The Empowering Mushroom

Since 2011, artist Eirik Johnson has been photographing the complex world of matsutake mushrooms, from the forests of Oregon to the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo. Discover the incredible story of this revered fungi.

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BESIDE Issue 12

Power

Release date: June 7, 2022

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Dossiers

Eat, Love, Experiment — We pamper our pets, we want happy meat, and we…
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New Harmonies — In this four-part dossier, we have collected stories from biospheres…

Extreme Pollination — We dream of food sovereignty and access to local fruits…

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Going Sideways / Episode 02
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Opening Up Outdoors

Illustrator Florence Rivest dwells on one shore of the St. Lawrence; across the water live Uapukun Mestokosho and Shanice Mollen…

Going Sideways / Episode 05
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Regrowing Nature

Lawns no longer rule supreme for these citizens bringing back native plants. In Montréal, Emile Forest and Philippe Asselin are…

Going Sideways / Episode 06
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Tending Community

All too often, we underestimate the power of community. In Montréal, Les Filles Fattoush has created work—and a warm welcome—for…

Going Sideways / Episode 03
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Reinventing Work

Should you change your career or reinvent it? Quilt maker Marilyn B. Armand and fashion entrepreneur Inder Bedi may have…

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