THE FARM
Welcome to the farm blog. Scroll down to read the latest updates, which cover land management, chickens, horse and pasture management, gardening, and mushroom cultivation.
Fall Garden Refresh: Giving Our Soil New Life with Mushroom Blocks and Farm Compost
Fall is the perfect time to give garden beds a little extra attention! At Circle WM Land & Livestock, we're putting our farm's natural resources to work by refreshing our soil with composted horse manure, chicken manure, and spent oyster mushroom blocks. And even after leaving the mushroom tents, some of those oyster mushrooms are still growing! Here's how we're recycling farm byproducts and experimenting with healthier garden soil.
Can Spent Mushroom Blocks Help Rebuild a Horse Pasture?
Inspired by Hernshaw Farms' efforts to regenerate former coal mine land using spent mushroom substrate, we're experimenting with a similar idea at Circle WM Land & Livestock. Could our leftover oyster mushroom blocks help restore the sandy, grassless areas of our horse pasture? We're putting mushroom farming waste to work and documenting the results!
Outdoor Oyster Mushroom Towers: An Experiment in Straw, Fencing, and Questionable Decisions
Growing oyster mushrooms outdoors in Southeast Georgia with a homemade straw tower, grain spawn, horse fencing, and a little experimentation. Here’s how the pink oysters handled the summer heat—and what I’m testing next.
The Mushroom Tent I Would Build Today (If I Were Starting From Scratch)
After upgrading and tweaking my mushroom fruiting tent, I've figured out exactly what I'd buy if I were starting over. This is the complete one-tent setup that minimizes headaches and maximizes consistency for growing gourmet mushrooms at home.