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		mitchtbaum on Oct 20, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iceland's attempts to replant its forests Ah. So, who on Iceland cultivates chaga mushrooms? What ongoing efforts might they have that overlap with the birch foresters? (connecting the dots)

Alex3917 on Oct 20, 2017 [–]

It can't be cultivated, it just grows wherever there are birch trees. So planting more birch would just mitigate any effects of over harvesting elsewhere, while increasing the global supply.

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