Your Farmer Xander
An amateur mycologist, sustainable designer, and farmer.
I became fascinated with mushrooms as I learned more about their history and what they are capable of. Mushrooms were the first land plants on earth. They colonized our planet and created conditions for other life to follow. The largest organism on the earth is a mushroom mycelial mat in the pacific northwest United States. Mushrooms are capable of remediating hazardous waste and still remain edible. They are fascinating.
I use mushrooms as the basis for our sustainable agricultural system. We grow them to eat but we also use them to extend the root systems of our trees and other plants, which helps them be more drought tolerant. The mycelium also provides nutrients to the trees and other plants so they are healthier and more resilient.
Our chickens eat the mushroom waste which helps them be healthier. Our worms eat the mushroom waste the chickens don’t want, which provides us with a highly nutrient dense fertilizer for our plants. They are the core species that make our farm work.
Since mushrooms are fundamental to the functioning of our farm, we have more than enough for us to eat.
That also means that we have enough to share with you. 😉