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Rainbo Forays 2022
We're excited to announce our 2022 Rainbo Foray schedule, lead by the Rainbo team and Antonio Cillero Rodrigo from Mushroom Guerrilla. The purpose of the forays will...
Rainbo is a B Corp!
A note from our Founder Tonya. We're officially the first mushroom company to become a B Corp! Learn about what this means for us and why...
What is a Tincture?
What is a medicinal mushroom tincture? A mushroom tincture is simply an extract of mushrooms dissolved in alcohol. An “extract” may be found in liquid...
Which mushroom is best for me?
Confused on how to choose between mushroom tinctures? We hear you! We've been getting this question from many of you. Read on if you're unsure of...
Chaga Mushroom
Chaga, Inonotus obliquus What is it? The most popular fungus in Northern European traditional medicine, Chaga is referred to as the King of Mushrooms - although...
Mushroom Foraging Guide
Going foraging for edible or medicinal mushrooms? Read our guide first! We cover the bases of what to bring, how to pick/how not to pick...
The Mushroom Life Cycle
How do mushrooms grow? The mushroom part we can see above ground is actually just the reproductive body of the fungus at large. It produces billions...
Traditional foods of the Canadian Indigenous
What did Indigenous peoples of Canada eat as traditional foods before contact with Europeans and subsequent colonization? And what about the traditional use of fungi...
What is an adaptogen, really?
Adaptogens are what help the body to adapt to both psychological and environmental stress. Some potent adaptogenic powers lie within medicinal mushrooms, which is one...
Cacao + Mushrooms: Food of the Gods & Flesh of the Gods
With a relationship rooted in ancient history, cacao and mushrooms have a profound connection. The official name of the cacao tree is theobroma cacao, made up of the greek roots theo...
Sugar: The Better Alternative!
Refinement is the process of removing impurities, so let us refine our concept of refined sugar and all of it's cousins. Sugar has a pretty bittersweet...
Santa was a Shaman
The most famous mushroom in pop-culture is a psychedelic mushroom - the iconic toadstool with a red cap and white dots is called Amanita muscaria....
How Do Medicinal Mushrooms Support Immune Function?
Our immune system is essential. It’s our vital line of defence against pathogens and rogue cells, and we need it for survival. With the change...
Medicinal Mushroom Science: Benefits & Superpowers
A scientific review of the medicinal properties of each mushroom in our 11:11 tincture. These powerful and magical organisms have an ancient history of traditional...
Foray with Rainbo
We're excited to announce our first Foray of the season scheduled for October 5, 2019, lead by Tonya Papanikolov and Antonio Cillero Rodrigo from Mushroom Guerrilla and Mycological Society...