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Want to learn how to grow mushrooms?

03.16.2017 by Janie Hynson // 10 Comments

I've been hearing more and more about homesteaders and farmers growing mushrooms and was curious to find out what all the fuss is about. Though I love to eat mushrooms, I hadn't seriously considered growing my own until I read Mycelial Mayhem by David and Kristin Sewak. Now, I feel like I have really been missing out by purchasing mushrooms from the supermarket as there are so … [Read more...]

Categories // books, gardening, mushrooms, reviews

Gene Editing vs. Genetic Modification

01.09.2017 by Janie Hynson // 3 Comments

In recent years, consumers, food producers, policy makers, and other advocates have become more aware of the harms of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and calls for GMO labeling have become widespread. A technology which I believe is lesser known, but which also could have devastating consequences for food production, is “gene editing.” Though I had heard the term before, … [Read more...]

Categories // farming, food, health, mushrooms, vegetables

Unusual Vegetables: Heirloom, Wild, Forgotten, and Exotic

11.28.2016 by Janie Hynson // Leave a Comment

I recently wrote about the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Sustainable Agriculture Conference, which I attended in North Carolina earlier this month. One of my favorite workshops was ‘Unusual Vegetables from Mountains to Sea’ by Marc Williams. Marc is an ethnobotanist and the Executive Director of Plants and Healers International based in Asheville, North Carolina. More … [Read more...]

Categories // conferences, flowers, mushrooms, vegetables

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