Log hunting
The season has begun. The hunt for 1200 suitable Edible Wood logs, a whole truckload full. The thing is, the logs are still growing. They are still trees. But not for long. Around this time …
working on an edible wood farm
The season has begun. The hunt for 1200 suitable Edible Wood logs, a whole truckload full. The thing is, the logs are still growing. They are still trees. But not for long. Around this time …
Mushrooms everywhere! Well almost. This afternoon I found a group of brown boletes in between a number of old oaks close to my home. After quite a long period without serious rain it seems that …
No logs to sell. Definitely not an ideal situation because the current major source of income of Groene Takken is based on selling Edible Wood. Every year there is a finite number of shii-take logs …
Too little? Too fuzzy? Too technical? Getting the words right is an art form. And when the weather does not comply with the text, the instructions on the Edible Wood card become futile. Extremely wet …
My trip to England and Scotland from 25/4 to 24/5 was mainly a holiday with a spattering of work. In general, my goal was to find out more information about oak coppicing and especially the …
It is still wet. The ground is so saturated that I more or less gave up the idea that the trees from “my” forest would be available on time. Action! This last month I have …
For the last few years the webshop has been the financial backbone of Groene Takken. Lots of bulky and often very heavy packages containing Edible Wood have made their way all over the country and …