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Started this discussion Jul 1

Local Sprouts Cooperative and David Spahr are now friends

Jul 1

David Spahr started a discussion called Forest farming/foraging/mushrooms walks Jul 1

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What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?: farmland protection, health and nutrition, school gardens, home gardens, farm to restaurant, local foods marketing and distribution, other

Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?: vegetables, apples, berry fruit, mushrooms, other

If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:: I produce foods only for my own and my family's consumption

If you produce foods for sale, where or how can Mainers buy them?: I occasionally have foraged mushrooms available

Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):: Forest farming with mostly native plants, trees, bushes, and mushrooms. Medicinal mushrooms, edible mushroom collecting, other foraging. Member of Maine Mycological Assoc., Maine Permaculture meetup group, Maine Alternative Energy meetup group

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At 1:07pm on March 13th, 2008, Portland Food Co-op said…: Hi David! Thanks! We are referring buyers & sellers to the Food NOW Buying Club which buys from Crown of Maine, UNFI, Frontier Herbs (soon), and local Maine producers. The contact is Emily Graham eg04024@yahoo.com ... she is also a member of Eat Local Maine Foods. Let us know if you have trouble reaching Emily. There are abuot 40 members & growing so we can get you in touch with someone else if Emily is too busy to get back to you before too long. Thanks!

At 2:28pm on March 12th, 2008, Merry Hall said…: Hey David, Wow, that's a great black trumpet. If I remember correctly, it's one of your favorites. Good to meet you in a new context. Merry

At 6:46pm on February 19th, 2008, Jordan Pike said…: Hey, check out the size of this black trumpet. It was heavy and meaty…. We harvested 18 pounds that day. Can’t wait for spring… the snow should make great mushroom hunting.
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At 4:20pm on February 19th, 2008, David Spahr said…: That was the biggest one of the season at 16 in. I dried it whole for conversation. I have not seen a larger one but did get a 14 inch as well. I got a lot this year. I have a couple of bushels of sliced dried.

David

At 3:29pm on February 19th, 2008, Jordan Pike said…: nice reishi (tsugae).....

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