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Harvesting Glass Gem Popping Corn

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Christy

The moment of truth has arrived. We just harvested the Glass Gem Popping Corn we grew this summer. Between the rats and corn worms, we lost at least half the harvest, but what was left was substantial enough to be … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Black Dakota Popping Corn

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Christy

This spring we experimented with growing heirloom Black Dakota popping corn. It’s a beautiful, deep red, pointy popping corn that pops white. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to plant this ancestral corn and load up on one of our favorite … Continue reading →

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Growing Popcorn

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Christy

If there’s an inherent addition in my family, it’s popcorn. Start at the top of the bowl and eat until you hit bottom. That’s how it goes. My father went so
far as to buy the top of the line popper, special popcorn salt, and yes, even figured out to how keep buttered pop corn fresh until the next morning (hair of the dog).

As part of an effort to grow more compost crops we decided to try …
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