Cranberries

Vaccinium macrocarpon are cranberries native to North America. They are in the heaths and heathers family along with lowbush blueberries, rhododendron, and mountain laurel. Tens of thousands of years ago, receding glaciers carved out cavities in the land where newly...

Asparagus

“Velocius quam asparagi conquantur!”   Shouted by Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus to his troops, it translates to “faster than cooking asparagus”—essentially, “get moving already!”   Augustus loved asparagus so much he organized an elite military unit called...

Funky Cold Medina Wheat

Winter can seem to be a dark, desolate and frigid wasteland. Whether you believe it is because Persephone ate pomegranate seeds, or the angle of the sun, winter tucks the Northeast into a coat of frozen white.  But wait, driving past farmland mid-February you may...

Clover

To Be in Clover By Jennifer Muck-Dietrich   “The sweetness of life lies in usefulness, like honey deep in the heart of a clover bloom.”  —Laura Ingalls Wilder   Trifolium pratense (red clover), Trifolium repens (white clover), and Trifolium incarnatum...

Dandelion

Our Harvest: Dandelion Make a Wish By: Jennifer Muck-Dietrich   “Mama had a baby and its head popped off.”   Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, is an edible herb originally from Eurasia and was revered by ancient people for its edible and medicinal value. In...