Groundbreaking Roots

For plants in my yard, quid-pro-quo has a specific meaning. If you want irrigation, yummy compostables, and protection from the elements, yo...

Come with me and explore all the corners of my small-scale food forest. We live in a world filled with the tastes and textures of many foods...

Key lime (Citrus aurantifolia) hanging in tree   We began plantin...

Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) I didn't so much come to common purslane as it came to me. It is a wild edible that grows almost ev...

Avocado (Persea americana) has experienced a spectacular rise in popularity over the last couple of decades. With that have come reports of...

We humans are able to find a meal in almost any ecosystem. The Inuit, who inhabit various arctic regions, traditionally got as much as 99% o...

An enchanting sea grape tunnel Florida native fruits are even rarer than the rare native Floridian. Oranges came from China via Spain. Everg...

I shook my head in amazement, as I climbed back to my feet. I had just been knocked over by the flavor blast from my first taste of Cuban or...

A Ginger Fizz I grew up associating ginger with ginger snaps, ginger ale for an upset stomach, and ginger chicken at our family's favo...

There is so much foliage here,  the 3' x 7' brush pile is hardly noticeable. Can you find it? I like a well-kept landscape around my...

What looks like an elongated watermelon, is shorter than my index finger, and is sometimes referred to as a perennial cucumber? If you k...

Rosemary has been cultivated throughout recorded history. In fact, the word for rosemary has been found carved into a cuneiform stone tablet...

Green sugar apple tree with hidden fruit My sweetheart wrote some sugar apple inspired poetry -   smooth black seeds slip loose from what ...

Thibault - international visitor and wood chip spreader extraordinaire It's time for Jeopardy.  The category is Soil .  The answer ...

Loofah flowers, fruit & leaves Many people use a loofah sponge to exfoliate their skin. When I ask folks what a loofah is and where it c...