Mush Luv

04/22/2023

Come see us at for 2023!!
We’re teaching Basic Skills for Meeting Mushrooms at 1 PM with a special extra Greek Mushrooms presentation to follow! We’re repping Mush Luv tinctures, Virginia Reishi grow kits, and our friends’ work! Can you guess Nina’s costume??

04/14/2023

We are so excited to announce that the New Moon Mycology Summit is back this year after a long break since 2019. Since we were part of the organizing team the first 2 years, we are biased, but it is seriously such a beautiful & hopeful space to learn, process, deconstruct, grow and make new connections. Join us August 9-13, 2023 in Wheelock, VT on occupied Abenaki & Wabanaki territory.

Like the previous years, the NMMS is a sliding scale and donation based event where no one is turned away for lack of funds. All meals and camping is included in the cost to attend.

Amazing artwork by Bri Barton from

Visit www.newmoonmycologysummit.org sign up to attend, volunteer or teach!

03/24/2023

Announcing the 6th annual Mushroom Mania on Saturday April 22nd from 12-5pm at Stone Brewing in Richmond VA! Join us for fungal-forward speakers, food and a beautiful vender market! Big thanks to the amazing and for hosting and for this groovy psychedelic poster 🌀🍄🌈

03/22/2023

Happy Spring Equinox!! May your sap rise and your sprouts pop ☺️

This year is already looking really exciting, and in half a year (right after the Fall Equinox!!) we’ll be getting ready to head to Greece for the third time:

Announcing Mushrooms and Culture of Greece 2023!

Unlike previous years, there will be two separate 10-day trips to choose from this time around 🥳

Zagori September 26- October

Parnassus October 16-25

You will fall in love with the magnificent beauty, rich history, wonderful people, and incredible diversity of plants, fungi and others.

Awesome local Greek experts and guest teachers from North America will make this an unforgettable experience full of learning and enjoyment.

Greek teachers and guides will include .sokolataki, , and Eleni Christoforatou

Teachers joining from NA will include , Willoughby Arevalo, and ourselves!

**Early bird discounts available until June 13**

Check out our bio for tickets and more information!!

Only 2 spots left in the Zagori trip, sign up soon!

We can’t wait to meet you there 😄

02/20/2023

CALLING ALL LOVERS

This past week had been heavy on many levels, one thing that’s been extra weight on the soul has been the tremendous loss of life due to the 7.8 Ritcher Earthquake that hit Turkey, Syria and Kurdistan.

Today is the last day of this RAFFLE to raise funds to send STILL much needed support on the ground and especially in areas unjustly left behind by the State.

Raffle includes luscious mushroom and plant medicinal offerings made by loving people from across Turtle Island and 100% of funds are sent DIRECT to and Syrias White Helmets

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slide4: ADRENAL SUPPORT TONIC & HPV, NBD. zine created by
slide 5: Keep it Cool- T***Y OIL made by
slide 6: TICK MAGIC hands-on herbal guide to survive alongside Ticks; written by Mandana Boushee from
slide 7: FLOWER OIL : Calendula & Lavender infused oil made by
slide 8: LECHITA-Milky Oats extract made by .de.tierra
slide 9: Calabrian Culinary Herb Blend made by
slide 10: Holy Rose Hydrosol Distilled by

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4oz cordyceps Oxymel by

Small Batch Maple Syrup by

HOW TO ENTER:

each raffle entry is $10
($40=4 entries)

SEND FUNDS THRU VENMO TO:



& PLEASE MAKE PRIVATE

you MUST add your IG handle in VENMO notes or else entry isnt applied to raffle but still donated.

don’t have venmo? contact directly

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02/20/2023

CALLING ALL LOVERS

This past week had been heavy on many levels, one thing that’s been extra weight on the soul has been the tremendous loss of life due to the 7.8 Ritcher Earthquake that hit Turkey, Syria and Kurdistan.

Today is the last day to raise funds to send STILL much needed support on the ground and especially in areas unjustly left behind by the State.

Raffle includes luscious mushroom and plant medicinal offerings made by loving people from across Turtle Island and 100% of funds are sent DIRECT to and Syrias White Helmets

slide 3: Mush Unity Formula made by
slide4: ADRENAL SUPPORT TONIC & HPV, NBD. zine created by
slide 5: Keep it Cool- T***Y OIL made by
slide 6: TICK MAGIC hands-on herbal guide to survive alongside Ticks; written by Mandana Boushee from
slide 7: FLOWER OIL : Calendula & Lavender infused oil made by
slide 8: LECHITA-Milky Oats extract made by .de.tierra
slide 9: Calabrian Culinary Herb Blend made by
slide 10: Holy Rose Hydrosol Distilled by

Not pictured(yet)

4oz cordyceps Oxymel by

Small Batch Maple Syrup by

HOW TO ENTER:

each raffle entry is $10
($40=4 entries)

SEND FUNDS THRU VENMO TO:



& PLEASE MAKE PRIVATE

you MUST add your IG handle in VENMO notes or else entry isnt applied to raffle but still donated.

don’t have venmo? directly

SHARE WIDELY! SPREAD THE WORD!

SOLIDARITY IS OUR LOVE LANGUAGE

11/13/2022

Tenacity of Mushrooms 🍄 1 and with the biggest pioppino we’ve seen 2 picking assistant 3 Lactifluus under the strawberry tree 4 Fox farts w/ 5 Boletes from Georgio (thanks!) 6 Coprinoid undertakers 7 Bulbous, Brilliant A. muscaria 8 Huitlacoche of Florina 9 Stinkhorn of Thessaloniki 10 Myceliate the State

10/14/2022

A final day touching base in the village, with beautiful humans, dogs, and cats! In Greece, even the cats appreciate mushrooms 🥰 We met the crew in Thessaloniki, then headed straight to Grevena, the city of mushrooms! This beautiful mountain town was made brighter by our friend Φώτης (Fotis), who showed us around , including an impromptu tour of the factory where all the local μανιτάριπροϊντα Γρεβενών (mushroom products of Grevena) are made! capped the day with an incredible mushroom-centric feast, then we scooted on to Ionnana and for a relaxing night. Now on to Lefkada!

10/11/2022

06/10/2022

Who wants to travel to Greece and learn about Greek culture, food and mushrooms?

Join us October 13-23, 2022 for 11 days, 10 nights.

We usually stay pretty local, but this is a chance to appreciate an influential and mycophilic culture that we couldn't miss! This trip is led by our friend Olga Tzogas, and we cannot wait for the amazing home cooked flavors, exciting views and plethora of fungi. This will be our second time helping tour her home country with Olga, who has thoughtfully put together an itinerary based on places and relationships she’s cultivated over the years. Some of our favorite times from the last trip were:

-soaking in the sun on beautiful beaches,
-gathering ripe pomegranates,
-grilling wild-foraged mushrooms over an open fire (with olive oil, salt, and lemon juice, yum!),
-hiking in the stunning mountains of Tzoumerka,
-finding many rare and unusual mushrooms,
-listening to beautiful traditional music.

There are only a few spots left so check it out soon
For more details head over to https://www.smugtownmushrooms.com/greeceoctober2022. There’s an early Bird price till August 13!

04/15/2022

THIS SATURDAY 4/16 is the the 5th annual Mushroom Mania fest Swipe left for the schedule! The mycelium is bringing forth 40+ local vendors, speakers, cartoons, dancing, cooking, learning, costume contest, raffle prizes and more! Join us from 12-5pm at 4300 Williamsburg Ave. This event is Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome.

We will be debuting 2 new products along with some other fungally related goodies! Swipe left again to get a sneak peek!

12-5:00 PM - Richmond Moon Market - features dozens of local vendors of the weird, wild and wonderful.

12:00 PM - Mush-Mush and the Mushables. beautiful, award winning cartoon.

12:30 PM - Mushrooms in Support of Immune, Cognitive, Respiratory & Digestive Health. Herbalist, Gina Rivers Contla joins us remote from Host Defense HQ.

1:30 PM - Meeting Mushrooms - Fungi identification basics workshop with Charlieceps and Nina of MushLuv.

2:00 PM - Cooking Demonstration (vegan)- Chef Christine Wansleben, Owner/Culinary Director of Mise En Place cooking school.

3:00 PM - Panel Discussion: The State of Entheogenic Plants and Fungi in Virginia- moderated by Will Nelson from Decriminalize Nature Richmond featuring panelists from MCV, Marajuana Justice, and other local experts.


3:00 PM - Performance by The Dance Gathering- The Dance Gathering is a celebration of creativity, collaboration and dance! Do you dare dance through their fairy ring?

4:00 PM -Mushroom Costume Contest- Dress up in your favorite fungi fashions and you could win cash and prizes from the Richmond Moon Market.

Poster by

03/18/2022

For all of you that have been asking, our triple extract cordyceps is back! We are continually improving our extraction process and each version gets better and better. This particular batch of homegrown wild-cultured Cordyceps militaris was bred from spores collected in Nelson County and Rockbridge County, Virginia in the Summer of 2021. We will continue returning to new wild genetics from year to year, honoring the unique qualities of each place and mushroom. This batch of triple extract was made using fruitbodies of strains only one generation removed from their wild parents. This is a small batch, so get yours while you can! Link is in our profile.

We'll be presenting Basic Skills for Meeting Mushrooms at Mushroom Mania, April 16th at Stone Brewing in Richmond. There will also be presentations by , , , and amazing vegan cuisine and venders! Definitely mark your calendars and follow for updates!

03/11/2022

Hey mushroom lovers! It’s starting to feel like Spring here in VA, and along with all the excitement of buds and blossoms can come seasonal allergies for some of us. Over the last few years we’ve noticed that starting Reishi early on in the season as a daily tonic really helps! We take our 5 Reishi tincture but tea or powder all seem to alleviate some of the itching and sneezing. So take ‘em if you got ‘em! We’re starting today 😁 Our 5 Reishi Dual Extract is on sale until equinox, see the link to our website in our profile. Mush luv! 🍄❤️

Pic 1: beautiful fruiting of Hemlock Reishi (Ganoderma tsugae) from a hemlock tree

Pic 2: “Antler” fruiting of a strain of Golden Reishi (Ganoderma curtisii) collected by our friend and grown by us

Pic 3: our 5 Reishi Dual Extract surrounded by all the different Reishis in it

12/14/2021

We took a year-long break from our social media page, & focused more on our occasional newsletters. We’re still trying to navigate ways of interacting with our community that feel good, but in the meantime wanted to catch you up on what we’ve been working on here at Mush Luv. Also if you want to sign up for our newsletters, email us at [email protected]
In addition to taking it slow and trying to build the kind of work we want to do from the ground up, we’ve continued collecting wild cultures of local genotype edible and medicinal mushrooms, including Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, and Reishi, three of our most generous friends. Working with local cultures is important for a number of reasons:

RESPECT- First is the fact that we are working with mushrooms we’ve had a chance to meet, interact with, and respectfully harvest for cloning or spore culture. Not all fungi want to work with us, and we don’t want to work with every fungus. By meeting the mushroom where it lives, we can ensure that it is an appropriate working partner before spending resources growing it.
STEWARDSHIP - Another reason is that the genetic diversity and long-term health of local fungal populations may depend on cultivators going the extra mile and working with an array of different strains. Most farms are currently mono-cropping the same few “commercial” strains that are distributed from large spawn suppliers. If all the spores escaping from all the mushroom farms are nearly identical, imagine the inbreeding and diminishment of genetic diversity in the local populations of these important and unique fungi!
RELATIONSHIP - Just as importantly, we’re grateful for the unique experience of growing each new mushroom strain we collect, and they each teach us more and more about how to create a truly bioregional approach to medicinal mushrooms. We feel that growing and consuming foods from the region where you live is one of the most important ways to remain healthy and connected to the world around you.

Visit our shop at mushluv.com if you want to place an order!

📸 1. A wild coral tooth we are now growing 2. jars fruiting in a 5 gallon bucket "chamber" enoki, Lions Mane, & Reishi

Mush Love!