Fungi Matters with Peter McCoy
Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
AEA Marketing
4.7 • 546 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2018
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Peter McCoy speaks for the fungi.
His mission is to increase awareness, appreciation and the practical use of all manner of mushroom and mycelia. Peter is a co-founder of the grassroots advocacy group, Radical Mycology. He is also the author of a book by the same name which I've found to be the most thorough, current, and inspiring mycological reference available.
For those of you new to the wonderful world of Fungi and regenerative agriculture, mycology is the study of fungi (mushrooms, lichens, molds, etc.) and is a fundamental element of building soil health and profitable regenerative systems.
Peter is in high demand -- appearing in publications, speaking, and recently starting the world's first mycology school (Mycologos), dedicated to the practical arts and science of working with fungi and, after much fanfare, being successfully funded on Kickstarter.
Peter is well-versed in fungal impacts on agriculture systems on which this podcast episode focuses. His advocacy also covers ecological restoration, medical research, manufacturing, human nutrition, and more.
Actionable Information Within This Episode:
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Why fungi should be considered a primary component in agricultural systems.
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Types of fungi to know in farming and how to encourage them.
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Utilizing fungal roles in the carbon cycle, soil aggregation, stability, and porosity.
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Calcium syncing and phosphorous harvesting.
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Myco-remediation techniques for neutralizing toxins.
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Drought, heat and disease resilience and tolerance.
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If you are a large-scale grower looking to increase crop revenue and quality, email hello@advancingecoag.com or call 800-495-6603 extension 344 to be connected with a dedicated AEA crop consultant.
Related Resources
Animation: Mycorrhizal Fungi in Action
Regenerative Agriculture Podcast: Eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizer with Kris Nichols
Good Life Revival Podcast: Permaculture, Rewilding, and Homesteading with Peter McCoy
Webinar: John Kempf on How Crops Benefit From Robust Soil Microbial Populations
Webinar: John Kempf on Changing Agronomy With Biology
Webinar: Capturing Residue to Build Soil Organic Matter
Organization: Open Source Ecology (Peter McCoy, Advisor)
Wikipedia: Mycology
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi friends. This is John. I'm passionate about developing regenerative agriculture systems that |
| 0:06.3 | improve soil health, produce crops that are completely resistant to diseases and insects, |
| 0:11.3 | and produce food of such an exceptional quality that we can have a legitimate conversation about |
| 0:17.0 | growing food as medicine. I've been fortunate to meet many people with incredible knowledge |
| 0:21.5 | and information about soil and plant systems. However, much of this knowledge and information |
| 0:26.0 | is scattered all over the place. There are many incredible stories and a lot of knowledge that |
| 0:31.5 | have not been widely shared. I founded advancing eco-agriculture in 2006 to bring this knowledge together in a more coherent fashion |
| 0:39.5 | and incorporate it into products and growing systems that growers can easily put into practice. |
| 0:45.1 | It's my personal mission to have these regenerative agriculture systems become the mainstream globally, |
| 0:51.0 | the status quo against which all other growing systems are compared. To achieve this |
| 0:55.3 | goal, I want to share the knowledge that we have learned in the last decade and make it available |
| 0:59.0 | to everyone. These concepts and principles about regenerative systems can be applied anywhere, |
| 1:05.5 | and when they're properly applied, they will increase farm profitability and resilience to climate |
| 1:10.5 | stress. If you have any questions, |
| 1:12.7 | suggestions, comments, or topics of ideas that you would like for me to discuss, please connect |
| 1:17.9 | on social media or email me, John at regenerative agriculturepodcast.com. Be sure to sign up for |
| 1:24.7 | our email list at regenerative agriculture podcast.com. |
| 1:28.2 | Hope you enjoy and thank you for listening. |
| 1:30.9 | Greetings, friends. |
| 1:32.1 | Welcome to the regenerative agriculture podcast. |
| 1:35.2 | I'm really excited with the guest we have today, Peter McCoy, |
| 1:38.6 | the founder of Myco Logos, the country's first mycology teaching school, where Peter describes how to grow |
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