Riversdell

Among our other farm projects, we have been trying to get some shiitake mushrooms going. We had inoculated some white oak logs almost two years ago and had given up on them — the other day we were even discussing cutting the logs up for use as firewood. Imagine our surprise when we found these monsters sprouting all over the logs!

                                                           

This is Willard, our FFA pig. Our oldest high-school daughter is in the FFA – Future Farmers of America. Every year there is a ham, bacon, and egg auction where local businesses, organizations, and just plain folks, pay large sums for the kids’ produce to help with their college funds. Willard is putting on weight at a pretty good clip. Here he is feasting on, among other goodies, watermelon rind.