Wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?

These peppers have an unbelievable scent to them. It's pure freshness. I wish I could bottle it.

Pretty cotton

The process of defoliation has begun and the cotton bulbs are opening.

Guarding your fields

I'm not sure why this fascinates me so. Maybe it's because something as simple as a pattern controls the mighty wind. Or maybe it's the cool graphic that results.

I've heard it called listing and listering. That up and down wavey motion--a simple pattern in the dirt--disrupts the wind from blowing away loose sand, compost and plants. If you hang around the local coop for long, it's the one thing everyone can agree on: The only way to guard your fields against the wind is to list.