Cathy Isom gives us the how and why now is the best time to grow a certain type of mushroom. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Best Time to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms Shiitake mushrooms are not only delicious, but a superfood. Shiitakes are a medicinal mushroom with tons of benefits, from boosting the immune system to fighting cancer. …
Veggies, Flowers, Herbs to Plant in January
It is time to start thinking about the vegetable garden. Cathy Isom tells us about the best veggies, flowers, and herbs to plant in January. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Veggies, Flowers, Herbs to Plant in January The weather may be cool but if you’re itching to get the garden going, you’re in luck. January is a …
Celebrating Menudo, a Traditional Soup
Cathy Isom has delicious tips about a month long celebration for a traditional soup that’s famous at family gatherings. That’s coming on This Land of Ours. Celebrating Menudo, a Traditional Soup January is known as National Menudo Month. And there’s no better time than now to learn a great new culinary tradition! Menudo is a traditional soup made with beef …
Planning Your Spring Garden in January
Cathy Isom has a few tips about why January is the best time to start planning for that springtime garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Planning Your Spring Garden in January January brings on a new year and its actually a great time to start planning a garden. Starting early is actually the best time to start …
Flowers Help to Save the Bee Population
We all want to do our part in helping to save our pollinators. Cathy Isom has a bit of information on the four flowers we can plant to help save the bee population. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Help to Save the Bee Population We need bees and they need us. One way to help them out, …
Celebrating the Delicious Apricot
Cathy Isom gives us a bit of history and great ways of celebrating a wonderful and delicious orange fruit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating the Delicious Apricot Apricot lovers from all over the United States observe National Apricot Day every year on January 9th. The apricot’s velvety flesh is similar to that of their relative the …
Enjoying Your Favorite Pastime Meal
Cathy Isom fills us in about the weeklong annual food holiday everyone is sure to love. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Enjoying Your Favorite Pastime Meal The entire second week of January, from the 8th to the 14th, is surely one of America’s favorite weeks to enjoy a favorite pastime meal or leftover snack. That’s because this week …
Celebrating Our Feathered Friends
Everyone loves birds. Cathy Isom tells us this is a day to shine a light on some of our feathered friends. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating Our Feather Friends Nature lovers, bird lovers, and bird watchers across the country annually recognize National Bird Day on January 5. The non-profit organization Born Free USA emphasizes the importance …
Celebrating One of the Most Loved Pastas
Cathy Isom make us all hungry telling us about a day to celebrate one of the most loved pastas in the world. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating One of the Most Loved Pastas There’s a good chance you may have had spaghetti a time or two in your life. But if you haven’t, you may want …
Clean Air Houseplants Needed for the New Year
Everyone loves to have good, clean air to breath. Cathy Isom has the ten houseplants you need to have in the new year! That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Clean Air Houseplants Needed for the New Year Now that all of the holiday decorations are down and all put away it’s time to bring back the houseplants. Or …