The Modern Homesteading Podcast
Society & Culture:Personal Journals
On today's podcast i'm joined by Mike Hatfield of Flyway Family Farm in southern Illinois. Mike along with his wife and young daughter have a 9 1/2 acre homestead where they do a little bit of everything but their main crop is mushrooms. Mike shares with us a little bit about how he and his wife got into homesteading and how they eventually ended up focusing on mushrooms as their cash crop.
Mike and I discuss a variety of topics like.
The process of growing mushrooms indoors and outdoors.
The business of selling mushrooms at Farmers Markets and through a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
The medicinal benefits of mushrooms.
The possible environmental benefits of growing mushrooms.
How to get started growing mushrooms on your homestead.
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Links:
www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world
Where to get started growing mushrooms on your homestead.
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