It seems that certain nuts are getting all the attention these days:  walnuts and almonds, I’m lookin’ at you.  Even pistachios have their own commercials with famous people and cartoon characters!  Don’t get me wrong, I love all nuts.  There are great walnut, almond and pistachio growers in my county and I buy local nuts [Click to Continue Reading...]

I come from a long line of hard-working farmers.  My mom’s side of the family grew cotton in the Alma and Telico areas of Texas, while my dad’s family grew tobacco in North Carolina.  If you don’t know anything else about the South, know that cotton and tobacco put us on the map.  Cotton and [Click to Continue Reading...]

What’s sorghum syrup?  I’m so glad you asked.  It’s a sugar syrup made from the sorghum plant.  In Texas we call it milo.  We feed it to dairy cows.  In California, where water flows forth like a sweet miracle, we feed our dairy cows alfalfa.  Texas is not blessed with enough water to grow high [Click to Continue Reading...]

I am such a lucky girl.  I have had the pleasure of visiting Big Sur twice this year.  Twice!  I am so lucky I have stood on the cliffs above the Pacific coast and watched the waves crash on a rocky beach with purple sand.  I’m so lucky I can say I’ve watched a waterfall soar [Click to Continue Reading...]