Tag Archive 'The Growing Challenge'

Shiitake Mushrooms

Lucky is the cook who lives next to a shiitake mushroom farm!
Yesterday, Charles and I walked through the woods to say hello to our neighbors… who happen to raise shiitake mushrooms.  They started the commercial operation two years ago and sell their shiitakes to the nearby Whole Foods Market and a local produce distributor. A noteworthy aspect [...]

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Alpha Zucchini

There goes the neighborhood: Ronde de Nice zucchini dominates The Nest.
When we returned from our vacation (well, it was a vacation for me, though Charles had to work a bit), I was relieved to see that the garden had received plenty of rain in our absence.  Though a gang of weeds launched a sneak attack [...]

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Introducing The Nest

It’s been several weeks (months?) since the last update on our summer garden.  I’m happy to report that we have sturdy seedlings in the rows marked zucchini, butterpea, radish, and every kind of lettuce.  They look so beautiful that we wanted to create a suitable environment for them.  Wonderful Husband Charles suggested a raised bed [...]

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