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Chestnut trees are attractive trees that prefer chilly winters and warm summers. In the United States, chestnuts are suitable for growing in U.S. Department of Agriculture planting zones 4 through 9. The trees produce generous quantities of flavorful, nutrition-rich nuts inside spiny hulls, commonly known as burs. Want to know how to harvest chestnuts? Keep reading! Chestnut Harvest Time When to harvest chestnuts? Chestnuts don’t ripen at the same time and chestnut harve

The fluffy cow. It’s not the name of a Monty Python skit. It’s the latest breed of cattle to go viral on the Internet (see also: the Emo Cow of the late aughts). After someone posted photos of the cows – an Iowa cross-breed bred specifically for competition – to Reddit earlier this week, viewers swooned over their coats, which are blow-dried and treated with special oils to attain their beautiful sheen and fluffy texture. Much like rare heritage-

One of the most widely used herbs, parsley is a bright green biennial plant with feather-like leaves. Native to the Mediterranean region, it prefers temperate climates but thrives in a range of climatic conditions. There are two primary varieties of parsley: flat-leaf parsley and curly parsley.  While curly leaf parsley is the more popular of the two, both varieties are used for culinary purposes. The curly leaf variety is generally used as a garnish. On the other hand, flat-leaf parsley, also

Grown throughout the world, rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population. In many countries, it’s grown in small paddies for personal consumption and to sell locally. But in the United States, most people have no idea how to start a rice farm. “Rice is very unique,” said Dustin Harrell, research coordinator at Louisiana State University’s rice research station. “It’s an expensive crop to grow equipment-wise and irrigation-wise.” In the U.S., small-scale rice farms ar