Why is Straw “Satan’s Substrate”?
We started out growing on straw, but for several reasons Andrew dubbed it “Satan’s substrate”. This is because the Satanic straw makes a huge mess when being processed, so it had to be done outside, making weather a common problem and causing a lot of delays. The chipper didn’t like to function properly a lot of days, slowing down our already slow process. The worst thing; however, about the devilish stuff, was the fact that it made Andrew really sick. We’re not sure if it was mold spores, the dust, a combination of the two, or something else entirely.