Our operation at Indian Ladder Farms is nearly up and running. Construction of our lab, sterilization room, and grow container was completed with the help of many hands! Balancing construction, growing mushrooms, providing fungi for our customers, and engaging with events has only been possible with the support of many friends, family, and other farmers! Continue reading “The First Fungi Have Fruited”
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Back to Square One
Starting over is never easy, but having an incredible support network sure helps! Incredible outpouring of unending gratitude for everyone that has helped keep the mushrooms moving: Amy Hood, Dave Chaiken, Corinne Carey, Brian Stempel, Kathy Stempel, Sandra Stempel, Mary Donahue, Bob Baldwin, Chris Hadsell, Eric Sommer, Marrow Brooks, Randall Collura, Brandon Clark, Joann Timme,Continue reading “Back to Square One”
So Long and Thanks for all the Fungi
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the end of our time in Lansingburgh. But, every ending is another beginning, we are coming to the close of the story we have been writing at 333 2nd Ave and are shifting our operations elsewhere. We will continue to offer fresh mushrooms and aContinue reading “So Long and Thanks for all the Fungi”
The Future is Ever Uncertain
We fruit. We spore. We send hope with the wind that our spores will land in a favorable environment, will grow, will flourish… but sometimes, they land and struggle, land and die; the future is ever uncertain. As much as we tried to find financing to purchase the building out of which we’ve been operating,Continue reading “The Future is Ever Uncertain”
Transitions and Changes
September forests fruited prolifically, and so did our farm! It was National Mushroom Month, and boy did we mushroom! We wild foraged so many delicious edibles, and found fun fungi that we had never encountered before! We engaged with our direct community on many levels, and immersed ourselves in the greater national farming movement duringContinue reading “Transitions and Changes”
The Forest Provides
August is always such an exciting time of year. The Forests are popping with fungi, outdoor activities are plentiful, and interest in mushrooms always grows! We taught a couple library programs, had many meetings about future events, and executed an incredible mushroom experience dinner with chef David Stein at the Blue Mountain Lake Adirondack ExperienceContinue reading “The Forest Provides”
Summer Changes
The Summer has really heated up. July was a furiously full month with our fresh mushrooms in continually growing demand. So much so, that we’ve decided to make some major changes in order to get us to the next level of production. With that being said, we will be closing our retail farm store inContinue reading “Summer Changes”
Basking in the Sun
The Sun has been shining and we’ve kicked off our outdoor events calendar with some great shows in June. We found mushrooms in the wild and helped others grow their own. We ate a variety of mushrooms prepared in so many different ways! What a full month! Here’s a snapshot of what happened and aContinue reading “Basking in the Sun”
Fungi Fun in the Sun!
Our spores spread wide and far during the month of May! Between field trips to the farm and programs in the area we engaged with so many new myco-curious folks! Foraged New York kicked off at the beginning of the month with a flurry of unique culinary experiences across the capital region. Wild flora andContinue reading “Fungi Fun in the Sun!”
A Time to Bloom
April was certainly a time to bloom. We expanded into 2 additional markets, delivered to a few new restaurants, and taught several educational experiences to budding mycologists in multiple venues! Our Dinner on the Farm featuring Chef Agata Dean and the Flowering Sun Ecology Team was a mouthwatering exploration of Polish flavor profiles and textures.Continue reading “A Time to Bloom”
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