The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

Teeny, tiny printed worlds  are so appealing to very nearsighted children.  I remember slipping into the engravings on stamps, back when s...

Library of Congress image While not a grower, Githens & Rexsamer are super merchandizers and this sign is too cool not to share!  ...

T his is Mrs. Frank Clark proudly showing off her Alaskan tomatoes in one of the magical summers in the 20th century before World War I. ...

And just for fun, here is a sweet pea illustration in the process of being scanned by Google.  Fingers in images are not that uncommon...

James Peale -  c1820 ____________________ Watermelon  Vinegar    from American Agriculturist -  1873 — By Mrs. F. E. R.—Pe...

I can't not republish this! The tie in to this blog?  How about, as a poet James Whitcomb Riley referenced garden produce and coun...

O h! it’s wortermelon time is a-comin’ round ag’in, And they ain’t no man a-livin’ any tickelder’n me, Fer the way I hanker af...