By Jessica Domel Taters. Spuds. No matter what you call them, millions around the world eat them every day. These starchy tubers can be cut into French fries, sliced into potato chips and, if I'm lucky, smashed into my aunt's potato salad. I’m celebrating all things potato this week. Here’s five fun facts about Texas [...]
By Jessica Domel I spend a lot of time looking for inspiration. I scroll through Twitter. I look at Facebook. I read a lot of books. But over the years, I've found that my greatest source of inspiration and creativity is people. I can capture a hundred great photos of wildflowers that people will like. [...]
By Lindsey Bowers Eat, eat and eat some more. With two growing boys, it’s all we can do to keep enough food in the house. After a day of playing outside, learning at school and helping with chores around the farm, the boys are hungry. And we’re happy to feed their growing appetites, especially knowing [...]
By Julie Vrazel Not all farmers grow corn, cotton and grain sorghum. There are lots of specialty farmers, too. Like Mark Chamblee. He wakes up and smells the roses every day. That’s because Mark is a rose farmer in Tyler, where he and his family have been growing roses since 1953. Their nursery, Chamblee’s Rose [...]
By Jessica Domel Pies, jack-o-lanterns and festivals, oh my! It’s pumpkin time and Texans are lining up for holiday frights and tasty delights. Welcome to Floydada, Pumpkin Capital USA, where up to 1,400 acres are home to 15 to 20 million pumpkins annually. Floydada also is the base of Pumpkin Pyle, a three-generation family farm [...]
