So it turns out that mushroom cultivation is really easy – once you wrap your head around all the intricacies, that is. And setting aside all the ‘wow’ moments you’ll have as you begin to delve into the wonderful world of fungi. But apart from that, it’s simple!
We just hosted a mushroom propagation course at Milkwood Farm, and it was a full-on two days. So much awesomeness! So many possibilities! Why don’t we all learn mushroom propagation in kindergarten? It’s a total fit. Read More
On 28-29 Jan 2012 we’re running a intensive mushroom workshop at Milkwood Farm with Will Borowski – we’ll be learning how to cultivate oyster and shiitake mushrooms, cultivate mycellium on agar, make grain spawn, set up mushroom gardens, inoculate logs and more! Please join us.
For this workshop we’re sticking to getting the basics of mushroom propagation and spawn creation right. Once we’ve all mastered those, we can expand into the more advanced mushroom cultivation techniques. We’ve got big plans for all sorts of fungi cultivation in our forest garden… Read More
Shiitake mushrooms are the yummiest variety, in my opinion. They’re also the most expensive in the shops, and virtually impossible to find in an organic variety (at least where we live). Solution: grow your own.
You’ll be happy to hear that making your own shiitake mushroom log turns out to be very easy. It would make a great holiday project for any family, or a great skill-share workshop in your community. Here’s how you do it. Read More
In our reading room this week, it’s all about interconnection. The vast, unseen webs of mycelium running through the soil, and the tangled and huge implications of Genetically Modified Organisms.
The World According to Monsanto is a book that really scratches the itch. Which itch? That itch that tells you that you really should get a decent understanding of the whole GMO situation, so that when you’re next in a conversation about GMOs, you can fully and accurately express just how scary their implications are. Read More
