(NOTE - The International Year of the Potato was in 2008) I know several people who are constantly being reminded that this year we are all supposed to be celebrating the International Year of the Potato (Peru's gift to the world). The Colorado Potato Beetle (Colorado's gift to the world), the most serious insect potato pest,... Continue Reading →
Pablo Neruda – Ode to the Artichoke – Oda a la alcachofa
The tender-hearted artichoke dressed up as a warrior, erect, it built itself a little dome, it kept itself impregnable beneath its armoured leaves, beside it the raving vegetables began to frizzle,they turned themselves into tendrils, bullrushes, touching bulbs, below the ground the red-moustachioed carrot slept, the vine dried out its shoots through which wine climbs,... Continue Reading →