The next best thing to having a productive fig tree in your own garden is to have Italian friends who have massively productive fig trees in their yards. This week my Italian friend Umberto Garbuio ...
Chicago Tribune: From the Farm: Schererville couple preserves Italian roots with family fig trees
From the Farm: Schererville couple preserves Italian roots with family fig trees
Q: I’m interested in having a fig tree in my garden. A friend has a well-established one, and the fruit is wonderful. Can you recommend which variety would be best suited for this climate and where I ...
A column I published earlier this year in January, about my encounter last fall with cherished fig trees grown on the Canadian border of Niagara Falls, attracted the keen eye of reader Gina Geiss of ...
Honey is not needed to attract scout bees. When I begin to see scout bees checking out the traps, I know there is a swarm hanging in a tree somewhere looking for a home. I believe this because I hang several traps on my property and at near-by neighbor’s property. When the scouting begins, most of my traps have activity at the same time.
D.H. Lawrence, never one to shrink from the erotic, wrote a poem called “Figs.” Oddly, it chides “overripe” women of his day for their “self-assertion” while comparing female genitalia to the title ...
Bright vinegar, dried herbs, and garlic give this chicken marinade a classic Italian profile. It is easy to stir together in a bowl or jar, then use for chicken breasts or thighs before grilling or ...