Have you ever gotten worm dirt as a gift? Some of you may wonder what the hell that question is about… I have to wonder if anyone (other than members of my family) answers yes! Yes, my sister gave me a bag of worm dirt for Christmas. She did it & now I’ve said it. In the past couple of… Read More
Opening day is finally here!
I’m not talking about a hunting or sports season, but it is something a lot of people look forward to — the opening of the Memphis Farmers Market downtown! I’ve missed the opening event but I’ve seen updates of lots of folks who went. And it doesn’t look like they missed me as there was a crowd and the Facebook… Read More
Where do Easter eggs come from?
It’s Easter morning already and it occurred to me that there will be lots of eggs in baskets today. Some folks think of eggs as coming from grocery stores, but most of us know the frustrating question “what came from first the chicken or the egg?” There is a good YouTube video I just watched again. In the video, Trent… Read More
How many kinds of rice do you know?
It’s amazing to me how many kinds of rice there are. I racked my brain trying to think of the ones I could name last week & came up REALLY SHORT! Long-grain rice is probably what I know best cause it’s what most of the farmers I know grow. Varieties like cypress, some of the new ones that carry the… Read More
A February Field Day? Love the Veggies!
My friends fall into two lots — those who hear the word field day and think of something that happens in the spring to get kids playing outside in a series of challenges from soccer drills to softball and those who are ready to look at acres of food, feed, fiber sources and hear what makes them different from the… Read More
Getting My Bearings on The Philippines Central Plains
Another post in my series on Philippine agriculture — this one includes the basics of the Central Plains. As I mentioned before, the host for part of my vacation owns a seed company in The Philippines. We were excited to be going to a field day his company was hosting. I didn’t know what the drive up would be like… Read More
