Thursday, March 6, 2008

Breaking New Ground

Today, after several months of research and hard work, Shiitake Happens broke ground on our little urban farm. Very exciting stuff!

We, or more accurately Ronny, started the demolition of a shipping container to transform it into our fruiting house. With my broken ankle, torn tendons and ligaments I sat this one out, and uh, managed. Like most managers who sit by and watch others do all the work, I was pretty useless.

Ronny removed all of the wood 2x4's that lined the walls, because they are a great hiding place for competing mold and fungus. Next we'll remove the wooden flooring and the door, and replace them with water and mold resistant materials.


We're learning as we go, but at least we're going....

Check back with us weekly for updates.

6 comments:

Chris Garcia said...

Mort Parker you Gimp-ChrisG

Unknown said...

Matt-
Good luck with the mushroom farming! Sounds like a fun endeavor and I love tasty mushrooms in my food- keep the supply growing!

Love,
Your cousin Kerie

Katie said...

I hope you "managed" to get Ronnie a cold 12 pack...

Good luck with everything.
Have fun guys.

Love your cuz,

Katie

Anonymous said...

Hey Ron, looking cool! You look like you're about to make your WWE debut as some demented demolition man.

Anonymous said...

Looking hot honu. :)

Anonymous said...

matt!!!
so glad i checked out the site. im so happy for you. cant wait to hear what happens next. LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!
:)Caitlyn