Peace @Elijah Woods congrats on being a moderator. What's your opinion on the movement to bring local food back into local communities with the hurdles of getting your products sold in larger chain stores like whole foods. Seems to be slowing the acceleration on the local communities. I have only sold a few things at farmers market usually slow at my local one, kinda sad but we need a shift in culture for that to change drastically. I am still honing my skills. I believe mushrooms alone isnt for me whole business model for my farm just increase the diversity and self sustainability.

@Elijah Woods agreed we have a local store that is called Jingle Jim's they really like to talk about fresh produce because that's how they got started. Once we got our operations up and running I wanted to talk to the store manager about making a place for small local producers. Curious how you'd go about that to have a favorible outcome? They carry a good bit of mushrooms but in my experience I see people look, get scared and buy cremini instead. Alot of Irish and Germans heritage seem to be scared of mushrooms in my experience. Not a good look when your looking to sell them lol. I would hope a small local producer may be able to inform the customer of what they maybe passing by and not notice like a lot of society. I think good recipes go a long way like lions mane crab cakes (my favorite) or king oyster imitation scallops, to shittake burgers the simplest that's umami.

Chestnut a little past prime heat got to them. Chicken of the woods we found on a hike easy +75lbs

@Misilla Dela Llana What block size and reciepe for substrate did you use? Did you buy your spawn or use LC?

Do you already have your substrate? If so I would store it in a safe air tight location like a tote till your grain is colonized. I'm with @Michael Crowe I find my best oyster runs are in straw bucket treks. Oysters are monster runners and straw buckets fruit like clockwork on day 30 I add coffee grinds to the straw boil water for more acidicy. Easy to stack buckets in a tent with no rack as well.

I will be doing a maitake log yard this fall if I can get a fresh clone from a local species that has great grey and cream color. It didn't fruit this past fall so I hope it gathers enough water this year to fruit. Smooth chanterelle fruit below the same tree I'm going to "redneck" inoculate some oak saplings on the property won't know if that works for years though nothing to lose if it doesn't work though.