The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

I didn't know the song that I sang in elementary school every Thanksgiving season was a poem by  Lydia Maria Child.   And I do not thi...

I n a  History of New York During the Revolutionary War   the diet of a hale old general was noted to contain a great deal of "flip&qu...

I h ave been busy working on another hobby blog lately but the siren song of seeds lured me back today.  Exploring popular veg for 1850 I...