Wordless Wednesday

Taking a hint from our American friends at the Mushroom Channel (and several other bloggers around the world), Mushrooms Canada thought that it would be fun to particpate in Wordless Wednesday.

What's Wordless Wednesday you ask? Well it's just that! A weekly post with no words, just a lovely photo of a delicious mushroom dish.

So our first Wordless Wednesday starts... now!

{via Kitchen Confidante}

{via The Stone Soup}

{via Kwanster}

posted by Brittany

Quick Facts: Using Mushrooms to Clean Up Oil Spills

Here's an interesting fact; did you know that mushrooms can be used to clean up oil spills?

Yes you are reading that correctly!

Oyster mushrooms have been found to be extremely efficient at turning those oil filled hair mats into nontoxic compost in only 12 weeks.

Here is a video of Paul Stamets describing the hair/mushroom process that was successfully used in 2007 during the San Fransisco oil spill.



What do you think of this eco-friendly solution?