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Kite boarders flocked to Chapin Beach in Dennis on Saturday to take advantage of the strong winds. “We couldn’t really ask for better conditions than this,” said Eli Winslow of Yarmouthport. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Deb Coulter of West Dennis.
This week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth learns about growing shiitake mushrooms in Truro.
2 of 3 — IMG_5255.jpeg 3 of 3 — IMG_5253.jpeg Uli Winslow loves oyster mushrooms. He names some of his for me, “This is an Italian, this is a winter white I believe, these should be King oysters which are pretty cool, a little different than your regular oyster, much more firm.” If you’ve ever walked in the woods in New England, you’ve probably seen an oyster mushroom, even if you couldn’t name it. They come in a variety of species and colors, but they all look similar—ribbed on the underside and smooth on top and they grow...
2 of 2 — shiitake spawn Uli Winslow is always on the hunt for white oak wood. "You use fresh cut oak in the spring and drill holes, and put mycelium into it, it’s a sawdust spawn," Uli said. Uli’s talking about shiitake spawn—small sawdust plugs inoculated with the mycelium or reproductive vegetation that grows shiitake mushrooms. Shiitakes are native to southeast Asia, where they’re usually found on decaying deciduous trees. Uli says it pretty much translates to oak mushroom. Ancient records date the earliest recorded shiitake cultivation to around 1200 ...