Growing Grains
Most people don’t grow grains – wheat, oats and barley in their back yards, but why not? If your space
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Edibles
Garden Fresh Recipes: Spinach recipe
David’s Spinach with coconut cream and shrimp recipe If you’ve never liked spinach, then get ready for a recipe revelation.
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Growing Shallots
Shallots are not the most commonly grown vegetable in Canada, perhaps because the maturity date for bulbs can be as
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The Allium family
Knowing the difference of the allium family, between shallots, green onions, scallions, chives and leeks can be very confusing. One
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Beet Roots
Beet roots (Beta vulgaris), brilliantly red, smoothly round, lusciously earthy and sweet are a treat on any table. Related to
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Broccoli and Cauliflower
Because broccoli is dark green, it signals its virtues before you even have a mouthful while Cauliflower for all its
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Cranberries
Lowbush cranberry The lowbush cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a North American plant, related to the blueberry, that grows naturally in
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Baby Potatoes
Po-TAE-to, Po-TA-to Nothing tastes better than fresh baby potatoes from the garden. Boiled, baked or put into salads or soups,
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10 cool things about herbs for kids
What are herbs? Herbs are the leafy green parts of a plant, fresh or dried, used for flavouring food. They
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