Premature ripening in crops, spring cereals see better than expected yields | Big Size Pumpkin Seeds

In truth, those pesky seeds can be beneficial to your health. So, too, is the rind, so think twice before tossing them out.

Soy cheese, Oreos, Flintstones Vitamins and Nesquik are on Christina’s list. While Christina has admitted that a Wendy’s Big Bacon Classic is her "favourite meal," the backstage tray is less about the fast food.

“We are thrilled to debut our new blends at the New York Produce Show,” said Setton Farms COO Mia Cohen. “As leaders in the pistachio industry we have the ability to create new and unique items using pistachio kernels. As the demand for plant based foods continues to increase, we will continue to introduce quality products that appeal to a wide range of health-minded snackers.”

You don’t usually find nut or seed butter in banana bread, but you may not make it any other way after tasting this. The sunflower butter is unmistakable without being overpowering and adds lots of filling fat to the grain-free recipe.

It’s no coincidence that it was an Indian born researcher who made his way to Texas A&M to pick up the mantle of the breeding work that began there in the 1970s.

A recall of sunflower seeds processed by a Minnesota company has widened even more, but the company itself says it’s cleaned up any potential source of food poisoning and started up operations again.

On the other side in terms of market share in perspective to market segment as organic oilseeds has primary demand in terms of food consumption where extracted oil is used for cooking in household and in preparing dishes by restaurants and hotels. Organic oil is used for cooking varieties of dishes, food recipes and also helps to enhance the taste, color, flavor and natural quality of food. In addition to this the demand of organic oilseeds will also be from the side of health care sector followed by food consumption. Organic oilseeds such as sunflower, sesame, soybean etc. helps in healthy digestion, control of blood level, cholesterol and for many other problems related to health.

Eda sat near the back of the float, behind the four giant pumpkins they had borrowed because their Atlantic Giants were too small. Her mother’s health was failing, she knew, and maybe the farm’s fate was beyond her control. Two weeks after the festival, her mother passed away.

Fort Collins Fort Collins farmer Josh Hillhouse was tired of showing up to early spring farmers’ markets with nothing more than bags of salad mixes to sell. “We needed to make more money to justify the time involved with doing the market,” Hillhouse says. He and his wife, Kirsten, hatched a plan to supplement their biodynamically grown produce—as well as chicken and duck eggs and grass-fed beef—with CFA-approved, shelf-stable spice mixes and teas. With the help of their 12-year-old son, the Hillhouses’ line of dry goods has ballooned to almost 70 unique products, including a popular ginger-mint-lavender herbal tea made from organic, fairly traded botanicals and a tomato-basil spice blend that does triple duty as a seasoning, a dressing, and a dip mix. In fact, their CFA line has become so popular the family now devotes a portion of its eight-acre farm to growing perennial herbs for the products. In November, they debuted a year-round retail store on their property where they’re selling their teas and spices as well as baked goods—and of course, when in season, fresh salad greens.How To Buy: Order Sunray Natural products (loose-leaf teas and spice blends start at $5 for about an ounce) online, or visit the farm’s retail store Tuesdays through Fridays from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 5656 N. Highway 1, Fort Collins

DEAR MARY: Ah, those pesky crows. They are very smart birds, but they haven’t learned to share with others.

When cooking pumpkin at home, boil the seeds in salted water, drain well and roast them in a pan until they are crispy. Watermelon seeds, too, could be roasted like this. Pumpkin seeds are great sources of anti oxidants.

These days, like others in their horticultural tribe, they have already turned their minds to Vermont’s next short-but-explosive growing season.