We are fortunate because food security is not an issue for most North American residents. The United States exports or feeds much of its cereal grain — for example, corn, barley, rice, and wheat ...

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Sand dunes covered with thickets of honey mesquite trees normally form oases bristling with desert wildlife. Insects, lizards and birds take shelter among the thorny ...

Mesquite includes three common species in the Southwestern United States: Prosopis glandulosa, often called honey mesquite and Texas ironwood; P. pubescent called screwbean mesquite; and P.

The most common variety of mesquite found in Texas is Prosopis glandulosa, or honey mesquite. The beans form a pod and ripen in late summer. At that time, the beans are surrounded with a sweet ...