CMS Meeting – November 2024
- Speaker: Charles Bruder – The domestication of fungi in food systems: a basic history
- When: Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024 at 7pm
- Where: In person at the Amazon Community Center
- Also live stream: CMS YouTube Channel (open and click to set a reminder)
The story of plant and animal domestication is vast, but Charlie Bruder’s interest is unparalleled. In this talk, Charlie will cover a basic history of edible plant and animal domestication, and discuss the implications of domesticating fungi for food systems. Conventional means of breeding fungi as well as genetic engineering/CRISPR will be discussed. Both biological and cultural reasons surrounding domestication will be explored.
About the Speaker
Charlie is an aspiring mycologist and farmer currently studying microbiology at Oregon State University. Passionate about foraging and community based agriculture, Charlie is certified in permaculture design, and aims to bring an ecological perspective to the rising popularity of mushrooms in our food system. Currently, he works with the Wood Decomposition Lab, where he helps maintain one of the largest culture libraries of native fungi in the PNW. Charlie practices elements of Korean Natural Farming, and other organic methodologies in his own farming and gardening, hoping to increase soil microbial diversity in agricultural systems
