A Winter Without Acorns                           Although most people haven’t noticed, oak trees have not produced many acorns this year. This is most likely due to poor weather conditions during the time of pollination in early spring. Oak trees pollinate by the…

POTATOES (Solanum tuberosum) Thousands of years ago, high in the Andes mountains of Peru, ancient people grew and harvested the potato as their ancestors had already been doing for hundreds of years before them. This dependable food source enabled them…