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These Dudes Make Surfboards Out of Mushrooms

When two southern California surfers set out to create a truly environmentally friendly surfboard, they had no idea it would lead them to fungus.

But several years and many prototypes later, they were riding waves on a mushroom board they grew themselves.

Watch to see how this one-of-a-kind board made it all the way from their homegrown workshop to the Surfing Heritage Center in San Clemente, where it now rests alongside other iconic and legendary boards.

Mushroomm Surfboards

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