encounteringfungi.com – Lets Encounter Fungi! – Mushroom Specialist and Freelance Writer

Welcome to my website! I am a mushroom enthusiast, amateur mycologist, and experienced freelance writer/consultant. I have an academic background in Environmental Sciences and over a decade of experience studying fungi. I can provide assistance with any mushroom-related project and provide content for blogs, magazines, newspapers, websites, and professional documents.

My specialties include:
-Wild Mushroom Foraging
-Ecology of Fungi and Mycology
-Mushroom Cultivation and Laboratory Work
-Functional and Medicinal Mushrooms
-Mushroom Photography

My Personal Blogs

Testimonials

You can see my customer satisfaction and verified reviews on my Upwork or Fiverr profiles. I can work within these platforms if desired, but will also happily work independently from them.

★★★★★

“To be completely honest, out of the 500+ freelancers I’ve used on Upwork over the past decade, Timothee has to be my #1. His writing, communication, skills, knowledge, and overall professionalism and willingness to go above and beyond is incredible. Timothee is an asset to any business.”

Jason Vergara

World Mushroom Society

★★★★★

¨Tim is a wizard. Seriously. We love working with him.¨

Escher Group

★★★★★

¨Excellent as usual! If I could make you hire this guy, I would. Highly accurate, relevant mushroom content. I havn’t had to edit anything from him. 10/10¨

That Mushroom Guy, Austrailia

★★★★★

¨Seamless working and communication. It was great to have someone understand the project so well and execute perfectly, with minimum iterations and prompt delivery. I like the quality of the work delivered by you. Will surely hire you again. Keep up the good work.¨

Sustainable Tourism Foundation

Interview with TV Azteca at the Cuajimoloyas Mushroom Festival, Oaxaca.

Clients and Collaborators

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About me

Mushrooms are my obsession, and writing about them is my passion. Coincidentally, it also happens to be how I make my living!

But seriously, I’m a freelance writer with an academic background in environmental sciences. I love to take my deep understanding of science, transform it into words, and make stellar content that leaves readers wanting more. While I feel confident enough to take on any science-related project, my biggest niche is mycology.

After all, if you’ve ever met me in person, you know I could talk you’re ear off about some of the most obscure phenomena that make up our natural world. Communicating this stuff is natural for me, and writing it allows me to structure, refine, and synthesize these complex concepts into an easy-to-understand format.

My Background

I moved to the United States from Mexico City when I was 4 years old. My household was multi-cultural and trilingual, with my father being from Mexico and my mother from France. While I moved around a lot, I often tell people I am Californian because this is where I spent a majority of my life.

I became interested in mushrooms during my studies at Humboldt State University. This region of northern California is a mushroom-mecca, and there is practically a year-long mushroom season – if you know what you´re doing.

At Humboldt State the academic process fed my endlessly curious mind. I studied Environmental Sciences with a focus on Ecological Restoration and Watershed Management. This entailed courses in Botany, Mycology, Soil Science, Hydrology, Sustainability, Environmental Law, and a diverse array of other science classes. Here I also joined and eventually became president of the Humboldt State Mycology Club.

After graduating, I was called back to my home in Mexico. Here, I have had the privilege to travel the country and get to know the extremely diverse biological and cultural landscapes that exist here. I currently live in central Mexico where there is an amazing diversity of mushrooms and mushroom-loving cultrues.

Since I started freelance writing about five years ago, I am happy to say I´ve had a pretty successful career so far. I’ve worked with over 100 clients from all over the world, working on a diverse array of projects. A lot of my work has been focused on content writing, but I have also done a fair share of research and consulting.

Feel free to send me invitations for any mushroom related project you may have! In case you missed it, my email is timendez@gmail.com