Down New Zealand way, the alarm has been sounded. Spore counts have gone through the roof (maybe “sky high” would be a better way to put it) out in the pastures and this spells trouble for those lumbering denizens of the fields–cows. According to Fungus threat to dairy cows soars, by Richard Woodd: The facial [...]
Tags: Australia, cows, facial eczema, New Zealand, Pithomyces chartarum, sproridesmin
Table lamps that look like mushrooms are nothing new. Several versions of such lamps are available, and they are usually intended as small table lamps or accent pieces. However, a post at Geeky Gadgets caught my interest in a floor version of a mushroom lamp from Australian designer Simon Duff. Duff is known for creating [...]
Tags: Australia, mushroom floor lamp, mushroom lamp, Simon Duff
Not Mushroom. For Error, er… Not. Mushroom For Error, uh… Not! Mushroom for Error. Nah… The heck with it. I don’t get the title, but Not mushroom for error is a full-length article about Gary and Michele Akers who recently started a small mushroom growing operation in Australia. It has involved a lot of hard [...]
Tags: Australia, mushroom farm, mushroom growing