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I hope you find these links to info useful. For the fans, I'll be snagging photos from the oft-mentioned flickr sets and adding explanations. Sign up for the newsletter for more info and breaking news before it hits the site!
Cheers.

Links:
CNN – Healthy Foods:
CNN on Healthful Foods

Bioluminescent fungi:
Bioluminescent fungi from Bioresurs
Bioluminescent fungi from Trek Nature
Bioluminescent fungi From Kiwi Pulse
Bioluminescent fungi from Pink Tentacle

Other fungi-related articles:
Washington Post Photographer-Mycophile
Electronic Gourmet
For what it’s worth, I had this idea when trying to figure the most space-efficient means to cultivate. The implications for transport-ready climate control may be daunting, especially considering conditions en-route. Just a consideration for the careful observer…
Mushrooms, trucks: grow ‘em on the way

And a quick quote of interest for avid Mana Mushrooms followers - accept no imitations

The Mushroom Growers’ Newsletter Vol XVI Number 11 March 2008
Front page:
Energy Impacts
“The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 17, carried an article highlighting the effects of energy costs on mushroom farms in the area. Chris Alonzo of Pietro Industries is quoted as saying: “My heating bills are up 50 percent over last year and up 100 percent over two years ago.”… Well, folks, we're facing increasing energy costs. There are many things we can complain about and even a few things we can DO about it. For example, if you are cultivating in a setting that allows you to pre-heat the water input to your system, perhaps with something as simple as locating a heliophilic water tank on your roof and gravity feeding to your boiler system, you will have increased energy costs if you need to pump the water to the unit, but reduced costs in heating the water for the boiler system. These nuances must be adapted based on custom calculations for your particular system design. If you live in Colorado or Nevada, where water is scarce and sunshine is bountiful, both factors will influence your system, in addition to the resources you have for infrastructure development, equipment, call it what you will...