Thinking about Oyster mushrooms

We’re going to have go at growing oyster mushroom this year, so last night we had a roaring fire in the oil drum we collected, to clean it out and make it ready for pasteurising the straw in. Straw is the initial growing medium and I was just reading that straw needs to be pasteurized [...]

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Soap making course, 24th Feb

I’ve set a date for the Soap making course at The Community Café, 1  Albert Street , Ventnor. It will run on three Thursday mornings from 10 til 12 and possibly a little after as soap is a little unpredictable. 24th Feb – to discuss soap making, history, safety, equipment, different techniques and types of soap, in [...]

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