“The Big Mushroom Dinner”
May 2022: An edible mushroom dinner in May? It is no big deal buying mushrooms at the market or in the supermarket but using everyday mushrooms does not have the attraction or challenge of presenting …
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“Too wet or too dry”
July 2022: When is the best moment to soak a shii-take log? That is one of the questions that has lingered in my subconscious for a long time. There is not much precise information about …
“Mycelium on the move” – week 17
Inoculation season has ended. Thank goodness. It has been a lot of hard physical work in a relatively short space of time (March – half April) and it has to go on whatever the weather. …
HANGZWAMMEN
Urgh – slakken. Ontzettend nuttige beestjes, maar liever niet in de moestuin. Snel zijn ze niet echt want ze kunnen tot uiterlijk een meter per uur bewegen, maar ze hebben wel een sterk ontwikkeld ruikvermogen. …
“Learning” week 43
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 …
“SUPRISE” Week 39
Cold nights, warm days. Morning dew and blue sky at midday. Mushroom weather. After a week of trunching around the mountains of Norway with my student son, I travelled expectantly to the Edible Wood Farm …
“Mycelium” WEEK 30
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 …
“Gone” week 25
Last week I had an easy week because I was stranded at home. My van had broken down on Friday (wk 24) and it took a whole week to get the necessary part delivered to …
“New project” week 21
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: week 17
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 …
