New Years miscellany
Jan. 1st, 2012 09:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
halifaxearthtechI hope everybody has had a restful holiday. I know I have. I don't have a whole lot to report this week, except this:
taken from
http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/the-roots-of-perennial-wheat.html
This is a perennial wheat plant. It is planted once and continues to come up every year and create wheat grains, saving the farmer from the expense and pollution of ploughing and sowing. It requires less pesticide, fertilizer, and seems to be non-proprietary. It was obtained by mating regular wheat with a strain of perennial grass. Converting all our grain production to something that builds this kind of soil mass would go a long way to solving our climate and erosion problems for good.
On the mushroom front, the Enoki doesn't seem to be doing well. There is new white fuzz but it is feeding on the enoki body, not the substrate. The Boletus never did sporulate. However the oyster mycellium recovered from being somewhat dried out and is colonizing the new sawdust with a vengeance, in spite of the fact that we keep our house fairly cool. This is the reason it is a good mushroom for beginners!
Finally, I'm trying out a diet without refined sugar. My body has been undergoing many changes for the better, though it is tough to maintain. It also puts me far ahead in terms of eating locally, and in supporting our honey and maple syrup industries!
taken from
http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/the-roots-of-perennial-wheat.html
This is a perennial wheat plant. It is planted once and continues to come up every year and create wheat grains, saving the farmer from the expense and pollution of ploughing and sowing. It requires less pesticide, fertilizer, and seems to be non-proprietary. It was obtained by mating regular wheat with a strain of perennial grass. Converting all our grain production to something that builds this kind of soil mass would go a long way to solving our climate and erosion problems for good.
On the mushroom front, the Enoki doesn't seem to be doing well. There is new white fuzz but it is feeding on the enoki body, not the substrate. The Boletus never did sporulate. However the oyster mycellium recovered from being somewhat dried out and is colonizing the new sawdust with a vengeance, in spite of the fact that we keep our house fairly cool. This is the reason it is a good mushroom for beginners!
Finally, I'm trying out a diet without refined sugar. My body has been undergoing many changes for the better, though it is tough to maintain. It also puts me far ahead in terms of eating locally, and in supporting our honey and maple syrup industries!
