The Last Week Of March

The wattle hogs are big enough to be outside. So we did some pig herding yesterday.

Traffic jam!

Its mushroom season. We're trying to grow oyster mushrooms this year. Poplar (popple) trees are a good growth substrate.



To inoculate the log sawdust with mushroom culture is spread on the log.

Then another section is put on top.

Followed by a cap.

Then the bags are enclosed in plastic bags. They need a slight opening to allow for air flow and the bags should be kept at 50-80 degrees F for about four months.

We tap a few maple trees for sap each year.

Maple syrup involves a lot of evaporating. Usually takes about 40 gallons of syrup to make 1 gallon of syrup. This year hasn't been a great year for syrup.