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5 Farming Myths
Myth 1. What you don't know won't hurt you. Chemicals are all around us daily, and we can't always do anything about that, but what you grow is totally yours…
Hot Pepper (Capsicum)
Hot Peppers have been found to have been eaten in their native lands of South and Central America in 7500 BC. Hot peppers were introduced to South Asia in the…
Eating Locally Means
Incredible taste and freshness Produce picked and sold at ripeness, not before ripeness to facilitate shipping Your dollars stay in your local community Local food adds less carbon emissions to…
Burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba)
Burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba) is a salad green originally from Europe, and was once used in a 21 herb mixture thought to prevent the plague. It has a slightly spicy flavor. Burnet…
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita) is a European perennial which was once used medicinally and then came to be popular in culinary recipes. It was once called Bible leaf, as people used…
Pink Jumbo Banana Squash
The pre-1883 Mexican/American heirloom cultivar Pink Jumbo Banana Squash is a member of the the Family Cucurbitaceae, genus Cucurbita, Species maxima. It is also known as Jumbo Pink Banana Squash and Banana Pink Jumbo…
Rouge vif d’Etampes Pumpkin
The French heirloom cultivar Rouge vif d'Etampes Pumpkin is a member of the the Family Cucurbitaceae, genus Cucurbita, Species maxima, and was hybridized by Burpee in 1883. It is also known…
Apple Tree Pruning Boot Camp
Pruning apple trees is an interesting gardening ; They are such prolific plants, surging up to meet the sky with great gusto, growing three stalks back where you cut one…