Fungus amongus! Mushroom filler is fire resistant and biodegradable

Mushrooms are amazing. Not only do they tasty-up pizza, pasta, soup and salads; not only are edible ’shrooms pretty much calorie-free and full of minerals (which ones depend on the variety) and immune-supporting compounds; not only can they engender transcendental trips, but they soak up chemicals from toxic environments (including BPA), don’t need pesticides or herbicides to grow, and many are gorgeous (or at least interesting-looking) to boot! And now we can add another really impressive thing that ’shrooms can do for us: packaging!

Read the rest of Packaging the Future: Amazing Mushroom Packaging!http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/oht ... eral.php?page=better_feed

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