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Published September 1987 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture Shiitake (pronounced "shee-tah-kee" and spelled the same whether singular or plural) are said to be the favorite mushroom in Japan.
Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Revised July 1989 The genus Opuntia includes the prickly pear, bunny ears, and beaver tail cacti. It is also called cactus pear and Indian fig (fico d'India in Italian).
October 1994 USDA Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture The pumpkin reigns as king of the vegetables. The pumpkin was already a staple in the American diet long before the first Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, in 1621.
Revised July 1993 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture The relatively low investment and the natural, gradually increasing size of a flock may make sheep ideal for the beginning small and part-time farmer, according to Dr.
June 1992 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture Five hundred years ago, Columbus was one of the first Europeans to set eyes on maize-foundation of most great Western Hemisphere civilizations, including those of the Incas, Mayans...
Published June 1990 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture Flowers provide an allure that has been used by man to transcend the seasons and evoke emotion.
January 1992 USDA Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture The potato. one of the most important food crops, came under cultivation by South American "Indians" more than 2.000 years ago.
Published February 1988 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture There is a growing demand for Latin and other 'ethnic' vegetables in most of the larger cities such as Chicago, Miami, and New York.
Published December 1987 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture The wildflower business may bloom as never before in coming years.
March 1990 USDA Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture At least 6 million people own woodlot parcels averaging 40 to 50 acres in size that make up 33 percent of the Nation's 348 million acres of private timberland.
