This year our farm is celebrating 35 years of growing in this location, but the history of the land goes back much further than that. Human...

Alpinia hainanensis is a large, fast-growing species of ginger. At first glance, one might assume it is a shell ginger, but there are sever...

Ipomoea macrorhiza has beautiful nocturnal flowers and an edible root. It is a true perennial; the vines go dormant in the winter and spr...

Among all the species in the Cassia/Senna group, Senna mexicana is one of the most desirable to grow. It flowers nearly continuously thr...

Syzygium jambos is a small tree or large shrub bearing delicious yellow fruits with the flavor of rosewater. The yellow blooms are b...

Zamia maritima is a cycad, a taxonomic branch that has existed virtually unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. Its thick, firm leaf...

The information contained in this post is entirely about the edible cultivated varieties of Dioscorea bulbifera. The wild air potatoes yo...

Eleocharis dulcis is commonly known as water chestnut or Chinese water chestnut. The edible part of the plant is the underground corm, whic...

Giant Vine Fern ( Stenochlaena tenuifolia ) is an impressive species with large fronds up to 4 feet in length. It makes an excellent tall...