If I'm understanding your use of the term correctly, I don't view communities as a necessary component of this at all, but I'm sure they'd be beneficial in their own way.
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Are we talking about selling 🍄 on nostr? If so who is selling them?
i think this site is still active https://www.lightningspore.com/shop/
Yah. I mostly focus on liquid culture production at this point though
I'm talking about everything that could be connected to a scan result. But: nostr:nprofile1qqs8h3cvaq9gnrxyk0sh6zvjlgtjvn033rsusp4kpm25gf8gks04dpspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhst3jzcg and nostr:nprofile1qqsgqh3unz6z5gt45zqkv66wqaa6kvsnd6nv7juew654y45ezlv7x2gpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjv9hxwefdvde82umg9e3k7mgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuer9demx2u3wwdcxzcm9qy28wumn8ghj7mn0wd68yt33wdshgtn0wfnsycu79z are two that I know of who are selling mushroom related things.
So you’re walking in the woods and scanning mushrooms with your phone… and then what happens next?
A) my scan fails because my camera is dirty from being in the woods taking pictures all day, so I'm presented the option to create a note of some kind that gets sent to mycologists willing to receive them, who can then ask for more or better pictures, spore prints, etc.
B) I found an edible mushroom! I'm presented with notes from other people who also found that species and maybe a recipe or a seller's npub/shop. There's also a link to knowledge bases about it and an option to add my scan with any pertinent information to the cluster.
C.) I found a poisonous mushroom! Relevant advisories display first above all the other stuff with a big button to directly contact health professionals.
There's also some relay that collects my mushroom notes so I can browse, read, and chat about my findings with ease when I'm back home. I see the mycologist answered my question so i zap. It also shows me other people's findings, based on whatever criteria, in my social feed. And I possibly go mushroom hunting with a new friend the next weekend.
Interesting. Who’s the designated nostr mycologist? How do I verify? 😄
There's at least 1 trained mycologist who uses nostr occasionally... whether he would be interested in participating isn't something I could answer. But I'm just envisioning possibilities... in my mind it seems both ecosystems could benefit from eachother.
I have a lot of tasty treats if you want to DM me
Maybe not necessary, but a shared interest and a means to easily communicate about it is certainly desirable.