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A strange fungal friend, Chaga’s many virtues are drawn from a hardened mass of mycelium known as a sclerotia, which looks like the charred remains of wood on the side of a birch tree.
Chaga offers antioxidant support, promotes healthy cell growth and turnover in the body, supports gastrointestinal health, and is considered to be a tonic ‘mushroom’ to support overall wellbeing.
Our Chaga Extract is made using a dual extraction process via Soxhlet to draw out the beneficial beta-glucans and triterpenoids that make Chaga such a potent mushroom tonic.
Note that we only make one micro batch of Chaga per year (~30-40 2oz bottles), and only when our trusted sources of Chaga are available) – as such we don't offer sliding-scale on this product and when it's out, it's out! See the 'Availability' tab for more info.
2oz bottle
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Chaga is a highly sought after and untamable fungus. It only grows in the wild. When harvested properly, the fungus is cut from the tree without gouging into the wood, making it possible for the chaga to regrow to a harvestable size within around 5 to 6 years.
Due to the popularity of this "mushroom" there have been many instances of improper and unsustainable harvesting practices that do not respect the living context in which Chaga thrives.
We only source from foragers who practice ethical wildcrafting practices.
Our current source of Chaga is from 'Sustainable Sorcerers' whose work focuses on enhancing native habitats, protecting biodiversity while creating abundance and working with, not against nature. They inoculate Chaga into dedicated stands of native Birch on the Shawangunk Ridge and through the Catskill Forest and Berkshires of Massachusetts, effectively allowing them to 'forest cultivate' Chaga in order to sustainably harvest Chaga through regenerative principles of forest farming.
Past sources of Chaga have been certified organic by Ecocert, the organization that administers organic certification in Canada, where our Chaga is harvested. According to Ecocert's harvest guidelines, harvests are restricted both geographically and seasonally. Harvesters work within a 60-mile radius surrounding Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick, allowing Ecocert to monitor the health of this ecosystem and adjust harvesting regulations as needed to protect it. Mushrooms are only collected during a narrow winter window, giving the conks time to mature throughout the rest of the growing season.Because of the limitations of purchasing ethically harvested chaga, stock of our Chaga Extract may be inconsistent. Chaga will only be available in our online shop when we are able to source from trusted foragers and wildcrafters.
