This virtually indestructible plant’s desire for space can make it difficult to manage, but the bounty is hard to ignore
The ancient prophet Isaiah aptly described a typical rhubarb patch when he wrote, “in the day you plant it you carefully fence it in … but the harvest will be a heap.” Truer words were never spoken. Rhubarb is practically indestructible. It can be pounded to a pulp by a July hailstorm, flattened by an […] Read moreTag Archives rhubarb
Trying to keep farm families fed in 1930s was a struggle
During the 1930s, an almost decade-long drought affected much of the Prairies along with infestations of grasshoppers, gophers and cutworms. With the lack of rain, the dry farmland blew away, creating terrible dust storms. A worldwide Depression, which led to a rapid decline in global trade and rising unemployment, occurred at the same time. Prairie […] Read more
