David and I were on UCTV’s Judy O’Neal Morning Show this morning talking about cushaw squash — its history, uses, nutrition value, cushaw recipes and more. I also touched on my books that we’ll have available tomorrow along with our cushaw at the Walker County Farmers Market – GA. Please stop by between 8-noon Saturday, […]
Every year, I love to go blueberry picking at The Blueberry Farm on Alabama Highway in Lafayette, Georgia. My family has been going there for over a decade. We used to take the six children and have the whole family picking. This year Dave and I took our friend Stacie with us and had a […]
Earth Day’s 50! Then:/ I’m in Milwaukee’s River./ Now: I’ll plant Earth’s fields. Earth Day is 50! A half century ago I stood in the Milwaukee River in Estabrook Park near my home in Glendale, Wisconsin, loudly singing with other youth and cleaning out the old tires, mattress springs, tin cans and other junk that […]
The Coronavirus panic hits the USA. I’m getting photos from family and friends in Washington State (Kirkland, home of Costco and Evergreen Hospital), and Utah, where huge stores show shelves EMPTY of … toilet paper! Of course, Nature’s Guy is concerned (because my brother, the other Nature’s Guy, lives in the Seattle area, as do […]
In a previous post, I talked about how our well water smells like sulfur (or rotten eggs). I talked about how there can actually be health benefits to sulfur in your water. Yet, I still am not a fan of showering in sulfur fumes. Since we do retreats at our house, I didn’t feel comfortable […]
Are you wondering when it is safe to plant seeds outdoors in the South? We live in Northwest Georgia and the weather here can fool you sometimes. So let’s get a few things clear if you’re a transplant to the South or are a Southerner who hasn’t gardened before or paid much attention to how […]