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La Cuevita, Where Capitalism Works in Cuba
03 May 2024 07:13 GMT
… oil, medicines, spaghetti, elbows, potatoes… “Even packaged coffee like the … that many of these are products ‘diverted’ from the … as if capitalism existed in Cuba.”Translator’s notes:
*Enalapril … lower blood pressure
**fulas: Cuban slang meaning US Dollars
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Making potatoes friendly to soil health
01 May 2024 19:30 GMT
… when growing and harvesting.
Why it matters … said, speaking to potato growers at an industry … annual regenerative agriculture conference highlighted regenerative potato production. The … Producers concerned about water availability might want to skip cover crops …
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some tasty Mexican recipes
01 May 2024 15:12 GMT
… restaurants, and not only Mexican ones, are planning festivities … and selected “The Best Mexican Recipes: Kitchen-Tested Recipes … 1 jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons finely … bowl and mash beans with potato masher until mostly smooth. …
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Gardening lessons: Planting hope and harvesting peace of mind
01 May 2024 14:19 GMT
… soaked earth,” the late Guatemalan Nobel Prize-winning novelist Miguel … her sanctuary, where she harvested peace of mind.
It … around the garden’s carefully cultivated rows of tomatoes, onions, … vine, cucumbers went to seed, and potatoes rotted. Her garden was …
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Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
01 May 2024 12:54 GMT
… crop that stores prodigious quantities of starch in potatolike … of cassava varieties, growers using sophisticated breeding strategies … ensconced in South and Central America for millennia, its … far outpaces production in South America’s biggest producer, Brazil …
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Jamaican farmers achieve record crop production
30 Apr 2024 18:06 GMT
… 000 tonnes of domestic crops in 2023.
This … St. Ann’s farmers demonstrated remarkable resilience.
- … exceptional performance in Irish potato production, highlighting their ability … Association of Branch Societies, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), in …
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Farmers in St. Ann Commended for High Volume of Food Production
30 Apr 2024 15:45 GMT
… with the level of Irish potato production being done in the parish … farmers produced a high yield of the crop.
“This kind of impressive production is … . Ann Association of Branch Societies, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), in collaboration with …
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The world would starve without them. Now small farmers are fighting for their future.
30 Apr 2024 16:04 GMT
… dry earth, dropping a grain of seed corn into each. In … of what’s produced,” he says. “In Mexico, where corn is … their inputs.
An Indian farmer harvests cauliflower on the outskirts of … Latin American nations to dump agricultural products that do not meet …
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'I took a £24 flight to a resort that 'rivals the Caribbean' and didn't even need a passport'
30 Apr 2024 13:26 GMT
… Caribbean. As we walked along the lush green fields of Jersey potatoes … the delicious and fresh produce - from potatoes to oysters, and … s series of The Apprentice, produces six grapes, three red … Established in 1972, La Mare produces about 20,000 bottles of …
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How to Make Fluffy Mexican Red Rice in Under 30 Minutes
29 Apr 2024 22:48 GMT
… drying, and toasting the rice grains before cooking minimizes excess starch … carrots—think corn, green beans, potato, and squash, to name … which can turn the final product into a gummy block. For … common and familiar ingredient in Mexico and there is something …