by meghan | Aug 29, 2019 | Fruiting Mushrooms
The mushrooms grown outside are darker and aren’t as fragile as the mushrooms we grow in the greenhouse. It’s fun to see the differences! These are blue... 
by meghan | Jul 30, 2019 | Fruiting Mushrooms
So many Wine Caps this spring! Four of our “pathways” made it through the winter. 2 did not. We added new wood chips this spring. Here’s one day’s harvest. We’ve been drying them to enjoy later in the... 
by meghan | Jul 6, 2019 | Fruiting Mushrooms
Pearl Oyster stack! We made this one last spring and it decided to fruit with all the rain. We caught the mushrooms quite early so no insects!Here’s how we build them:... 
by meghan | Jul 3, 2019 | Fruiting Mushrooms
Lots of mushrooms growing in the fungi greenhouse! Lion’s Mane, Blue Oyster, Yellow Oyster, Garden Oyster and Pearl Oyster! The greenhouse works so well in the... 
by meghan | May 17, 2019 | Fruiting Mushrooms
We added hardwood wood chips to this space between garden beds last year. We got a few Wine Cap (King Stropharia/Stropharia rugoso-annulata) in the fall.We checked on the area last week (snow is gone now!) and it’s solid mycelium. You could probably bounce on... 
by meghan | Apr 28, 2019 | Fruiting Mushrooms
We are completely unable to contain our excitement… We have tried to source fresh hardwood wood chips (from healthy trees, after the sap is running but before they leaf out) for several years – and we finally have this tiny window of having them available....