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Whether you’ve made specific goals for the new year, or simply want to improve your overall health and wellbeing, mushrooms can be a help to get you there.

We’re always trying to come up with ways to make life easier for you — that’s why we’ve launched mushroom subscriptions. Subscribing is a great way to reduce your mental load while still ensuring that your jars of Touchwood Mushrooms are always topped up. Not only that, you get 15% off your favourite products when you subscribe. Here’s how we make it easy: No fees With no sign up or cancellation fees, getting a subscription for your favourite mushroom products is a no-brainer.   Cancel anytime   When it comes to your Touchwood Mushroom subscription, you’re in charge. There are...

It seems like mushrooms are popping up everywhere these days *snicker*. From vegan leather to building materials, biofuel to burial suits, some of the uses of mushrooms seem like they’re straight out of a sci-fi movie. Let’s have a look at some of the most surprising ones   Mushroom materials If you’ve ever spent time reading about the fashion industry, you’ll learn pretty quickly that it has some ugly side effects. The carbon footprint is massive and the United Nations estimate that, when it comes to pollution, the fashion industry is second only to the oil industry. One of the...

If you’re a mushrooms fan (and, let’s face it — who isn’t?) you will have heard quite a lot about the benefits of mycelium. Mycelium, which is basically the roots of a mushroom, has many reported benefits. Read on to discover why we opt not to include mycelium in our mushroom products.   What is mycelium?   Let’s start at the very beginning. Mushrooms, like all life forms, have a unique life cycle. When a mature mushroom (known as fruiting body) drops its spores, they take root and produce hyphae. These are thread-like roots that sprout from the spores. After...