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A not widely-known leafy vegetable in the lettuce family, celtuce, also known as Chinese lettuce (and pronounced kelt-us), is used for both the stems AND the leaves.

Thursday, 07 October 2021 12:23

Healthy Soil, Healthy Food: A Study

What is soil health, anyway, and what does it have to do with the food you eat? Soil is made up of five different things - minerals, organic matter, living organisms, gas, and water. And for a soil to be healthy, all of these things must exist in the right balance.

Monday, 09 August 2021 13:09

Okra - A Vegetable For The Midwest?

Okra is a well-known vegetable in the deep south, where it's a staple in cuisine such as gumbo, but here in the Midwest, it's not so widespread. Many who are familiar with it know it only as a strange, somewhat slimy-textured green vegetable that someone convinced them to try. Once.

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