This video is one we can really relate to, because the Painted Desert is one of the dinosaur capitals of the world. Everywhere you go there are fossils and museums. You can find dinosaur fossils and footprints just spread around on the ground sometimes
We also happen to think The Petersons are hilarious!
Legendary Southwestern favorite, extremely water efficient, eats drought for lunch.
Planted in mid- to late summer, monsoon rain alone can produce a survival crop from the Rattlesnake. Good flavor and very tender; the speckled seeds are popular in soup.
The Chinese cabbage was mostly grown in the Yangtze River Delta region, but the Ming Dynasty naturalist Li Shizhen popularized it by bringing attention to its medicinal qualities.
Garlic Chives are a species of onion, native to southwestern parts of the Chinese province of Shanxi, and cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in Asia and around the world.
Uses have included ornamental plants, including cut and dried flowers, culinary herb, and traditional medicine.
Called “Cos” lettuce in England. In Italian it is called lattuga romana and in French laitue romaine, both meaning “Roman lettuce,” an indication it arrive in Europe by way of Rome. Some language experts trace the word “cos” to the Arabic “khus.”
Cos or Romaine lettuce was associated with the ancient Egyptian god of fertility, Min.
Romaine lettuce may be used in the Passover Seder as a type of bitter herb.
These were grown by a neighbor of ours when our farm was near Phoenix. She brought them with her from central Sonora, Mexico. The plant grew year-round in that climate for years (zone 9).
These farms were about 1/2 mile from the Gila River. When we moved to Apache County, she kindly donated a good stash of the old neighborhood’s favorite chilis.
This strain was collected in Catron County, New Mexico in a region south of the Zuni Pueblo. They are big producers that come in earlier than most Jalapeno varieties.
Round zucchini are picked at three or four inches in diameter, and taste the same as any other zucchinis. They’re prepared in all the same ways as other zucchini – grilled, steamed, boiled, fried, and baked.