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Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash “You can pickle it!,” says food writer and cookbook author Andrea Chesman in her cookbook, The Pickled Pantry, where she presents more than 150 recipes (from apples to zucchini) for pickles, relishes, chutneys and more. “Why limit yourself to cucumbers, when pickling brings out the best in so many vegetables and fruits?” […]

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Photo by Melissa LeGette on Unsplash “Farmers’ markets, supermarkets, and natural food stores today offer a wealth of wholesome ingredients that even a decade ago were considered unfamiliar and exotic. From quinoa to spelt flour, to agave nectar and shitake mushrooms, natural whole foods have come into their own as the cornerstone of a healthy, varied diet,” say […]

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Photo by Stefan Vladimirov on Unsplash When most of us followers hear the name of well-known real-food activist Michael Pollan, we think about his long list of inspirational books, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Botany of Desire, Food Rules, or even Cooked, a more recent one lamenting the lost art of home cooking and, of course, the sit-down […]

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Photo by Sara Dubler on Unsplash For many home gardeners growing their own nutritious vegetables from seeds, it’s not just the excitement of growing the biggest melon or the earliest vine-ripened tomato; it’s also how those fruits of our labors reward our taste buds at the dinner table. Noted cookbook editor Andrea Chesman, author of more than a […]

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“Over the last 100 years we’ve seen a revolution in the way our food is produced, how it is stored and distributed, and, above all, in our attitudes and relationship with our food,” say British authors John and Val Harrison as they introduce their book, How To Store Your Home-Grown Produce: Canning, Pickling, Jamming, and […]

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One of the most commonly grown culinary herbs is basil, an annual that loves the weather to be warm or even hot for its best performance in the garden or in containers. On page 25 of our 2020 Early Spring Catalog, we offer three varieties, including a pair of All-America Selections Winners (thrived in monitored […]

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There’s another very special reason for growing and eating many of our cole crops, such as kale, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, which are also known as “cruciferous vegetables,” easily identified by their cross-like (crucifix)-shaped flowers. These “Superfoods” have become the latest trend in healthy eating, featured in medical research around the world as having a […]

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