Happy Birthday Kristen!

Locavore

This definition of "Localvore" is copied straight from Wikipedia. But being a locavore is dogma that we at Shiitake Happens strive to live by, from where we acquire our substrates to where we sell our mushrooms. Grow local, buy local.

Locavore

A locavore is someone who eats food grown or produced locally or within a certain radius such as 50, 100, or 150 miles. The locavore movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to produce their own food, with the argument that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Locally grown food is an environmentally friendly means of obtaining food, since supermarkets that import their food use more fossil fuels and non-renewable resources.

"Locavore" was coined by Jessica Prentice from the San Francisco Bay Area on the occasion of World Environment Day 2005 to describe and promote the practice of eating a diet consisting of food harvested from within an area most commonly bound by a 100 mile radius. "Localvore" is sometimes also used.

The New Oxford American Dictionary chose locavore, a person who seeks out locally produced food, as its word of the year 2007.^[6] The local foods movement is gaining momentum as people discover that the best-tasting and most sustainable choices are foods that are fresh, seasonal, and grown close to home. Some locavores draw inspiration from the The 100-Mile Diet or from advocates of local eating like Barbara Kingsolver whose book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle chronicles her family's attempts to eat locally. Others just follow their taste buds to farmers' markets, community supported agriculture programs, and community gardens.

Shiitake Happens is Still Alive and Kicking!

Golden Gourmet

There was a cool article in the LA Times about a mushroom farm in San Diego called Golden Gourmet, their expansion into exotic mushrooms, and the market's acceptance of gourmet fungi. It's very inspiring for a little guy like me.

http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-calcook1-2008oct01,0,985392.story





Thanks Chris for the link!

My Left Foot

So the other day I stepped on this...


It went through my boot here....



And went into my foot here.

B!SSS Magazine

In the world of mushroom cultivation there tends to be a bit of down time. When I want to catch up on the latest in surf, skate, snow and art I pick up B!SSS, the worlds greatest free magazine.

B!SSS Magazine

It was a wonderful surprise when I turned to page 36 (or 18 online) in the October issue and saw my ugly mug with a nice little write up on Shiitake Happens Mushrooms.

Nick and Joey are working their arses off to deliver the goods to you on a monthly basis, keep up the good work boys. Head on down to your local surf shop and pick up the latest issue today.

If you aren't reading B!SSS you are blowing it.

I'm a Model

My very talented friend Circe, came by the farm to take a few photos of yours truly. She is an amazing photographer, and if she can make me look decent, she can make you look like a supermodel.


Contact Circe for all of your photo needs @ circebphoto@gmail.com, she is dope.

House Hunting

The special lady friend and I were out house hunting, and we came across this lovely abode.

Fungi Photos

This guy has an amazing site of mushroom photos chceck it out! FungiPhoto.com

It's a Big'n

Thanks Brooke

Sterling

I had dinner with my friend Joey and his wife Brynn, and I finally got to meet their little boy Sterling. Sterling is so easy to deal with, he is the type of baby that makes one think, "Hey I could do this."

Joey's family owns Utros in San Pedro, it's a Pedro staple with the best burgers in town. Keep it Cavotu Joey.