“Mom bought the good milk!” my daughter exclaimed years ago. Curious, I opened the refrigerator to see what I had purchased. I usually bought 2% or fat-free milk, but this time I had grabbed whole milk with the red label. “It’s so creamy and delicious!” she declared as she took ...
Blue raspberry is one of the most popular flavors in America. You can find blue raspberry slushies, drinks and candy everywhere. It would be fun to grow blue raspberries in our gardens, but no blue raspberry plants are sold at garden centers. That’s because blue raspberries are produced in ...
Most of us visit a grocery store regularly to buy food, or perhaps you order food for delivery to your home. Have you ever stopped to think where that food originates? You may be a farmer yourself, or you may drive by acres of crops at this time of year in your home state or while traveling ...
My friend Karen teaches college-prep math at our local high school. As a gift for her graduates this year, she bought them water bottles with printing that read, “English is important. Math is importanter.” I laughed my head off. Of course, she’s just poking a little fun at her ...
A few years ago, I listened to a forage specialist from Auburn University giving a talk at a national meeting. His opening line was “In the South, we love three things: football, NASCAR racing and legumes.” I remember him going on about the benefits of growing legumes, including their ...
Despite my best efforts, I thought I had failed to pass on my love of gardening to my daughter. For years, she laughed at my passion for all things green. That changed this spring. Weary from an exhausting year at college, she deleted social media and poured herself into a burgeoning love of ...