Sweet African Bitter Leaf It started during the most hectic part of 2025.   It was Spring. Our CSA (farm share program) was launching and we were battling production delays. Our well installation was behind schedule. The Spring was extremely wet and cool and I was building partnerships with small farmers to supply our members with a variety of produce options.   Coincidentally, a culinary historian introduced me to Dr. Patience Fielding from Esther Manor Farm . Patience is a

We’re finishing our late-season field clean-up and Bill spotted these Passionflower scattered on the ground. And in yet another first for me at Jolly’s Mill Pond, I’m suspiciously trying it. The purple passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata ), also known as maypop, is a native vine of Virginia that you’ll find in sunny, open areas like field edges and roadsides. It has these beautiful, fringed purple blooms in summer and yellow, edible fruits in the late-season. You can make a