Kung Hei Fat Choy

Kung Hei Fat Choy

May you have a prosperus year of the Dragon. Lunar New Year’s Day is auspicious to begin another year here at RR7 Farmstead.  We have already begun to plant some early spring starts. Under light in the south window of our house.  We will have...
mushroom log demo at church

mushroom log demo at church

Mushroom logs are flushing again this spring. We have sold a few logs and some mushrooms. We are going to the . Gibsons Market at the St.Mary’s Catholic Church Hall on Tuesday the 5th for a demo at 1 pm. See you there.  ...
Our hens are laying

Our hens are laying

Time has passed and the tiny little chicks are now hens. Chicks have their own needs but with warm water and a soft cloth, we got through the pasty butt and clump toe. Both were exacerbated by a 6-hour wait in the ferry lineup. Welcome to the coast eh? We ordered 20...
The chickens

The chickens

To biuld a nice loking coop means starting right from the foundatioon. We removed all the top soil exposing the clayi & gravel subsoil. Reusing triple 2 x 6 presure treated skids we soon were nailing walls. We stood the frame  up and then we were building the 6...
growing oyster mushrooms

growing oyster mushrooms

Oyster mushrooms at winter solstice are one of midwinters almost magical things. Like apples, mushrooms leave me thinking ” from a tree, really! from a tree. The world around me froths with different mushrooms and I am fortunate to be able to grow some.here on...