Wet and Slimy
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 …
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Communication frustration
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 …
To know almost nothing about everything is better than knowing almost everything about nothing
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 …
Clash of the Giants: garden giant vs giant slug
“Helppppp! My mushroom! It is disappearing into a big fat giant slug!“ This particular slug probably had a circus background and was either very hungry and/or had a taste for delicatessen products. Hats off to …
Internal network
Communicating with oneself is, not surprisingly, totally different to communicating with someone else. Although the language is the same, expression and meaning is adjusted according to the recipient. When making a request, giving an order …
Hanging Mushrooms
Snails and slugs are very useful creatures but are not usually welcome in a vegetable garden. They can travel at about one meter per hour and have exceptional smelling senses. When the wine-capped stropharia mushrooms …
“It’s raining mushrooms”
August was dry and hot. September began cool and wet. The sharp distinction between these weather types was a signal for many fungi to get on with producing the next generation: mushroom making. The shii-take …
Behind the screen
August 2022: Summer, the period when mushroom logs are busy not doing anything and when an Edible Wood Farmer can creep into the office and just stay there and grow computer roots. This last summer …
“Veggie Garden”
June 2022: What can you expect to find in a vegetable garden? The answer is quite obvious and can also include fruit such as berries, an apple tree or two and a range of aromatic …
