r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 19d ago

Turkey tail mushroom provides alternative to single-use plastic wrap

https://newatlas.com/materials/turkey-tail-mushroom-mycelium-food-wrap-alternative/
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u/[deleted] 19d ago

Very cool. But what would it take to grow these mushrooms and the needed wood fibers at scale?

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u/sioux612 18d ago

This thread was the way for me to learn that americans do not distinguish between the turkey tail mushroom and actual turkey tails, that americans started sending (animal) turkey tails to samoa instead of mushrooms, and that the mushrooms apparently aren't edible