Mushrooms are in vogue right now. From food to fashion, medicine to material, and seemingly everything in between, they have made their pop culture arrival known in a big way.
After the worldwide success of the film Fantastic Fungi in 2019 and The New York Times naming mushrooms ‘Ingredient of The Year’ in 2022, these curious organisms have come to be called ‘The Darling of Sustainability’ by The Washington Post and have been incorporated into products and services by global behemoths like PepsiCo, Hermes, and Cadillac among countless other brands.
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As the founder of the Mycopreneur platform, I’ve been carefully tracking and analyzing the incredible developments in the mushroom space for years and have vetted a few of the many thousands of different ‘myco-centric’ products and services currently available worldwide into this short list here in the hopes that more people may experience the joy of connecting with mushrooms this holiday season.
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, here are eight mushroom gift ideas for the mushroom lover in your life.
Mycroboost Mushroom Coffee
Mushroom coffee is one of the fastest growing mushroom supplement categories, with major chains like Whole Foods and Target stocking their shelves with the blend and cultural luminaries from the world’s #1 podcaster, Joe Rogan, to Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle championing it.
Mycroboost mushroom coffee is quickly emerging as a category leader, with recent high-profile press in Rolling Stone and booming consumer demand. The organic gourmet mushroom coffee is enriched with cocoa, coffee, and a powerhouse blend of Cordyceps, Chaga, Reishi, Lion’s Mane, and Turkey Tail extracts for heightened focus, immune support, and overall well-being.
Mycroboost Coffee contains 3000 mg of mushrooms per vegan cup. The cocoa adds a nice holiday note year-round, and the power of the functional mushrooms will help you stay dialed in with a clean and smooth, sustained energy level throughout the season’s festivities.
Mikeadelics Mushroom Grow Bag
It’s no secret that the former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world is a mushroom lover. “I always train with my mushrooms,” says Tyson.
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The Mikeadelics All-In-One mushroom grow bag is your sterile, clean room in a bag that allows anyone to cultivate mushrooms at home regardless of your experience level in the art of mushroom growing. This turn-key mushroom kit is completely legal, given that the pre-sterilized grow materials are sold separately from the mushroom genetics needed to produce mushrooms. Mushroom genetics are also categorically legal across the board, given that none of them contain any amount of illicit substances when they are spores – a curious legal limbo that I’ve written about prior.
And if any of these terms seem daunting as a prospective new home mushroom cultivator, fear not: Detailed step-by-step instructions contained within the Mikeadelics grow kit simplify the whole process into a turnkey service. It’s as easy as microwaving your grow bag for 90 seconds to re-sterilize it, injecting your liquid culture or spores (sold separately), waiting a few weeks for the mushrooms to pop up, and harvesting them.
Inoculate The World Mushroom Genetics
Inoculate The World is the industry standard for clean, viable, high-quality mushroom spore syringes, prints, and cultures.
They’ve been at the vanguard of the exploding citizen mycologist movement since 2016 and have a vast library of mushroom genetics from around the world. Their mushroom spores are intended for legal microscopy and taxonomy purposes only.
Inoculate The World also offers a variety of other mushroom products ranging from rare books to imaginative clothing apparel and even functional mushroom resins such as Cordyceps, Lion’s Mane, and Reishi crystals.
Fruiting Bodies Mushroom Chocolates
No, not that kind of mushroom chocolate; Fruiting Bodies Co has a world-class trifecta of functional mushroom chocolates available for the discerning, health-conscious mushroom and chocolate lover in your life.
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These artisanal chocolate bars are infused with the same high-quality, potent mushroom extracts used in their renowned tinctures, ensuring that each bite delivers the therapeutic benefits of mushrooms. Crafted with care and precision, these chocolates offer a delightful way to incorporate the magic of mushrooms into your daily routine.
Mushroom Culture Wall Clock
The Culture Wall Clock is a collaboration between the All But Faded clothing company and renowned mushroom photographer Alan Rockefeller.
The mushroom culture image used for the collaboration is that of a Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata, a powerful psilocybin mushroom native to the eastern United States. This collaboration is limited to only a handful of prints for each iteration, of which there are four other varieties of prints available.
Calm Amanita Muscaria Mushroom Extract by Psyched Wellness
Nothing says the holidays like the fabled Amanita muscaria mushroom; the iconic red and white speckled ‘Fly Agaric’ mushroom has been linked to the origins of Santa Claus and is part of a rich tradition of use across Northern Europe all the way through Siberia among other regions.
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Psyched Wellness offers a legal formulation of this psychoactive mushroom designed to aid in relaxation and help you ‘Drift Into Dreamland.’ The mushrooms used to make the wildcrafted tincture are sustainably sourced, and the company’s responsibility to regenerative practices for the environment and society guides its ethos.
Calm is also available at powerhouse health food chain Erewhon, noting a further penetration of specialty mushroom products into high-profile retailers.
Real Mushrooms Tremella Extract Capsules
Real Mushrooms are pioneers of the mushroom industry with over 40 years of experience. They offer a variety of expertly formulated mushroom extracts using fruiting bodies only; for those unfamiliar with the importance of ensuring your mushroom extracts are derived from the fruiting body and not the mycelial root structure of a mushroom as some unscrupulous brands do, refer to this Real Mushrooms company blog on the subject.
The Tremella Rejuvenation mushroom extract powder dietary supplement is one of their more unique offerings, alongside the more recognizable Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, and Chaga mushroom extracts.
Tremella mushrooms are widely available in the Chinese market yet relatively unknown to most consumers in the West. This powerful medicinal mushroom has a host of anti-inflammatory benefits that extend to the digestive system and skin health, among other qualities.
Psilocybin SF MUSHROOMS Tote Bag
Psilocybin SF is an industry leader in online conferences and events, and their merch is some of the most imaginative and impactful mushroom apparel out there.
This organization is dedicated to the normalization of psilocybin mushrooms for mental health, and they have had an outsized impact in their outreach via an annual online conference, online educational course, and stylish merch.
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Mushrooms are trending in a huge way right now, and there’s no sign of their incredible cultural momentum slowing down any time soon. There are more budding mushroom enthusiasts on a global scale than ever before, historically, with new products and services designed around them rolling out almost every day.
Have a very shroomy holiday season!
*This article was submitted by a guest contributor. The author is solely responsible for its contents.
