Since 2014 in San Miguel de Allende, we share the knowledge of the fungi kingdom with the communities that safeguard it, the chefs who cook it, and the artists who celebrate it.
We are not just a store. We are a meeting point between the forest, science, art, and people.
Capsules, powders, and dual-extraction tinctures. The power of fungi in its most bioavailable form.
Foraging tours in the forests of Guanajuato. From field to table, with expert chefs. Season June–October.
Original screen prints by César Kevin Pérez Pacheco, Oaxacan biologist and collaborating artist of Simbiosis. 29 limited-edition works.
We work with Otomí, Mazatec, Zapotec, and Tlahica-Pjak'óo nanacateras. The knowledge of the forest comes from them.
Arif Towns Alonso · Founder
Self-taught mycologist, advocate for the fungi kingdom, and founder of Simbiosis since 2014. What began as fascination in the forests of the State of Mexico became a living network of chefs, artists, scientists, and indigenous communities.
Today Simbiosis connects people with the fungi kingdom from San Miguel de Allende — in the forest, at the bar, on the plate, and in art.
The guardians of knowledge
Simbiosis works with indigenous communities from six states: Guanajuato, Michoacán, State of Mexico, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Oaxaca. Otomí, Mazatec, Zapotec, Tlahica-Pjak'óo, and Ñiñu — each with deep mycological knowledge that science is only beginning to document.
Our relationship with them is one of debt, respect, and reciprocity.
fungi species estimated on the planet. Only 150,000 have been described by science.
of land plants depend on mycorrhizal fungi to survive. The forest is a network, not a collection of trees.
of edible fungi documented in Mexico — one of the richest mycological traditions in the world, safeguarded by indigenous communities.
As seen in
MasterChef Mexico · Modern Farmer · Cupcakes & CrabLegs · SAVANT SMA · Local SMA Guide · Heraldo de México
Supplements · Wild gourmet · Fungal art · Bulk
Foraging tours · The Shrooms Bar & Deli · Entre Hongos Podcast · WhatsApp Community
