Baffling!

Just a quick DIY idea from the Dacha. Before putting up our ceiling, we realized that we hadn’t considered venting for the attic. Venting is really important if you don’t want dry rot or water damage. If the roof steel gets really cold, it could cause the moisture in the air to run down to […]

Slideshow: This Fall- It Was So Glorious I Couldn’t See

Here’s a slideshow of The Dacha Project this fall. Enjoy! Note- Play with music for increased joy.

Mushroom logs have sprouted!

In April, the Dacha hosted a mushroom log workshop, where participants got to inoculate aspen logs from our property with oyster mushrooms. After a rainy and cold early fall, I’m happy to report that the first crop of oysters have fruited on our logs! One thing I’ve learned from this process is that logs need […]