Cherry Tomatoes. Great for eating and cooking

One of the great reasons to appreciate winter being over is you can plant your garden.. Cherry tomatoes are easy to plant, grow and will be plentiful.  You don’t need a lot of space.  They can be grown in a pot on your back porch.  All they need is some sun and water and before you know it you will have an abundance of small and delectible red succulent tomatoes [...]

Farmers’ market find: red-veined sorrel

Add it to soups and salads the local farmer and online resources say. The main benefit may just well be the splash of color it brings. Although, red-veined sorrel contributes a bit of tang with a fresh aroma as an extra benefit. We found the good-looking specimen above in a parking-lot market in Austin. Finding new things is part of the fun, isn’t it.

Annoying fruit hits the big time

Have you seen the “Annoying Orange” on youtube? Tens of millions have. So many, in fact, that this seeminly absurd concept may just become a business success. If it were only so easy to get people to actually eat more fruits and vegetables.