We all know about apple orchards and pumpkin patches. But did you know there are places to pick currants, gooseberries, grapes, gourds, squash and even okra? You just have to know where and when. Many ...

What: The native flowering currant, or ribes sanguineum, welcomes spring with a showy array of rosy-pink buds softening to a rich, clear pink. The early spring flowers have a spicy fragrance and are a ...

We all know fall is prime time for pumpkin picking and apple picking, but don't let a seasonal stereotype prevent you from visiting a farm in summer. There's lots of things to pick: blueberries, tart ...

The genus Ribes contains about 150 species, including the gooseberry (R. grossularia L.). Traditionally this genus is placed in the Saxifragaceae, along with many ornamentals such as saxifrage, mock ...

While currants have long been a classic for in-ground gardening, you may have hesitated on growing them in planters. Though they may not be the best berries to grow in containers, you don't have to ...

In Southeast Alaska we are surrounded by a living, flowing and berried world. The Inside Passage rises and falls, wispy cirrus clouds drift, sandpipers migrate, and red currants drop into our buckets ...