by Clare | Jan 10, 2011 | Farm Blog, Fungi
This weekend the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz sponsored the 37th annual Fungus Fair. We missed the Fair last year, not realizing there actually was one in Santa Cruz. However, we were determined to attend this year! We didn’t really start to...
by Clare | Jan 6, 2011 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Wildlife
This week the rain finally stopped, so we’ve been out in the orchard trying to get on top of the weeds, and plant out some more fruit trees (more on that later). This should have been a post about planting, but much like a magpie, I’m easily distracted in the...
by Clare | Jan 3, 2011 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Fungi
The fall and winter rains have pushed our planting plans off schedule in recent weeks, but with the rain…we have the return of ‘Mushroom Mondays’! Last winter I looked high and low for any evidence of this fungus, but by the time I finally...