Harvest evergreen boughs from your woodland property to make holiday wreaths. Be sure to harvest sometime after the first hard frost, and use proper pruning techniques.
Conifer boughs, firewood, truffles, cones, handcrafts, paying visitors, essential oils, and charcoal: just a few of the potential products that can be money-makers obtained from your woodland! Come and talk about how to market and...
Oregon is among the world’s best regions for farming European truffles. With the development of modern seedling inoculation methods, 80-90% of French truffles are now grown in orchards of inoculated oak and hazelnut trees. While...
Shiitake mushrooms have been claimed to be the world’s healthiest food and are the second most harvested mushroom worldwide. In this workshop, you will not only learn about the ecology of these mushrooms but also how to ...
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Q: I found this truffle like growth in a bib faucet vault in my garden. It is very dense feeling. It feels heavy, unlike a normal mushroom. Is it a truffle? What else could it be?
