Tag: Blogs

Blueberry, Peach, and Cucumber Salad

Sep 1, 2022 | Recipes

Salad: 2 cups blueberries, fresh 2 peaches, diced 2 seedless cucumbers, sliced and quartered ½ cup feta, crumbled Dressing: 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon...

BLT Pasta Salad

Aug 31, 2022 | Food, Recipes

Salad: 2 cups uncooked pasta 4 cups chopped Romaine lettuce 1-1/2 cups diced tomatoes 1/3 cup chopped bacon, cooked crispy ½ cup diced red onion Dressing: ¼ cup ranch dressing ¼ cup sour cream ¼ cup...

What Is It? Wednesday – Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar

Aug 31, 2022 | In the Garden

This is a caterpillar known as the hickory horned devil. The adult is a beautiful moth known as the regal moth (Citheronia regalis), but it is rarely seen due to its nocturnal habit. The hickory...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – August 30, 2022

Aug 30, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “Wet, wet, wet, with a side of rain for us on the coast. The fields are saturated, and it’s almost impossible to spray or get into the fields to work them right...

August 29 Week 5 Garden Photos

Aug 29, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“A garden must combine the poetic and mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.” ~Luis Barragán~ Upright Elephant Ear (Alocasia) and Japanese Spikenard (Aralia cordata)Barbara H....

Living with Snakes

Aug 29, 2022 | In the Garden

I grew up with a fear of snakes. I wasn’t born with that fear; a fear of snakes was passed on to me by my parents and countless other people. And if their influence was not enough, books,...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- August 22, 2022

Aug 26, 2022 | In the Garden

Midlands Region Justin Ballew reports, “We had a few rain events last week, and temperatures were a little cooler. Fall planted crops are growing really well right now, but due to the recent...

K.I.S.S. Vegetable Gardening – The Lazy Gardener’s Vegetable Garden

Aug 25, 2022 | In the Garden

Few things are more delicious than fresh fruits and vegetables from a home garden. But I have a love-hate relationship with vegetable gardening. I love the results, but I hate the process. Bugs,...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – August 15, 2022

Aug 19, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “We are in our lull period of production right now for the most part. Okra is coming in very strong in high volumes. It’s getting difficult to pick it all. Fall...

National Sweet Tea Day

Aug 18, 2022 | Freezing Basics, Tasty Bites

Iced tea has been on the menu since the 1870s. What made the iced tea novel wasn’t the tea but the ice, which was quite a luxury back then. Tea is rich in polyphenols, which are a type of...

What Is It? Wednesday – Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar

Aug 17, 2022 | In the Garden

This looks a lot like bird poop; however, it’s just a camouflage tactic of the giant swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio cresphontes). This species is often called the “orangedog” as they feed on...

Stigmatizing Food: Good and Bad vs. Healthy and Unhealthy

Aug 16, 2022 | Tasty Bites

The phrase “you are what you eat” has been around for as long as we can remember. Whether we stand by the statement or not, many of us use food to express our identity. In every culture, food is an...