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September 10, 2009
My pride and joy
My pride and joy

We still have some way to go before we reach The Good Life levels of self sufficiency but our fungi-growing experiment is going well. Five days after activating our mini-mushroom farm, the first woodland oysters have sprouted surprisingly quickly.

I’m beginning to feel a certain parental pride towards Woody, my fungi. Each morning, I check ’em, give them a gentle pat on the head and tell them that they are good boys. Maybe giving them a name was a mistake although I suspect that it won’t stop me eating the first batch at the weekend.

Saturday's breakfast
Saturday's breakfast