05/18/2026
6 minute walk through of the grow room with me rambling in the background 😅. I drop my train of thought when passing by our yellow oysters but would like to address it here and in another future post as well. We grow yellow oysters because we believe there is no harm in doing so. There's a recent surge in negative attention twords them as they have been introduced into the wild back east and have successfully settled into an ecological niche. This has lead people to, in my opinion, get a little hysterical about them escaping cultivation and overrunning our local forests. Okay, I think it's incredibly long odds, but admittedly possible, that spores of this mushroom would get blown off our farm and establish a colony in the woods here. They've been grown for a long time in the PNW and to my understanding this has never occurred, but of the trillions of spores who have blown off of farms or home grows, let's just say ours are the first to do it. Well honestly then there's another edible mushroom growing in the forest who's both delicious and nutritious and will perform it's duties to the forest nobly and without complaint. The world is a constantly changing place and just like birds drop seeds further afield or any other species (including our own) spread. I'm not afraid of this beautiful canary yellow pluerotus and am greatful for what it brings to our farm (okay except for the fungus gnats, I'm not as greatful for them, and they do love this species). 💛.
