Ash formerly @costsofwar
@mountainash.bsky.social
Recovering Marylander in Wa. Mamma. New orchardist!Gardener. Writer. Spanish teacher. Veteran’s advocate for my former SOF spouse #saveourforests thefungiresistance.etsy.com
Pinned
I started watercoloring to show my son it’s ok to make something imperfect,but what came to be was a vocation to show the beauty of the PNW Old Growth to all.
You,too can be a part of The Fungi Resistance.Original designs on organic cotton $40 includes shipping.DM me
You,too can be a part of The Fungi Resistance.Original designs on organic cotton $40 includes shipping.DM me
Little is worried the ram didn’t get the ewes pregnant.
“What if he missed,mom?”
“What if he has bad aim?”
“What if he missed,mom?”
“What if he has bad aim?”
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Little is worried the ram didn’t get the ewes pregnant.
“What if he missed,mom?”
“What if he has bad aim?”
“What if he missed,mom?”
“What if he has bad aim?”
#fungifriends
A great example of how western matsutake has a veil and can look so much like Amanita smithiana
A great example of how western matsutake has a veil and can look so much like Amanita smithiana
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#fungifriends
A great example of how western matsutake has a veil and can look so much like Amanita smithiana
A great example of how western matsutake has a veil and can look so much like Amanita smithiana
Getting ready to brine one of the geese I harvested.
I’ve never had goose.
Tips?
I’ve never had goose.
Tips?
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Getting ready to brine one of the geese I harvested.
I’ve never had goose.
Tips?
I’ve never had goose.
Tips?
Thanksgiving is the time I remember my grandmother,the woman who taught me to cook.Little is crimping the crust on our cranberry apple pie just like she taught me.
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Thanksgiving is the time I remember my grandmother,the woman who taught me to cook.Little is crimping the crust on our cranberry apple pie just like she taught me.
Interview update:”Welcome Aboard,” they said!
They need a regular ESL and Spanish teacher with k-5 generalist abilities to manage a granted-funded study hall! And they’ll list me as an as-needed Spanish and ESL tutor.
The opportunity to work with Spanish speaking kids makes my heart happy!
They need a regular ESL and Spanish teacher with k-5 generalist abilities to manage a granted-funded study hall! And they’ll list me as an as-needed Spanish and ESL tutor.
The opportunity to work with Spanish speaking kids makes my heart happy!
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Interview update:”Welcome Aboard,” they said!
They need a regular ESL and Spanish teacher with k-5 generalist abilities to manage a granted-funded study hall! And they’ll list me as an as-needed Spanish and ESL tutor.
The opportunity to work with Spanish speaking kids makes my heart happy!
They need a regular ESL and Spanish teacher with k-5 generalist abilities to manage a granted-funded study hall! And they’ll list me as an as-needed Spanish and ESL tutor.
The opportunity to work with Spanish speaking kids makes my heart happy!
Little made me wear pearls to the interview :)
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Little made me wear pearls to the interview :)
Wearing a black cardigan and I’m signing on for my interview.
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wearing a black cardigan and I’m signing on for my interview.
Someone said, “Ash, do you make apple butter?Can you send me some?”
So I made a small batch of our Funny Farm heirloom apple butter and am shipping today!
But I have 6 extra and you can find it on TheFungiResistance.etsy.com
So I made a small batch of our Funny Farm heirloom apple butter and am shipping today!
But I have 6 extra and you can find it on TheFungiResistance.etsy.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Someone said, “Ash, do you make apple butter?Can you send me some?”
So I made a small batch of our Funny Farm heirloom apple butter and am shipping today!
But I have 6 extra and you can find it on TheFungiResistance.etsy.com
So I made a small batch of our Funny Farm heirloom apple butter and am shipping today!
But I have 6 extra and you can find it on TheFungiResistance.etsy.com
He wants inside so badly.
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
He wants inside so badly.
I’m struggling with whether or not to say this,but I always tell you all to be vulnerable,that someone needs to hear it and it’ll help someone.1/
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m struggling with whether or not to say this,but I always tell you all to be vulnerable,that someone needs to hear it and it’ll help someone.1/
Wise words. I hope you see the simple things every day.
For many of us, the next few days will be busy.
Don’t forget to stop and take some time to enjoy the beauty of life, especially the little things. Noticing the little moments is what fills our hearts with richness and joy.
For now, take a moment to enjoy this Colorado sunrise ☀️☕️
Love ya, my friends
Don’t forget to stop and take some time to enjoy the beauty of life, especially the little things. Noticing the little moments is what fills our hearts with richness and joy.
For now, take a moment to enjoy this Colorado sunrise ☀️☕️
Love ya, my friends
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wise words. I hope you see the simple things every day.
Homemade English muffins topped with heirloom apple butter. ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Homemade English muffins topped with heirloom apple butter. ❤️
Oh look, a new non-fiction book about survival plants. Of course I had to get it.
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Oh look, a new non-fiction book about survival plants. Of course I had to get it.
Woolies eating pumpkin guts. They are grateful.
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Woolies eating pumpkin guts. They are grateful.
I accomplished some things this fall
13 quarts of apple sauce
10 pints of apple butter!
Dried apples
Apple cider vinegar
30 gallons of pressed cider
Endless pies,dumplings,crisps
Apples for fresh eating
Apples for sharing with community!
13 quarts of apple sauce
10 pints of apple butter!
Dried apples
Apple cider vinegar
30 gallons of pressed cider
Endless pies,dumplings,crisps
Apples for fresh eating
Apples for sharing with community!
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I accomplished some things this fall
13 quarts of apple sauce
10 pints of apple butter!
Dried apples
Apple cider vinegar
30 gallons of pressed cider
Endless pies,dumplings,crisps
Apples for fresh eating
Apples for sharing with community!
13 quarts of apple sauce
10 pints of apple butter!
Dried apples
Apple cider vinegar
30 gallons of pressed cider
Endless pies,dumplings,crisps
Apples for fresh eating
Apples for sharing with community!
A generous farmer friend, the Queen of trading,the master of using food waste, procured seconds cranberries for us after Ocean Spray left these beauties in the bog!
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A generous farmer friend, the Queen of trading,the master of using food waste, procured seconds cranberries for us after Ocean Spray left these beauties in the bog!
Reposted by Ash formerly @costsofwar
Well it's guess-who-got-screwed-by-tariffs o'clock!!
Bench prices are so high now that I either have to build my own benches, or increase the price of seedlings by a dollar each to cover the cost.
Swear to God building a small business in this crap is like doing it in Legendary Mode.
Bench prices are so high now that I either have to build my own benches, or increase the price of seedlings by a dollar each to cover the cost.
Swear to God building a small business in this crap is like doing it in Legendary Mode.
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Well it's guess-who-got-screwed-by-tariffs o'clock!!
Bench prices are so high now that I either have to build my own benches, or increase the price of seedlings by a dollar each to cover the cost.
Swear to God building a small business in this crap is like doing it in Legendary Mode.
Bench prices are so high now that I either have to build my own benches, or increase the price of seedlings by a dollar each to cover the cost.
Swear to God building a small business in this crap is like doing it in Legendary Mode.
Reposted by Ash formerly @costsofwar
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Julia" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh CA. "We use scissors to cut the fruit off. My hands hurt at the end of the day from cutting all day. Sometimes I wake up with my hands aching, but I still go to work as this is my job and it helps pay the bills." #WeFeedYou
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Reposted by Ash formerly @costsofwar
A whole universe in 10 square centimeters
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A whole universe in 10 square centimeters
I ask again, what do I need to do to be reborn a cat?
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I ask again, what do I need to do to be reborn a cat?
The smell of cinnamon, cloves and heirloom apples buttering with a fire in the wood stove. Perfection.
My skills were not made for this century.
My skills were not made for this century.
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The smell of cinnamon, cloves and heirloom apples buttering with a fire in the wood stove. Perfection.
My skills were not made for this century.
My skills were not made for this century.
One of you lovelies asked for some of Funny Farm’s finest apple butter.
So this Monday morning, I’m buttering!
So this Monday morning, I’m buttering!
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
One of you lovelies asked for some of Funny Farm’s finest apple butter.
So this Monday morning, I’m buttering!
So this Monday morning, I’m buttering!
A friend is doing a fundraiser for our local food bank and I am donating a fungi watercolor print!
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A friend is doing a fundraiser for our local food bank and I am donating a fungi watercolor print!
Today I made 4 ounce tallow and beeswax votives
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Today I made 4 ounce tallow and beeswax votives
Timberdoodle’s acorn and oak updates make my week
I did my biweekly stirring and aeration of the acorn buckets and my tree babies are rearing to go. Soon as the vermiculite arrives for the potting mix, I'll start putting them in cells.
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Timberdoodle’s acorn and oak updates make my week