“Green or red?” This is a question I often heard at local restaurants growing up in New Mexico. The question, which in fact is the official state question for New Mexico, refers to what color of chile sauce you want on your food. The preference has a strong geopolitical...
How sticky is your soil? Does it have the aggregates it needs to defend itself against rainfall events and erosion? And can it hold the oxygen and water your crop needs to flourish? If not, fungi and bacteria may hold the key to transforming your...
According to research from University of Illinois Extension, the average American eats over five pounds of strawberries a year—3.4 pounds of which are consumed fresh, with the remaining purchased and consumed as frozen. And while we are on the topic of fun-facts, if every strawberry...
The hallmark of summertime treats, melons, are popular worldwide. In the US alone, the average person eats a whopping 26 pounds of melon each year! In 2017, watermelon made up about 16 pounds with cantaloupe and honeydew melons trailing at 8.7 and 1.5 pounds, respectively....