Picture Dump!!

Heres a few photos from the last few weeks of mushroom logs and dropping some big mama white pines on the western side of the house!

The Next Steps...

The weather has been kinda dreary up here on the hill the last few days with on and off rain showers occasionally breaking to partly cloudy skies. Great humid weather for shiitake mushroom growing! All of our shiitake logs are complete, and stacked log-cabin style on the floors of the pine forest of the south side of our barn. Last weeks weather, mid to high 90's for 4 days,  had us a bit stressed to get water out back to keep them at a high enough humidity to keep growing conditions optimal, but we managed to string a hose together long enough to give them a soak.

Luke and I have broken ground in the field for potato swales, and the rocks we have unearthed from the first few passes are immense. A lot of work needs to be done ripping out these serious boulders that seem to appear wherever you sink a shovel.  New Hampshire Potatoes for sure!

The latest word is that we have received funding for a grant from the NRCS for a 2,000 square foot greenhouse! Things are really coming together, and its exciting to think what will be done in the coming weeks! If anyone is interested in volunteering and learning about organic farming/homesteading, don't hesitate to drop us a line or head on over!
 till next time
GHCF