CHICAGO – SELF-TAUGHT – MYCOLOGIST / FOUNDER OF THE FUNGITARIAN MOVEMENT

MUSHROOMS SAVED MY LIFE. THEN I BUILT THE MICRO DISCIPLINE SYSTEM SO IT WASN'T LUCK

I’m John James Staniszewski. I went from addiction and loss to co-founding a 50,000 sq ft vertical farm — and I teach the discipline that made it hold.

Two orange mushrooms growing from a mossy log

the program – enrolling now

MICRO DISCIPLINE

THE ART OF NOT BETRAYING YOURSELF.

A four-week psilocybin foundations program. Five pillars. One philosophy. A community that takes this seriously. Built for anyone ready to do the work.

Doors open
Now
Fri
Enrollment
closes
aug 28
Fri
First live
call
aug 30
sun
Calls run
through
sep 15
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why john

NOT THEORY. LIVED.

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LIVED TRANSFORMATION

I’ve walked the path from rock bottom to renewal. My methods come from real experience — not theory.

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PROVEN BUILDER

From a garage lab to a 50,000 sq ft vertical farm, I turned passion into something that scaled.

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SCIENCE MEETS SPIRIT

Neuroscience, systems thinking, and the wisdom of fungi — together, not in opposition.

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HEART-LED MENTORSHIP

You work directly with me. No fluff, no filters. Honest guidance and practical wisdom.

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BUILT
John James cooking with lion's mane mushroom alongside a student at a kitchen workshop

2020 – chicago

Co-founded a 50,000 sq ft vertical mushroom farm — one of the Midwest’s largest indoor cultivation facilities. Closed-loop systems that upcycle agricultural waste into organic mushrooms.

Hands opening a jar of Forgotten Pharmacy lion's mane focus gummies

2026 – Supplements

Liposomal full-spectrum extracts — lion’s mane, cordyceps, reishi — engineered for bioavailability and built on what the whole mushroom actually contains, not what’s cheapest to isolate. Third-party lab tested, bioactives on the label.

John James recording an episode of The Mush Room podcast

2026 – Podcast

Conversations with the people actually moving this field — the doctors, the scientists, the farmers, and the ones whose lives fungi changed. Some bring the research, some bring the story. The best episodes bring both.

Portrait of John James Staniszewski, founder of the Fungitarian movement

2026 · Program

A four-week educational course on discipline, awareness, and intentional practice — including education on microdosing protocols. Five pillars. One philosophy. A community that takes this seriously.

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results & impact

THE RECEIPTS.

50,000

S Q F T

An indoor farm that started in a garage.

3,000+

L B S

Mushroom marinara delivered into Chicago schools.

FL → NY

G R O W E R S

Farmers guided across the country.

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G R A D U A T E S

Through Micro Discipline — add real number.

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JOHN'S EXPERTISE TRANSFORMED OUR ENTIRE OPERATION. HIS GUIDANCE TOOK OUR MUSHROOM FARM FROM IDEA TO FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION IN RECORD TIME.

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