Beehive Ginger- I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the August 2019 Edition Beehive Ginger  Zingiber spectabile Family                 Zingiberaceae Also known as   Pinecone Ginger, Ginger Wort or Malaysian Ginger Yes, the Ginger with which we are all most familiar is that of the commercially available and edible one, Zingiber officinale. Then there is the more conventionally seen Red Ginger (Alpina purpurata). […]

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Hunter Killer- At the Movies

By Suzzane Marshall on the August 2019 Edition Directed by: Donovan Marsh Starring     : Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Linda Cardellini,…. “An untested American captain teams up with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.” As the story unfolds, we don’t really know what the impetus for the […]

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Wind River- At the Movies

By Suzzane Marshall on the August 2019 Edition Directed by         : Taylor Sheridan Starring      : Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Absville, Julia Jones, Teo Briones, Apesanahkwat, Graham Greene, Elizabeth Olsen, Tan-too Cardinal “East of Boulder Flats, deep into the vast and unforgiving white territory of the Wind River Indian Reservation, the seasoned game tracker, Cory Lambert, discovers the […]

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Edible Palm Fruits and Nuts – I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the August 2019 Edition (Most who know me are aware that I write several regular columns for a variety of electronic and hard copy venues. This one is sort of a “Tommy’s Tips” by way of “Planting Roots” meets “Tommy’s Tummy”!) Upon seeing our wide array of different species of palms, no […]

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