Friday, July 11, 2014

JULY 4TH WEEKEND

Pepper Place Farmers Market


It was a great weekend! We had family and friends come down from Tennessee. We also worked the market 2 weeks in a row. That is unusual for us. We are always at the mercy of our mushrooms. The Shitake's decided to show more of themselves this time. With a little help from the harvested Chanterelles we sold out, now thats a good day!


The fungi (fun-guy) shooting fireworks with our niece, Amara.

A pink smoke bomb just for Moriah.

Watch out for that fire cracker!

The fungi (fun-guy) getting in on the action.

 We had our friends the Paul's join us on Sunday for some fellowship and fun.

 Playing winker with the Paul boys.

 Cian on the slip and slide.
Watch out! Here comes Ashton.

Aidan getting a head start.

Moriah's on the move.



                                                                                                     Cousins                                                         


Show us how its done, Andrew!

Phil and Becca playing chess, while Hosanna reads a book.
It was a full weekend for sure. Everyone headed back to Tennessee around 4:00. We spent the rest of the evening with our friends JJ and Suzie. 

JJ and Suzie

We should be back at Pepper Place July 19th and we are hoping to be there July 26th.  So keep you fingers crossed. We also plan to keep an eye out for Black Trumpets. I think the Chanterelles are starting to fade. So look for us in the big parking lot. See you there!





Friday, June 27, 2014

It's Mushroom season again!

      Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know we are back at the market. It has been a long winter here in Montevallo, Alabama. We have been waiting for the weather to get warm enough for our mushrooms to wake up from a very long winter's sleep. We have only been able to do 2 markets so far. But the Shiitake guy just told me that we should be back in business soon.


      We had a great day on Saturday. Pepper Place was filled with people. It was nice to see old friends and meet new ones.
    

We will be back on the 28th of June and we are also shooting for the 5th of July. As we move towards the summer months we will have more details and available dates.



    This was a great eye catcher at the market. The logs looked like legs so we  added some shoes. Usually by the end of the market we are picking the mushrooms right off the logs to sell to our costumers.


      As some of you know we gather Chanterelle mushrooms. We will have them as well as the Shiitake's this season. They are different from the Shiitake mushroom. The Shiitake is a very meaty mushroom with an earthy flavor. Chanterelles are more mild to the taste and fragrant. Some people say fruity. You just have to try it for yourself. So come on out on Saturday, we look forward to seeing you.