The Armoured Mushroom – Page 2 – A Culinary Odyssey with a dash of environmentalism and a twist of metal…

The first 50 years…

…have been interesting to say the least A tad generic as an opening statement, but it’s concise. And accurate to be honest. Much has happened since my last post about three years ago. Time flies apparently. A person gets so caught up in the day to day grind that they...

I’ve got worms…

Well… Not me personally mind you, but rather my grow beds. 🙂 The addition of earthworms (many refer to them as red worms) to aquaponic grow beds is nothing new. Folks have been doing this for quite some time really. In addition to bacteria, the worms provide another layer of...

Hunting the elusive Calvatia Gigantea (Giant Puffball)

Let’s step back in time several decades to the 1970’s. This was the decade I became acutely aware of how tasty mushrooms could be. Now my first exposure to them was not as illustrious as you might imagine. Rather it was somewhat horrifying to be honest. There I was happily...

Men’s health PSA #1

*WARNING* The following narrative has been known to cause periods of intense laughter. Proceed with extreme caution! I was reluctant to post this, but I felt it was my duty to inform others in order that they may avoid a similar situation. As some of you are aware, my life...

Baked delights: Bread

Bread. Arguably one of the most enjoyable foods around. Other than bacon that is. My personal foray into the world of bread making started many years ago and involved a bread machine. Of course I was a different person back then. Appliances like that did not garner the intense animosity...

The soul of the world hidden beneath the soles of our feet…

Erik D. Schmid June 21, 2015 July 10, 2015Gardening, Uncategorized

When strolling through the park, or hiking through the woods, how often does the average person think about the ground they walk upon? Other than watching where they place their feet in order to avoid stumbling, I would venture to say not much at all. It more than likely never…

A simple beginning…

Erik D. Schmid April 18, 2015 July 10, 2015Uncategorized

With this being the first of my soon to be numerous posts, I thought it might be prudent to create a solid foundation on which to build from. So, I decided to begin by discussing the three basic necessities that all people need in order to survive, i.e. food, clothing,…