“Autumn inoculation” week 46
Oyster mushroom in willow, nameko in oak and black poplar mushroom in poplar: just a few of the mushroom species that were inoculated this week. The logs were the leftovers from a forest thinning in …
Edible Wood Farm
working on an edible wood farm
“Learning”
Autumn is a busy time of the year. Not only because the logs are productive but also because mushrooms are in the heads and hands of the general public. This translates to a busy webshop …
“Competition”
This year could be called “The Year of the Slugs”. There are so many of them. My colleague in Gaanderen has already caught 2000 slugs the past month in her forest vegetable garden (about 200 …
“Mycelium”
Wet, wet, wet and sometimes dry. What a difference compared to last year. Fortunately, it is not as hot and the temperature is more or less normal. The sprinkler has only been used once this …
“New project”
Last Thursday I was asked by Heleen Eshuis to support the start of her project “Bosnodig” (Forest Need). Her Foundation wants to turn several hectares of agricultural pasture into a Food Forest and aims to …
Waiting for the leaves
Spring is in the air. Now and then the coat can be left at home and there is an incidental warm t-shirt day. The air is often a crispy blue and the silhouettes of the …
Working together
During the month of March and the first couple of weeks of April all of the logs have to be innoculated and there are too many logs to do on my own. About two thirds …
Moving trees
Getting the trees out of the forest costs alot of energy and planning. Each year it is my aim to gather 1200 suitable logs but the reality is closer to 1000. The oak trees that …
