Edible Wild Food Source - The Sugar Palm
Did you know that your Dwarf Sugar palm is also a food source in many parts of the world? Here's the skinny on this variety of edible palm.
Read MoreEdible Fruit - Tropical Palms As Foods - Nipa Palm
Stranded on a tropical island? Could you be the last survivor? Maybe. If you know your palm trees. Take a look at the edible palms.
Read MoreEdible Wild Food Source - The Sago Palm
It's not your first thought for a food source, but many varieties of palm trees and their fruit are edible sources of food. The key to know is that not all palms are safe to eat. The Sago Palm is one of the palm trees that you need to know all about, since one member of this family is poisonous to humans.
Read MoreChinese Herbal Medicine - The History of Chinese Herbalism
Of all the plants you grow in your garden, knowing the history behind herbs, especially herbs, will add depth to your gardening know-how. Of course, the most ancient of civilizations were way ahead of all of us in understanding how important healing herbs are -- both then and now. Let's explore the history!
Read MoreEdible Plants - Far North - Berries
Birds love them, bears love them, and if you are every lost in the far north wilderness -- you'd better know which ones to love too.
Read MoreEdible Plants - Far North - Lichens, Mushrooms & Trees
You only have to be unexpectedly snowed in once to realize that you need to prepare yourself in the future to know what is around you to eat in Mother Nature's pantry. Let's take a look at wild edible plants of the far north.
Read MoreWhite Alpine Strawberries In The Garden and Kitchen
Just like apples aren't always red, neither are America's favorite other fruit -- the strawberry. Here's the skinny on White Alpine Strawberries -- one of the best kept gourmet fruit secrets ever!
Read MoreRoses For Perfumes
The most fragrant of roses, that's all that is need for making your own home grown rose perfumes and floral rose waters.
Read MoreFrankincense and Myrrh - Christmas Traditional Trees & Plants
When is the last time you thought about why the three kings carried frankincense and myrrh?
Read MorePurple and Orange Carrots
What does color have to do with food? Everything! Compare the colors orange and purple. Read More
When Coffee Married - The Lingshi Mushroom (Ganoderma Lucidum)
Varieties of lingshi (lingzhi) mushrooms even grow in the United States, but did you know that these somewhat bitter tasting medicinal mushrooms when married with coffee can be a delightfully pleasant and extremely healthy drink?
Read MoreGrow Your Own Coffee - History of Coffee In the New World
As you sip on your coffee take a stroll thru the story of coffee and learn how you too can grow your own coffee no matter where you live.
Read MoreSweet Potatoes and Yams - What's the Difference?
Do you know your root vegetables? Do you know the difference between a yam and a sweet potato?
Read MoreBlack Bat Plant - How To Grow A Devil Flower
Even Mother Nature celebrates Halloween -- did you know you could grow your own Black Bat Flower?
Read MoreThe History of Potato and Corn
If our vegetables could talk -- What stories would potatoes and corn tell? Would they be fact or myth?
Read MorePotato Varieties and Potato Basic History
The first time you serve purple potatoes to some of the less adventursome members at your table might get you some strange looks and doubtful remarks -- but there is a world of wonderful tastes just waiting out there for those who dare to really know their potato varieties.
Read MoreHow to Choose Apple Tree Varieties To Grow and Eat
It is time we all started thinking outside the apple box. How many kinds of apple tree varieties can you name? More importantly, how many heirloom apple trees can you find in your local nurseries?
Read MoreWhere To Get Pumpkins and What To Do With Pumpkins
Pumpkins everywhere! Here are the big questions: What do you do with excess pumpkin? What do you do with pumpkins seeds? Where do you go to get the best pumpkins?
Read MoreParsley Flat and Curly Parsley or Chervil?
Is your parsley curly? Is your parsley flat? Or does your parsley taste of licorice and sparkle with pepper?
Read MorePumpkin Seeds - All About Pepitas
It's all about the pumpkin seed, not about the pumpkin without it being all about the seed. Pick the right pumpkin seed and you'll be guaranteed the right pumpkin for your needs. So many pumpkin choices. Which ones are right for you?
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