If you ask a nutritionist for the easiest way to maintain a healthy diet, they will probably tell you to ‘eat the rainbow’. In other words, eat a variety of differently colored fruits and vegetables in order to benefit from the full range of nutritional benefits that the plant world provides.

Red, Blue, and Purple fruits [...]

By Rae Russell

Like many root vegetables, Parsnips have experienced periods of waxing and waning popularity on the dinner table. They were eaten extensively in ancient times and were common in medieval cuisine, but later developed a reputation as animal food. Parsnips were introduced to North America by British colonists but by the 19th century they [...]

When you sit down with your friends and family at Thanksgiving later this month please take a moment to remember the native peoples who showed kindness to the first European Settlers and the price that many of them paid for that kindness. This month we honor them and pay tribute to their rich ancestry and [...]

Already put your garden to bed but miss those fresh greens? Lettuce is a great plant to grow indoors! Among all the lettuce types, loose-leaf lettuce is easiest to grow and will provide a steady supply of leaves to harvest. Some upright varieties stay small. When choosing a variety of seed, look for the words [...]

By Rae Russell

Halloween is over and all of the jack-o-lanterns have outlived their usefulness…

It is amusing that most of us have had intimate knowledge of the innards of a pumpkin at one time or another; that we are quite comfortable vivissecting these symbols of autumn for halloween, or eating them in a pie at thanksgiving, and [...]