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One of the pleasant things about travel is the food. I’m often eating a favorite dish that I haven’t had in a long time, or something completely new. In the new category, I can put ika no me.

For the past month, I’ve been making an intense study of the grasses in a rather narrow latitude, from 44 to 49°N. There are many grasses at sea level, but I find some really interesting specimens at a higher elevation.

Fred Varcoe interviewed me before he wrote his article for the August 2016 issue of Euro Biz Japan. You can download it here: Know your greens (pdf, 3 MB).

Some things stay the same, and some things change. I’ve made a lot of birdies over the years, and celebrated them all in their own way. Last month in Nebraska was no exception.

I’ve been working on this for a while, and finished it earlier this month at a nice hotel in Skala. Minimum soil nutrient guidelines for turfgrass developed from Mehlich 3 soil test results

Or more precisely, it starts with the foot of a goose. These have lots of collagen, I’ve heard, and are good for the skin. {.asset-media-link} It wasn’t all savoury. There were also sweets.

Four days. Two continents. Four birdies. Lots of celebrating. {.asset-media-link} {.asset-media-link} {.asset-media-link} A trans-Pacific flight. {.asset-media-link} {.asset-media-link} After that, some popcorn and jet lag. {.asset-media-link}

I finished writing a series of articles for GCM China last month. Yesterday I finished updating them and published them as A Short Grammar of Greenkeeping. Here’s what’s really cool. I checked the Leanpub website this morning and A Short Grammar of Greenkeping is the featured book.

{.asset-media-link} It’s been mostly work, actually, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t share a few of my accomplishments on the golf course this month. First, at the challenging chipping course at Laem Chabang International Golf and Country Club.

Go away for a while, and come back, and find some of one’s favorite flavors now offered in potato chip or peanut form. New, and awesome, flavor developments. {.asset-media-link} {.asset-media-link}