A year ago this past April, my DH and I attended a “grow your own shiitake mushroom” seminar held at the beautiful An artist garden bread & Breakfast located on the Bay of Fundy coast, 20 minutes from Fundy National Park. the Village of Alma, and the Hopewell Rocks.
We arrived the afternoon before the seminar and spent a wonderful evening walking along the shore and grazing up at the stars.   We slept in the Stargrazer room which has a widow’s walk with an incredible view of Two Rivers Inlet on Chignecto Bay.  Although it was a cold dismal April afternoon, a vase of Parrot tulips graced the table. The inn’s slogan is “There will be flowers in your room”.
After a breakfast of home made bread and jam, along with farm fresh eggs, we spent a fun day learning about shiitake mushrooms.  My DH and I both prepared a log with shiitake plugs.  These logs have been stored under our back deck for the past year, as we were instructed.  We were a bit skeptic until last evening when Carl checked the logs. And sure enough, we have mushrooms.
That is so totally cool!!!! I love it! Where do you get the plugs from? Have you tasted the mushrooms yet, or are they not ready to be eaten?
THAT is cool.
Hey WC, the gentleman conducting the seminar provided the plugs, but if I remember correctly he purchased them in B.C. We will taste test the mushrooms later this week, I’ll let you know.