Cooking Tips

• Fennel: All About It – Fennel is a versatile plant. You can eat all of it – bulb, stems, and leaves (fronds). Read more →
• Eggplant: All About It – Eggplant is the fruit of a flowering plant in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). It’s believed to have originated in India, where a wild variety still grows today. Read more →
• Cucumbers: All About Them – There are three varieties of cucumbers – slicing, pickling, and burpless. Pickling cucumbers often have a thicker, bumpier skin. Burpless have a thinner skin, more pleasant taste, and are easier to digest, which gives them the name “burpless”. Read more →
• Collard Greens: All About Them – A heartier green and member of the cabbage family, collard greens contain substantial amounts of vitamins K, and are rich sources of vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese. They are also a moderate source of calcium and vitamin B6. Read more →
• Summer Squash: All About It – Although it is treated as a vegetable in a culinary context, botanically, summer squash are actually fruits. They are prolific plants, and are commonly referred to as summer squash because, unlike winter squash, they are harvested and consumed before their skins harden. Read more →
• Hakurei Turnip: All About It – The Hakurei is a welcome addition to our early spring vegetable collection, they generally come in right after radishes, and not surprisingly pair very well all other spring veggies. If you think you don’t like turnips, please try this delightfully mild, crisp, sweet variety! Read more →
• Tatsoi: All About It – Tatsoi is a member of the Brassica family and is a variety of Asian greens closely related to Bok Choy. It has a rosette of dark green, spoon-shaped leaves with crisp, pale green stalks. Read more →
• Swiss Chard: All About It – Swiss chard is a leafy vegetable related to spinach and beets. The tasty leaves range in color from bright green to deep red, and have stems that are even more colorful! Read more →
• Beets: All About Them – Love them or hate them, beets have been a part of culinary tradition for centuries! Early humans only ate the greens of beets – the root at that time was thin and fibrous. Read more →
• Purslane: All About It – Purslane (portulaca oleracea) or “little hogweed”, is a low sprawling succulent weed that you’ll find growing in your garden, all over your lawn, and even in sidewalk cracks. While the USDA classifies purslane as a “noxious weed”, this succulent herb is not only edible—it’s packed full of nutrients! Read more →