(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) This old tractor sits on small hill as a landmark for Earthbound Farm’s Farm Stand in Carmel Valley, California. It’s usually surrounded by wildflowers in bloom and you see it from the road as you approach the turn off from Carmel Valley Road into the parking … Read More
Barrel Cactus
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) When we were in Tuscon this past April, many of the Cacti we saw were in bloom. This is a Barrel Cactus, or Genus Ferocactus. Ferocactus means “fierce or wild Cactus” and they are always cylindrical or barrel shaped. All members of this genus have prominent … Read More
Fall Pumpkin Harvest
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) Fall is a beautiful time in Carmel Valley. The leaves turn bright orange, red and yellow and, at the farm stand of our local Earthbound Farms, there is a display of many varieties of pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving. (Scroll down, or, click on the Title of the post to leave a comment.) … Read More
The Artistic View of Neck Pumpkins
(Click on the photo to enlarge.) Neck Pumpkins are another variety of pumpkins at the Earthbound Farm’s Farm Stand. Many say it is a favorite for pies, bread and other fall pumpkin recipes. They have a smooth tan skin with a very long neck that is all solid orange flesh. The seeds are only in the rounded cavity at the … Read More
The Whole Cinderella Pumpkin
(Click on the photo to enlarge.) I had requests to see the whole pumpkin after I posted my photograph of part of the pumpkin yesterday. So, here is the whole thing (sort of). Seeing the larger version does give one a better sense of why it’s called the Cinderella Pumpkin. My thanks to Earthbound Farm, first for having its Farm … Read More
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