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Jerusalem Artichoke

Post Author:Vicki
Post published:March 25, 2019
Post Category:Vegetable / Winter

Also known as a Sunchoke, a member of the sunflower genus, Helianthus tuberosus, the original Native American name of "sun root" is said to be the most appropriate. The tubers…

Magic Mushrooms

Post Author:Vicki
Post published:March 25, 2019
Post Category:Any Time / Autumn / In Season Home Page / Vegetable

Because they don’t contain leaves, roots or seeds, mushrooms are classified as a fungi, which is uniquely different from plants. Mushrooms are made up of 85–95% water. Mushrooms are more…

Rocket

Post Author:Vicki
Post published:March 19, 2019
Post Category:Autumn / In Season Home Page / Spring / Vegetable

Eruca sativa (Latin) is an edible annual plant, sometimes referred to as English Rocket but commonly known as salad rocket, colewort, roquette (French) and, in the United States, arugula. Widely…

Fresh from Matangi

Post Author:Vicki
Post published:March 19, 2019
Post Category:Any Time / In Season Home Page / Vegetable

Small is beautiful at Southern Fresh’s factory, near Cambridge. Crates of hand-harvested baby leeks and baby fennel are waiting to be trimmed, graded, washed and packed on this Friday morning.…