This has been an extremely long summer.  We have had week after week of temperatures in the 40's and no rain.  Many of my types of corn...

The water chestnut ( Eleocharis dulcis ) is a type of sedge that is found growing in tropical wetlands of the world.  They are simple to ...

The kids have been bugging me to get fish for some time.  I have wanted to get some fish, but have nowhere to put them.  I have also th...

I wrote a little about potato onions in a previous post .  They are an edible, perennial, heirloom onion that is near extinction in Austr...

I am not all that fond of eating broad beans.  I think I have eaten them maybe 2 or 3 times in my life and have never particularly liked t...

We have now tasted our pickled eggs. They look oh so pretty. Verdict: The don't taste pickly (yes I think I invented a word but i...

Potato onions are extremely old perennial heirloom onions.  They are an edible onion that is undemanding to grow and reasonably producti...