Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life

How fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures.

Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that support and sustain nearly all living systems. The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. Fungi link plants together in complex networks known as the ‘Wood Wide Web’. They infiltrate and manipulate insect bodies with devastating precision. We need them!

May 24th, 2023
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