Always having been obsessed with the countless, and wondrous details of the living world and sciences, his natural progression into mycology was no surprise. With conservation and wellness being at the center of Michael's focus, his knowledge quickly spread from one of mushroom and plant cultivation, permaculture study, and wellness, into a more rabid appetite for wild mushroom identification, bio
prospecting for natural products, and herbal/fungal extraction by 2011. Shortly after, he joined the Mycological Association of Washington D.C. and NAMA as a member, and then as a trusted identifier for walks, forays, and ID sorting tables. As admin and creator of several large Facebook groups including Maryland Mushrooms and Mycology, Forage Maryland, Mushroom Identification, Boletes of North America, Growing Mushrooms, and several others, given all the connections made with tens of thousands of people, Michael experienced a spiraling ascent into the vast strata and countless realms that entail mycological study and appreciation. Always the innovative mind grinding forth, Michael is partly responsible for bringing successful Cordyceps cultivation to the western hemisphere. Hunting down and collecting wild specimens, he managed to isolate the very first commercial grade genetic cultures for farmers to start efficiently producing viable Cordyceps in the US and western world. Folks like William Padilla Brown (Mycosymbiote and Fantastic Fungi), Alex Dorr (MushroomRevival and podcast), Ryan Gates (Terrestrial Fungi), and Jeff Manganero (Appalacian Gold)as well as many other companies worldwide all had their Cordyceps come up and success using Mushroomlife's cultures. With his study and passion carrying him to all the lower 48 states, much of Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Vancouver Island, as well as finding home in 6 different states, the experience and knowledge base that he pulls from to masterfully convey the wonders of the fungal kingdom is vast, and seemingly unending. A few hours in Michael's presence really can have you seeing the world a little differently. His website Mushroomlife.com hosts his current line of traditional, alchemically produced, wild mushroom spagyrics. Truly being the most elevated way of ingesting a liquid form of a natural product, Michael's planetary magistrate set of 7 spagyric extracts is an exalted and one of a kind offering. A powerful way to support wellness as well as a potent energetic influence as desired. An adept with human relating, communicating, and vocabulary lends Michael a special edge for demonstrating where the 5th kingdom could enrich your life no matter what your interest level is. Eclectic and approachable, he hopes to have the chance to meet, and influence, as well as be influenced by, you and yours. Especially through relating over the amazing and endless world of mycology and related studies.
