Picked the last of the tomatoes in the garden today and was thinking this is quite late for Tomatoes to even still be around. So I got out the old Rousedale Farm blog and checked a few years and when we stopped having tomatoes in the farm market for sale. One post was the end...Read More
Today is Pepper’s birthday. She’s 5 today. I could go on and on about what a great dog she is, but I’ll just say as she’s matured she has become amazing. It wasn’t always like that. She was a bit of a pain in the ass for awhile. Many of those trials and tribulations I...Read More
It’s getting to be wrapping up time for the garden as there is a change in the air. It’s getting cooler, the sun’s a lot lower and the days are getting shorter. 🍅 There’s still a few of the last ripe tomatoes hanging on the vines. 🥕 Leaving the carrots and beets in the ground...Read More
My morning smoothie, better known as The Steve Smoothie, is a combination of goodness the world has never seen. One blender full can get you 3-4 glasses worth, so you don’t have to make it everyday, which is simply too much trouble. I’ll gladly take questions and comments.Read More
There seems to be a pattern beginning to develop in the daily race between Walter and Pepper. Walter has become a cheater, simple as that. Plus, as you will see, after being disqualified he shows his disdain for the rules of the game and urinates on the course. The racing board is considering further action.Read More
If you’ve been following the “Mushroom Chronicles” this week: We started with inoculating the logs with mushroom spores. Next was the surprise find when “someone” (Vicky), placed grocery store mushrooms on my inoculated mushroom logs in the woods for me to find. Haha very funny. Just a few days after our last check, we’re greeted...Read More
Join Farmer Steve for a surprising adventure in our supply area, where chicken manure, lumber, and mushroom logs are kept. 🌱🐔 In this funny video, we check on our mushroom crop and find a surprise! Watch as we share mushroom-growing facts, from how to set up the logs to keeping them moist, along with a...Read More
Curious about how to grow your own mushrooms? In this video, we’re inoculating logs with two delicious varieties: shiitake and blue oyster mushrooms. The best time to inoculate your logs is late winter or early spring. This video covers everything from selecting logs, to the essential tools you’ll need. Here’s how you do it when...Read More
