The Dangers of Looking For Non Timber Forest Product While Coming in Contact with a Timber Rattlesnake
The Dangers of Looking For Non Timber Forest Product While Coming in Contact with a Timber Rattlesnake
Trametes Elegans
Trying to find an alternative to the fountain of youth? The first use of a type of fungi called Ganoderma Lucidum can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and was dubbed “The Mushroom of Immortality” in the Book of Han. The Trametes Elegans mushroom is a common polypore and wood-decay fungus with a pantropical distribution found on hardwood hosts in…
Retiboletes Ornatipes 1
DNA studies show that there are thousands of different fungi in a single sample of soil, many of which are unknown and hidden – so-called “dark taxa.” Retiboletus Ornatipes, commonly known as the ornate-stalked bolete or goldstalk, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Originally named Boletus Ornatipes, it was transferred to Retiboletus in 2002. The question “is Retiboletus Ornatipes edible” is…
Oudemansiella
Maybe your future home will be built with mushrooms? Mushrooms are helping architects and engineers solve one the world’s biggest crises: climate change. Fungi are durable, biodegradable, and are proving to be a good alternative to more polluting building materials. Oudemansiellais a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus contains about 15 species…
Laetiporus Cincinnatus
We like them fresh when we eat them, right? Well, a company in New York has stocked bars with jars of different varieties. Bonus: they grow 30-100 lbs. of mushrooms a week all the while collecting data on light, temperature and other factors. They are both decorative and close to diners! One of a handful…
Take It Outside
Even though we can’t go now, this beautiful environment will be waiting for us when we can. You, too. It’s never too early to start thinking about a gorgeous Tennessee vacation. Read more here.
Should we protect our waterways with poison?
At Coal Creek Farm, we’ve had to deal with invasive plant species, along with beetles and trees and other animals.. I listen to the ecologists about the use of poison versus introducing bugs for invasive management. Florida, because of its temperate climate has lots of invasive challenges, in the water and out.
Cows, fire, and grasses: Reimagining routine tools
At Coal Creek we have respect for the old ways, but we also engage the latest farm science to achieve our goals. We like to think of it as eco-agriculture. It’s sustainable environmentally and financially. Here’s an article from AgDaily that outlines how we’re working to repair the land that had been clear-cut. Read more…