2025: Cheers to Another Year of Mushroom Magic!
As Texas weather served up another year of dramatic swings—from drought deluge to sudden freezes—the fungal kingdom thrived in the chaos. Just like resilient mycelium, our community adapted, connected, and flourished underground. This year-end review is our fruiting body: the visible, celebratory result of that persistent, hidden growth.
Record Membership
Membership has grown to over 1,380 supporters from 168 cities in 21 different states. You can support us by with a individual or family membership, by volunteering, or making a one-time donation. Volunteers become automatic members and also get 30% discount on merch and event tickets.
520,000+ Blocks Composted
That’s 10,000 mushroom blocks diverted from the landfills PER WEEK. Thanks to the 500+ volunteer mycelium network this equals 4 million lbs annually. This organic matter now regenerates soil and grows mushrooms. We're grateful for this community power, whose 1,700 hours ($60K value), equates to planting 7,350 trees.
Record No. of Education Events
We had 154 education events including mushroom walks, talks, block giveaways, and workshops in 22 cities, reaching over 10,000 students. The mycelium is running in Austin, San Antonio, Bastrop, San Marcos, Boerne, Seguin, and Waco with events as far as deep east Texas. Next year we plan to reach even more cities and counties in Texas.
SporeCorps Launched
This year we launched a community lab in Austin in a vintage 1968 Shasta Airflyte. We kicked off with a flow-hood workshop and a three-part, online, cultivation series. Anyone can learn the skills to to create their own lab space and grow mushrooms at their own pace with our on-demand course.
Health Soils, Healthy Trees
We wrapped up the fourth year of Healthy Soil, Healthy Trees, a partnership with City of Austin Urban Forestry, Ecology Action, and TreeFolks to conduct community research on mycorrhizal relationships in urban reforestation efforts. We will continue to do research through 2026 so keep an eye out for community workshops.
What’s in Store for 2026:
New Community Lab in Austin
More Online Courses & Live Streams
Mushroom Cultivation Workshops
Mushroom Cultivation for Youth
More Art Workshops
Camping Forays (If we get enough rain)
5 Year Celebration of the Star Mushroom
Let’s hope for more rain and then mushrooms! Join us in becoming a supporting member as we continue to be mesmerized by fungi!
Enter to Win a Texas Mushroom Tee
Your feedback is essential to us. Take a few moments to share your thoughts on this year’s educational events and be entered to win. Your response will help us improve future events and create a better experience for all!
How You Can Support
🧧Become a supporting member or give a membership gift card.
👕Purchase merch including our new Texas mushrooms tee with a design from Mystic Multiples.
✋Volunteer and help us keep organic matter out of the waste.
🍄 Give a ♻️🍄🧱 underneath your trees to protect them this coming winter.
💸 Make a donation to support mycology education and the recycling program.
