Golden Oyster Mushrooms

Yesterday, I had the privilege of meeting Jen from The Mushroomery out of Lebanon, Oregon at the First Annual Next Step Recycled Arts Fair. To say that Jen is passionate about mushrooms may be some what of an understatement. She had bunches of gorgeous mushrooms for sale at very reasonable prices. I was admiring them with wonder and a fair amount of delight until I spied a curious bag filled with - well I couldn't tell what was in the bag. Upon closer inspection, I discovered it was a grow at home mushroom kit! So for $15, I bought my darling N. a Golden Oyster Mushroom kit.

To keep our mushrooms happy and growing, we have to mist the outside of the bag with water a few times daily to maintain the humidity inside the bag. It is important to keep the bag in a place that gets lots (about 8 hours) of indirect sunlight. We put it in a corner of our kitchen. They also need abundant oxygen and a temperature of 65 - 85 degrees F. We should be able to get 3 maybe 4 harvests out of the bag. After that, the contents of the bag can be emptied into the yard and next year should bring a whole new crop. Exciting!

Oyster mushrooms have surprising nutritional value, and are high in protein and B vitamins among other things. I promise to keep you updated as our mushrooms grow!

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Have you heard about Carol?

She is shouting from her Fabric of Life boutique rooftop about issues that are important to her.
Carol Schillios has gone up on the roof to live in a tent in Edmonds, Washington until she raises 1 Million Dollars for the Fabric of Life Foundation. Carol created the foundation to help young women in developing countries go from beggar to businesswomen. She promises that every dollar given to the 501(c)3 Fabric of Life Foundation will go to support women, children and their communities both in developing countries and in the U.S. All she is asking for is $1 from 1 million people.

Carol lists 3 reasons for her relocation.

1. To inspire action and celebrate what people are doing to make a difference in their world.
2. To create bridges of understanding through learning about our global community.
3. To raise $1 million; $1 at a time from 1 million people for the Fabric of Life Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization supporting cooperative development projects around the world.

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