Wood drought
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2026 (9) Each year up till now I need 20 m3 of oak logs. That is 20 stacks of logs 1 meter long piled 1 meter high. I inoculate the largest …
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Tropical shiitake
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2026(6) In June we had a heat wave in the Netherlands with temperatures above 35C. Under the beech trees in the Edible Wood Farm it was definitely cooler but still warm …
Wageningen Student Farm
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2026 (5) About twenty students and one invited parent listened attently to my Edible Wood presentation this Sunday afternoon. It took place at the Wageningen Student Farm as part of a …
Thousands of holes
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2026 (3) And ….. that was log number 59. Time to call it quits. After a day of drilling an average of 60 holes per oak log, it was not difficult …
My car is filled with fungi
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2026 (2) Inoculation season is about to start. March the first, Inoculation Day. No inoculation without plugs. Last Wednesday I went on a plug tour and returned with 100,000 pre-ordered spawn …
Log supply
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2026 (1) Every year it is a challenge to find enough suitable logs to turn into Edible Wood. About 20 m3 European oak with a diameter between 8 – 18 cm …
Tiny trunks
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2025 (12) No more oyster mushroom logs. A depleted supply of velvet shank logs. All sold. Both sorts of edible mushrooms grow well on poplar logs and luckily enough there are …
Feeding the world
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2025(11) On a drizzly Sunday afternoon I was one of the local producers and concerned consumers who had come together to view the documentary film “Feeding Tomorrow”. Not particularly a feelgood …
Identifying wild mushrooms
Edible Wood Farm Journal: 2025(10) “Which one is it? The photo in this book (or app) doesn’t quite match up with this mushroom!” Often heard questions with a touch of frustration. Actually, identifying the mushroom …
