Local produce is very fashionable at the minute – the very good Konstam in Kings Cross tries to source everything from within the M25. So I thought I would source my own mushrooms and finally got around to working through my mushroom book recycling kit – and am delighted with the results (click the photo to make it bigger). If the Salvation Army shop on Upper Stret has to close I might need to recycle loads of books this way. You can buy a kit here they make a great present – pick any old paperback, soak it in water sprinkle the spores in and follow the instructions. Three weeks later you have great oyster mushrooms.
Off now to chop them and saute in butter to have on toast. If I can get a grazing permit for Bingfield Park we could get a whole local produce thing going…..
Kings Cross Environment 
It occurs to me we could start a “keep produce local & organic swapshop” kind of a thing! Whilst keeping absolutely everything crossed I’m hoping to have carrots and courgettes grown from seed and stawberries and tomatoes from young plants this year. So far, carrots are doing well but there’s no sign of life from the courgettes yet. Tomatoes have their first set of flowers in bud and the straws look happy enough. It’d be great to swap produce later this year…