Farming Chart

Late in the summer, when you’ve stood before the fruit stand wondering what to buy, you have likely faced this dilemma: The melons are stacked … Read more

There’s nothing worse than purchasing a melon and being disappointed. Your perfectly shaped fruit turn out to taste like wet cardboard. This isn’t necessarily a … Read more

Standing in the grocery aisle, staring at that bag of Yukon Gold potatoes, what do you think? Will these fit into my recipe? Do I … Read more

Ever stood in front of a big ol’ watermelon at the grocery store and panicked? You didn’t know whether that thing was going to fit … Read more

By now you’ve probably been there: A perfect-looking melon in your shopping basket turn out to be watery and bland. Or maybe you waited too … Read more

You have the best intentions: you dig a row, drop your seed potatoes carefully, eye them up, and smooth soil over them. And then you … Read more

Two boxes of russet potatoes sits in your walk-in. You’re looking at them, and they’re identical. Both are starchy. Both is labeled as being fit … Read more

Kitchen panic: Red potatoes boil themselves to mush, dissolving in your pot as they do so, leaving nothing but a cloud of potato soup. What … Read more

Sweet potatoes in the grocery come in many colors, from deep purple to dusty tan on their skins. Their insides is just as varied: they … Read more

There’s a bag of sweet potatoes in your hand and you’re standing in produce aisle trying to decide whether to buy more expensive, oversized, unevenly … Read more

P otatoes are an afterthought in most gardens, tossed in the ground with some eyes and fingers crossed it’ll all go well. It doesn’t usually. … Read more