The Ultimate Urban Farm – Emma Prusch Farm Park
Earlier this week we mentioned Emma Prusch Farm Park, in San José, where we attended this year’s Scion Exchange. What I didn’t have a chance to cover was the rest of the park beyond the fruit orchards. There’s a lot of buzz about ‘Urban...
Scion Exchange 2012: An Abundance of Apples
It’s that time of year again. Coinciding with fruit tree winter pruning season, the California Rare Fruit Growers host a series of fruit wood Scion Exchanges in the San Francisco, and Monterey Bay Areas. Last year we found scions for some wonderful varieties of...
The Mock Oyster Mushroom (Phyllotopsis nidulans)
For Mushroom Monday this week we have a beautiful little oyster mushroom. Unfortunately though, this is not the oyster mushroom typically found growing on oaks here, that is prized by foragers. This is the ‘mock oyster’ (Phyllotopsis nidulans). I was...
Rosemary Hive: A Queen Abdicates Her Throne
Sometimes, beekeeping doesn’t go according to the beekeeper’s plan. Bees are dynamic creatures, with free will, and sometimes, despite all the preparations, reading, attending guild meetings, and talking to beekeepers who are vastly more experienced than...
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