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Mushroom Farming Improves Soil and Cuts Water Use

Mushroom Farming Improves Soil and Cuts Water Use

What they found

Mushrooms recycle farm waste and produce protein with 90% less water than livestock.

Mushrooms recycle farm waste and produce protein with 90% less water than livestock.

The number

90% less water than livestock

How solid is it?

Review

Review

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Farming Sustainability

Farming Sustainability

Mushrooms improve soil, recycle tons of farm waste, and naturally control pests. They produce more protein with 90% less water than livestock and help fight climate change by storing carbon and cutting methane emissions from crop waste.

Mushrooms improve soil, recycle tons of farm waste, and naturally control pests. They produce more protein with 90% less water than livestock and help fight climate change by storing carbon and cutting methane emissions from crop waste.

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