Shiitake Mushroom Workshop a success!

Thanks to all who attended the Mushroom workshop and made it a success. We appreciate your hard work, and hope your logs will yield a bountiful harvest next year. A big thank you also goes out to our organizers, Richard Boylan of the Ag Extension, and Dr. Omon of NC A&T and his assistants. Out of the 201 logs we cut, we were able to place 76 on the mountainside for next year's flush. More photos from the workshop are available by clicking on this picture, and to see more of the farm, click on Big Jim and Cody.

This season has already been incredibly busy for us. We created a glass greenhouse to replace the plastic one from last year. Carrots, spinach, lettuce and onions are started on their way already.

Big Jim has done a great job pulling down white pine from the mountainside, with the help of Ian and Josh, our natural logging guys. (More information about their coming workshop here in PDF) We have about 5 acres cleared, giving the livestock more grazing area, and giving us lumber, which will be sawed in a few weeks. Big Jim now has a helper in the field, our newest addition, Cody. Cody is a 2 & 1/2 year-old gray Percheron that we're glad to add to the farm. Our quarter horse Missy was bought this week, and we're excited that she's got a great new home.

And speaking of new homes, we have a load of Orchard trees and bushes that will be making RMF their home this week. They consist of 10 each of apples, plums, cherries, pears, blueberries and hazelnuts.We also have attained the management of an established 29 tree orchard here on Horse Creek that became overgrown. As a result, apple butter and apple cider will hopefully be added to our list of products this fall.

Little peepers have filled the brooder room, on which we've worked extensively this week. 50 Dominques will be ready for egg production in the coming months, to supplement the mature Red Stars.

Lots of supplies are coming in, also, including our new egg cartons, the Zip Greenhouse, and fencing materials.

We're tentatively planning a Farm Tour in July (details forthcoming), and we'd love for you all to come out to see 'from whence cometh your food'.

Until next month, or whenever a new update is necessary...

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