Look for thick, prolific grape vines on shorelines or wherever the soil is sandy. The grapes are ready to harvest when they turn purple—usually early to mid-October. Since grapes and poison ivy tend ...

Grape jelly is a childhood rite of passage. It’s a bit sweet and a bit tart, and it’s the perfect thing to spread on peanut ...

I was driving home from the library when a bear ran across the road in front of my car. It’s the third bear I’ve seen that wasn’t behind bars in the zoo. The other two were performing bears, dressed ...

I remember my mom used to go down the country roads and pick wild grapes for jelly making. I believe she called them Mustang grapes, but that is too much of a stretch for me to claim I remember the ...

You can have it all when you welcome California native plants into your home garden. Native plants encourage habitat gardening, use less water and don’t need pesticides or much fertilization. I do not ...

It’s almost Baltimore oriole time, and folks are rushing to the grocery store to stock up on grape jelly, sugar and oranges. But the truth is, many birds eat fruit and berries in the wild and will ...

You can have it all when you welcome California native plants into your home garden. Native plants encourage habitat gardening, use less water and don’t need pesticides or much fertilization. I do not ...