi. In this program, you’ll hear about how fungi can help plants grow, can clean up contaminants and may even be able to eat plastics.