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Saturday, June 18, 2016
Cactus Farmers
A big new building off 118 just north of the legion is going to be a cactus farm. 94,104,79,0,B
Interesting. Years ago I used to pick a cactus off someone's big yard cactus bush as I was walking by. Then I took it home and cooked it. I was a health nut. It never became my favorite food.
must be a regional thing... not sure I've even seen cactus in the grocery store but I admit I haven't gone asking for it!
by the way we actually have prickly pear growing in parts of Virginia - in areas where there is shale rock that stay dry ...will not retain water even after a rain - actually a native plant.
Sounds like a sticky situation.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Years ago I used to pick a cactus off someone's big yard cactus bush as I was walking by. Then I took it home and cooked it. I was a health nut. It never became my favorite food.
ReplyDeleteThen I discovered I could buy it at the grocery. But that was not as much fun, so I just quit.
ReplyDeletemust be a regional thing... not sure I've even seen cactus in the grocery store but I admit I haven't gone asking for it!
ReplyDeleteby the way we actually have prickly pear growing in parts of Virginia - in areas where there is shale rock that stay dry ...will not retain water even after a rain - actually a native plant.
http://cvog.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-native-virginia-cactus-yep.html
They stole my idea.
ReplyDelete:-) I have seen prickly pear and also cactus jam.
ReplyDeletePeople can cook cactus with tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteAloe Vera is very good for healing inside and out. Tomatoes help with the harmful affects of the sun.
ReplyDeleteJust this week, I was thinking about TFL and cactus and wondering if you have a cactus garden.
ReplyDeleteGreat...this was what I was going to do :( LOL
ReplyDeleteHope this is not one of those deals where the crops brought in to be processed is also mixed in with other stuff frowned on by law enforcement... ;-)
ReplyDeletejust kidding but apparently ignorant on farming on arid and semi-arid land.
Perhaps John should re-think what he wants to grow! ;-)