Welcome Shiitakes, Lambs, and Spring!
About this episode
The episode discusses the birth of lambs and the awakening of shiitake mushrooms on the farm.
We had several lambs born this week. Most of them are very healthy and full of beans, but as always, we have a couple whose commitment to staying alive is dubious at best. I had a vet tell me once, “sheep are born looking for a way to die.” At the time I thought he was terribly cynical, but sometimes I think he might be right. As wonderful as newborn lambs are – there is an inordinate amount of stress for the first few days of their lives. On the other hand, as if not to be outdone by the lambs once again, our shiitakes have woken up from their winter’s slumber and hit the ground running. Mushroom farming is, in fact, the perfect antidote to livestock farming. It is, by comparison, a completely stress-free endeavor. When I finish up in the mushroom yard at the end of the day - I just walk away. When I return in the morning, the logs are all exactly as I left them. Always. The mushrooms never escape, they never misbehave, and they never get sick. Best of all, the only predators I have to contend with are; a squirrel who has developed an expensive taste for shiitakes, a chipmunk that has a fondness for our chestnut mushrooms, and my sister, who lives next door. We have over 1,000…
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Host: Bobbie Emery
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Organizations: Clatter Ridge Farm
Products: Shiitake, Oyster, Lion’s Mane, Comb Tooth, Chestnut, Maitake, Chicken of the Woods, Turkey Tail, Morels, Almond Agaricus
Places: Spring
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- Ready For The Swarm!
- Between The Brook and The Cedars
- Stay Awhile
- For The Love of Spring
- More Lambs - Fewer Kings
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