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Growing Artichokes From Seed

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Christy

Artichokes bring to mind the romantic rolling hills of Tuscany. In fact, during one of my trips to Italy, I photographed a box of baby purple artichokes (see below) at a Naples farmers market that captures the splendor and beauty … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Artichokes

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Christy

One of the benefits of participating in the Westside Produce Exchange is that,
while you never know what you’re going to get, you can usually count on something new and unusual. This month’s Exchange featured Jerusalem Artichokes.

The participants stood in a cluster, staring down at these knobby roots (tubers actually) wondering 1) what are they? and 2) what do we do with them?  The answers that followed were as colorful
as the questions.

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