Podcast Now Playing: DIY Shiitake Mushroom Logs—Harvest!

By Ellen Wells

I dedicated four posts in early spring based on a do-it-yourself DIY log-grown mushroom class. This harvest-related update is built...

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When you’re raised on a farm, you can’t help but know a thing or two about gardening. Ellen Wells is our expert on edible gardening.…

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