Mushroom Farming

A few weeks ago, some packages arrived from Anne with mushroom growing kits. Owen was glad to open them up and play in the dirt and compost seeded with mushroom spores (10/24/09).
After we got them set-up, the portabella kit had to wait closed for about a week before we opened it to find a hairy, grey mold (10/31/09)
which was our indication that the box was ready to have some light. We covered it with a clear plastic canopy and sprayed it every other day or so with water.
Ten days later, there wer recognizable mushrooms growing (11/10/09). They grew,
and grew (11/12/09),

and grew until there was no space for them to keep growing (11/14/09).Owen yanked the clear plastic off about 50 times a day "to see them" he said and even had a few bites to make sure they were doing alright.
Abram and Owen thinned them a bit to give them more space to grow,

and we feasted on the freshest mushrooms we have ever eaten. Then, they grew some more! (11/15/09)
Mushrooms With Bacon and Garlic
Bacon - 6-8 thick slices
Mushrooms - about 3 cups, chopped
garlic - three cloves

Fry bacon to until done. Add mushrooms and cook a few minutes until done. Stir in crushed garlic, and cook 1-2 more minutes. Serve hot with rice or pasta or over toast.