A Healthy Delicious Look at Cashews

Dan Fruits, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

If you are allergic to dairy products, Cathy Isom gives you the healthy benefits of a delicious, and creamy, alternative to dairy products. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. A Healthy Delicious Look at Cashews Today we are talking about cashews. This edible kidney-shaped nut comes from a tropical evergreen tree.  Cashew nuts, often simply called a cashew, is …

Celebrating National Corn Fritters Day

Dan Corn, This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom is celebrating another food item and lets us know why many will be indulging a savory southern-style treat today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Corn Fritters Day Today is National Corn Fritters Day. What is a corn fritter some might say? Why they’re tasty bites of fried or baked corn batter, made of corn …

Making and Maintaining Double Reach Rows

Dan This Land of Ours

In yesterdays program Cathy Isom discussed why you should consider double reach rows. She continues her series on this  with letting you know how to make and maintain double reach rows in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Making and Maintaining Double Reach Rows Ideally, double reach rows run along the contour lines of the garden, helping …

Ants Good and Bad for Your Garden

Dan This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom tells us why ants are both good and bad for your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Ants Good and Bad for Your Garden There’s both good and bad news about ants when it comes to your garden plants. Ants are predators and prey since they eat the eggs of many insects and serve as food …

Organic Foods Set to Continue Growing

Taylor Hillman This Land of Ours

Around the globe, organic farming is practiced in 162 countries. North America leads the charge in sales and has the highest projected growth rate. In a new report by Zion Market Research, the global organic food and beverage market was estimated to be worth around $125 billion last year, and is expected to nearly triple in size by 2024, climbing …

Why Your Garden Needs Nasturtium

Taylor Hillman This Land of Ours

Nasturtium is a plant that vines out and is so attractive that many people plant them as additions to ornamental gardens. There are several varieties of nasturtium for just about whatever shape plant is needed: Some cascade, others climb, and still, others are bushy. They work well for borders, as pot plants, or for vertical gardening up walls or fences. …

You Should Consider Growing Wildflowers

Taylor Hillman This Land of Ours

Wildflowers come in many shapes and sizes. They come at different times of the year, blending a huge array of colors across the landscape. They do all of this without being planted, watered or preened over at all. There are plenty of reasons to plant them. For one, they are pretty inexpensive. They’re self-seeding which takes the extra work off …