Join us on a mushroom adventure! Today we’re sitting down with Erin Hamilton, founder of The Mushroom Conservatory to learn how plants and mushrooms are so radically different from one another, why we need more mushrooms in our lives and then we’re going to find out how to get one of her special kits to grow our own mushrooms right at home! Erin Hamilton is a mushroom farmer and agricultural educator from Howell, Michigan. She and her husband Elijah have three children and together, they run The Mushroom Conservatory, where they help people around the world learn to produce their own food with hands-on mushroom growing kits.  I first learned about Erin at the Mother Earth News Fair in Pennsylvania ands today she’s joining us on the podcast to chat about mushrooms! You can learn more about The Mushroom Conservatory here. Erin will also be at the Mother Earth News Fair in Wisconsin Sept 16-17 Check out the full schedule here! Heather and I just returned home from a trip to southern France where we had some amazing adventures! We visited the lavender fields of Provence, drove around the countryside and sampled so much delicious food! One of our favorites was a chickpea flatbread called socca. It's so easy to make, we went and bought all of the ingredients as soon as we got home! You can find our recipe for this traditional delight on our Patreon page: www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Big thanks to all of our recent Patreon subscribers.. we appreciate every one of you! Thank you for supporting the show! Remember, you can always support our podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Connect with us! Join our special Seeds & Weeds Facebook Community! IG: @small_house_farm FB: @smallhousefarm YT: @smallhousefarm www.seedsandweedspodcast.com  Support the show EZ Swap PotsGet in touch with your roots with this revolutionary line of easily transplantable fabric pots and reusable basket inserts. Handmade in Wisconsin, EZ Swap Pots make transplanting super EZ! With their stylish modern design, and long lasting heavy duty construction, your EZ Swap Pots can be reused for multiple gardening seasons. Your 'Swapportunity' awaits with EZ Swap Pots.. Available at EZSwapPots.com The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company / rareseeds.com,  America’s top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world. Join us this September 12th through 14th at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California, for The National Heirloom Expo. Find out more at theheirloomexpo.com. Support the show