Edible plants that grow in the shade
I've been going deep into a mycology rabbit hole the last few weeks. I had an "aha!" moment when I realized that there are many edible mushrooms that don't require much sunlight. It's obvious in hindsight but I was still thinking of fungus from a plant-centric worldview: they're kinda plantlike and therefore kinda need sun. But they don't. Many (all?) of them get their sustenance by breaking down whatever complex chemicals they find in their physical proximity. Sunlight doesn't need to factor into the equation much at all. So long as they have a rich substrate full of nutrients some will happily grow in a closet. Again pardon if this is painfully obvious but it was an "oh wow" moment for me. I'm personally going to start with oyster mushrooms because they seem to be somewhat superheroic at their ability to break down stuff (even incredibly toxic stuff).<p>Also like I said I'm new to all this so anything and everything I've said can be wrong. This is just the general gist I've gotten so far.