Food
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Brilliant Broccoli
Broccoli, officially known as Brassica oleracea, variety italica, is a well-known member of the mustard family (Brassicaceae, formerly Cruciferae) that…
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Cool Kohlrabi
The name kohlrabi is a German term meaning cabbage turnip (Kohl = cabbage and Rabi = turnip). Aptly named, kohlrabi…
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Tasty Radishes
Radishes (Raphanus sativus), with their zingy flavor and firm texture, are a vegetable I have grown to love. This member…
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Celtuce or Stem Lettuce
Celtuce goes by many different names including Stem Lettuce, Chinese Lettuce, and Asparagus Lettuce. Celtuce (Lactuca sativa var. augustana, angustata,…
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The Local Food Movement as A Catalyst for Community
In the last couple of decades, the local food movement has gone from a fringe movement to a major player…
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Astonishing Arugula
The appetizing annual Arugula (Eruca sativa) is also commonly known as rocket salad or sometimes called colewort, garden rocket, gharghir,…
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Loose-Leaf Lettuce
Just as its name implies, Loose-leaf or simply Leaf lettuce doesn’t produce a head like Crispheads. Instead, it grows leaves…
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How to Build a Solar Dehydrator to Preserve Food
If you are a gardener, you understand the abundance that comes during harvest season can be overwhelming. Instead of frantically…
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Need Variety? Just Add Potatoes!
If variety is the spice of life, then potatoes must have the spiciest life of all. Nearly everything about potatoes…
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Romaine Lettuce
As all lettuces are, Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa. var. longifolia) is from the Asteraceae family, which also includes artichokes. Romaine…
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Ground Cherries
Small, husk wearing, fuzzy leaved little gems, these golden cherry tomato looking fruits may be one of the lesser known…
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Sweet Butterhead Lettuce
So, we just discussed the Crisphead variety in our last article on lettuce. There is still another head lettuce within…
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