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North Spore interviews and visits Max Boudreau at his farm in Falmouth, ME called Winslow Farm. Winslow Farm is a diversified vegetable operation that incorporates no till, organic, and permaculture farming practices. We talk with Max about his commercial shiitake log production, the costs of production, and the market for his mushrooms.
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Max uses his shiitake mushrooms to fill out his CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) boxes and sells them at the farm's roadside farm stand and considers them an important offering for his farm.
Shiitakes are one of the easiest mushrooms to grow outdoors. The process is easy: drill holes in freshly cut hardwood logs, fill the holes with mushroom sawdust spawn, and seal the holes and ends of the logs with melted wax.
Shiitake logs take 1-2 years to colonize (the process of mushroom mycelium growing throughout the log) and will fruit (grow mushrooms) for many years- sometimes for over a decade.
Log grown shiitakes are a valuable and healthy crop that can fetch anywhere from $10 to $20 per lb at market making them a great addition to your diversified farm plan.
Shiitake logs can be produced in many parts of the US and Canada. All you need is a shady location, access to freshly cut hardwood logs, and a climate that has intermittent rainfall (or another means of keeping the logs hydrated!)
00:00:01 Introduction to Winslow Farm
00:01:12 Farm practices (no-till farming)
00:01:45 What is the cost of producing shiitake mushrooms?
00:02:44 What are the space considerations for growing shiitake on logs?
00:03:40 Soaking your logs
00:04:15 Growing Wine Caps on the farm
Негізгі бет How to Make Extra Money Farming | Grow Shiitake Mushrooms | Organic Permaculture and No-Till Farm Ag
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