Starting our Mushroom Farm

[@RevBTB]

YAAAYY! i knew way back when yall were hiking you would make amazing Mycologists! - Evan always showed us the coolest mushies!

[@hikinghomesteaders]

It was our future!!! We hope to take what we learned from the trail and apply it to how we grow things on the homestead 🍄

[@lynnep.1207]

I am learning so much from watching this new channel of yours. I didn’t know you could farm mushrooms like this. I enjoyed watching your hike last year but the new focus of the channel is so educational and I love it! Thanks so much for sharing, looking forward to future projects. 😊

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Thank you!! We know it's a pretty big change so many people won't be on board, so we are grateful for anyone from our hiking vlogs sticking around and giving us a shot at this new content. We will be sure to have much more in store this summer!

[@charlesjohnson9662]

Very cool guys!

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Thank you for watching!

[@stanthemanhikes2965]

Really enjoyed watching the process. I loved the various types of fungi while walking thru Maine this past year. As a kid I always loved foraging Morels in Illinois where I grew up. Great job and thanks for sharing 😊

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Maine has the coolest fungi ever! We have yet to find morels, maybe this year we will on our land!

[@seymourtrails6485]

Very interesting and cool that your doing so many good things with your land! Good stuff y’all !!!

[@hikinghomesteaders]

We are really trying to make the most of what we have!!

[@Taynuilt2008]

I LOVE Chicken of the woods

[@hikinghomesteaders]

One of our favorites 😋

[@katiemaine6994]

This was such a cool video! You explain everything so clearly, I could never 🤣 Can't wait to chat with you guys this weekend!

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Thanks for watching! We can’t wait to see y’all soon :)

[@ChristopherMarshburn]

Y’all are amazing. So many cool projects.

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Our whole life is one big project it seems 😂

[@BearTrekAdventures]

That was very interesting 👍. Nice job!

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Hope it inspired you to grow your own!

[@HewyHikes]

This is so cool.

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Thanks for watching! We are really hoping to see some fruits of our labor. So far nothing, but it could be until next spring until we see mushroom growth on the logs.

[@sugarbearspawtreks]

Fern, what a cool process. But I’d like to know how to harvest a chicken of the woods find on the trail. I miss you guys’ content. There hasn’t been anyone of your caliber this year (seems only hiking social influencers). I miss you’uns, but I’m almost at the halfway point section hiking … will be past that by mid September and on the downhill side. Y’all keep it up! Sugar Bear

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Cut off the outer fleshy bits using a knife! The closer to the base you get it tends to be tougher and more chewy. Also be sure to leave at least 1/3 of it behind so it can continue to grow. You may be able to harvest from the same flush a few times in a season! We miss you guys too and can't wait for our Haute Route videos to drop soon!

[@RhodySeth]

I find mushroom farming fascinating. Sadly I hate eating them. The texture doesn't do it for me. Unless they take me on a journey into the spirit realm. Then I'll gut 'em down. 😄 Grow on, Mushroomers!

[@hikinghomesteaders]

Glad you found some interesting tidbits! At least you enjoy some types of mushies! ;)