Adding Value to Vegetables
January 4, 2013Adding that extra “umph” to your vegetables before selling them might help you sell more.
Dutch Squash
December 7, 2012Although the taxonomy of squash confuses me sometimes, I can still figure out which squash flourishes in my little area.
Husk Tomatoes
September 21, 2012Husk tomatoes are basically a wild species — and they’re easy to grow.
Fig Trees
August 3, 2012Although a bit difficult to completely understand, figs are actually quite easy to grow.
Peanuts
July 27, 2012I remember the exact moment when I learned how peanuts grow. When I was 19, I left my university for a while and went down to Mexico, eventually landing a job in Mexico City, selling encyclopedias door-to-door. I didn’t actually speak Spanish at the time, but pretending to follow along in a conversation was possible […]
Cubanelle Peppers
June 29, 2012Photo by Rick Gush Fortunately, my favorite peppers grow more abundantly in Italy than my former U.S. home. Some of my favorite peppers in the garden now are friggitelli, which are the same as the cubanelle peppers I used to grow in California. In California, these were an oddity, but here in Italy, they are […]
