Alex Lombardi

As with the start of every new year, there's that familiar bittersweet feeling as the years shift from present to past. With all new things there is hope! So like many others this year I will be making a New Year’s resolution I have no plans of fulfilling and, of course, I’ve decided to share it with you. This year I’ve decided to begin dabbling in tissue culture. Now tissue culture might sound a bit Frankenstein-y, but I assure you it’s not. Tissue culture is the process of creating a...

As November comes to a close, I couldn’t be more excited for the winter weather to ensue. There's nothing better than driving home after practice in the pitch-black darkness with a few streetlights every once in a while to guide my path. Or now that it’s tea season, I can bust out all my favorite brews and enjoy the delightful herbs and spices, and watch the rain against my window. Either way, fall is being ushered out with the leaves, and all that's left are the barren trees and the hope for...

Now that autumn is upon us, I have loved nothing more than the rainy and dreary weather that follows: the pitter-patter of constant rain, the dusky mornings, and the humming sound of the trees bidding farewell to their leaves as winter steadily approaches. The best compliment to these delightful factors of fall is food—but specifically figs!  Fig trees hail from Western Asia, where they were first cultivated, but later moved to Mediterranean regions. Figs prefer sandy, well-draining soil with...