When people think of ‘genetics’, they often picture white lab coats and million-dollar facilities. My mushroom genetics lab doesn’t look like that. It looks like countertops stacked with agar plates, cabinets filled with jars, and magnetic stir plates humming in the kitchen where my dishes should be. I’ve turned my whole house into a workspace. Not because I planned to, but because mushrooms demanded it.
I’ve been working this way for years, building crosses, isolating traits, and preserving tissue. What I’ve learned is simple: you don’t need a million-dollar setup to change the future. You need curiosity, consistency, and the patience to keep transferring, watching, and waiting until the mycelium shows you something new.
For me, this isn’t about aesthetics. It’s about benefits. Just like doctors once mixed and matched prescriptions, I mix and match mushroom genetics—but instead of side effects and lab tests, my results are clarity, calmness, and potential.
I truly believe that more and more people like me, and more people just looking to improve their health and wellbeing, will be turning to mushrooms in the near future if they aren’t already. Nature overrides what pharmaceuticals pretend to offer, healing at the root, not masking the symptoms.
The First Door That Opened
Golden Teacher was the first psychedelic mushroom I ever tried. It’s the strain that cracked everything open for me. Lighthearted, emotional, fun, and enlightening all at once. It wasn’t just a trip, it was a calling. That one experience showed me this was more than curiosity. This was the work I wanted to dedicate my life to.
From there, I began crossing strains not for looks, but for what they could do. Golden Teacher crossed with Blue Meanie became Golden Meanie—blending the accessibility …
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Author: Nick Baum / High Times
