This guest post is provided by Kendra Holubec, a Texas farm wife and Texas Farm Bureau member. Kendra chronicles life on her family's farm through her blog, Texas Farm Chic. By Kendra Holubec It’s that time of year—the time when the zucchini plants go WILD! Every winter, I dream of fresh zucchini—can't wait to taste [...]
By Nathan Smith Calling all nuts out there—pecan nuts, that is. Pecans always remind me of my grandfather, who used to sit on his porch swing, sheller in hand, passing them out to his grandchildren running by. He talked about what to look for in a ripe pecan and taught us tricks to cracking them with [...]
By Nathan Smith Think of olives and the hills of Italy, Spain or fertile valleys of California come to mind. Now you can add the Lone Star State to that list, thanks to Jim Henry and others like him. This budding group of growers are proving Texas has what it takes to be a world [...]
By Kelly Bogard It’s getting to be that time of year again. The kids are itchin' to get out of school for the summer, baseball is in full swing, and I'm resisting the urge to request my desk be relocated outside so I can catch some rays. Another thing is happening, too. All of the [...]
By Nathan Smith Baseball season is in full swing and with it comes one of my favorite aspects of the game–roasted peanuts! I thoroughly enjoy sitting in the Ballpark in Arlington watching the Rangers throw down on the Yankees, but what is any baseball game without this major league snack? The Lone Star State is the [...]
