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Eugenia Bone

(She/Her)
New York
As seen in: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, National Geographic Traveler, Observer, The Denver Post, Literary Hub, BBC Science Focus, Fine Cooking Magazine, Sunset and
Covers:  Mycology, mushrooms, psychedelic mushrooms, mycophagy, food preservation, cooking, a little microbiology
Food and nature writer, cookbook author, master preserver, former president of the New York Mycological Society

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Eugenia Bone’s Biography

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Eugenia Bone is an internationally known food and science writer. Her work has appeared in many anthologies, magazines, and newspapers, including The New York Times, The National Lampoon, Saveur, Gourmet, BBC Science, and The Wall Street Journal, where she is a frequent book reviewer.
She is a member of the American Society of Science Writers and former president of the New York Mycological Society. She is a member of the faculty at the New York Botanical Garden where she teaches classes on psy…

Eugenia Bone’s Journalist Portfolio

Mushroom magic: 5 ways fungus-based technology will change the world

Mushroom magic: 5 ways fungus-based technology will change the world

Did you know there are 10 times more species of fungi than plants? That with every woodland footfall we are s…

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'Finding the Mother Tree' Review: Seeing the Forest

'Finding the Mother Tree' Review: Seeing the Forest

For more than a decade I've had Google alerts set up for "fungi" and "mushrooms" and, until recently, most of…

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'Entangled Life' Review: Digging Into Enigmatic Organisms

'Entangled Life' Review: Digging Into Enigmatic Organisms

Like many people, I got interested in mycology because I wanted to find wild mushrooms, especially morels, wh…

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Opinion | Decomposition: An Easter Story (Published 2018)

Opinion | Decomposition: An Easter Story (Published 2018)

Opinion I'm in the odd position of being someone who loves detritivores, that is, things that eat the dead. B…

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Opinion | Can Mushrooms Treat Depression? (Published 2014)

Opinion | Can Mushrooms Treat Depression? (Published 2014)

Opinion I TRIED magic mushrooms out of curiosity and in middle age. I'd been on the amateur mycological circu…

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Articles

‘Slither’ Review: Sympathy for the Serpent

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By Eugenia Bone
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Humans may be genetically predisposed to fear contact with snakes. But we have a lot to learn from them. I don’t love snakes. When I was in college I shared a dumpy loft in lower Manhattan with my sister, a dance student at Juilliard. Lisa loved animals. We had fire toads that ate crickets, which inevitably escaped the aquarium and ran riot in our kitchen.
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From Mycology to Mystery: A Writer's Guide to Psilocybin - Eugenia Bone

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By Eugenia Bone, Paul Chek Verified, Carlos Grau Tanner, Paul Karasik
| The Psychedelic Podcast
Episode 280 Eugenia Bone In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes food and nature writer Eugenia Bone to discuss her new book, "Have a Good Trip: Exploring the Magic Mushroom Experience." Drawing from extensive research, personal experimentation, and interviews, Eugenia shares insights into the world of psilocybin mushrooms, from cultivation to ceremonial use.
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‘Rumbles’ Review: The Storied Stomach

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By Eugenia Bone
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
A cultural history of the digestive system traces our attitudes about eating through considerable twists and turns.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

A humor piece of The National Lampoon. Not really journalism.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To relay truths to the best of my ability, mindful of the many nuances that entails

Awards

Nautilus Book Award

2022 - Food, Cooking, & healthy Eating

Promotes selecting and preparing food to nourish the wholeness of the body and to stimulate the senses; includes growing-edge approaches to nutritional health and the healing potential of food.

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