@samkshoemaker over on Instagram shared a single person boat/paddleboard grown from mycelium. Mycelium is sort of like the roots of mushrooms- it's actually the largest part of any fungal network, lurking out of sight beneath the surface, while the mushrooms we see are just fruiting bodies for spreading spores.
The maker used a hemp substrate to host the mycelium, with the help of a mould to form the overall shape. Colonisation took 4 weeks, with further time for drying out. The resulting material is quite similar to cork, and was sealed with beeswax.
Artist/designer estimates that the boat weighs around 135lbs/61kg and is 15ft/4.6m long.
For Hug a Tiny day!! A kayaker Natalie, finds herself something in the deep, or perhaps it found her!! waah! I want to say this is by accident, but i honestly can't tell if Eli did this on porpoise or not to find a hug.