MUSHROOM MINDSET

“Mushrooms are the ultimate original recyclers. They take anything and turn it into life,” says Alice Nicholls, a mushroom enthusiast based in Auckland. Head online to read about her master’s thesis on the mushroom-human connection — and what humans can learn from fungi. Alice is one of 37 women featured in the new coffee-table book Grow: Wāhine Finding Connection Through Food by photographer and storyteller Sophie Merkens. We’re giving away two copies, valued at $59.99 each.