Fennel has been appreciated in its native Mediterranean, but still obscure in American cuisine.
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Glass Gem Corn: An Artful Heirloom
Glass Gem’s breeder, Carl “White Eagle” Barnes, also helped revive long-lost Native corn varieties.
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Gniff Carrot: Nearly Lost To Time
This distinctive carrot was revived with the help of one farmer and a carrot breeder.
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Jenny Lind Melon: Worthy Of Song
This sweet little melon, named for “The Swedish Nightingale,” is a favorite of seed savers.
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Jersey Walking Stick Kale: A Stand-Up Variety
Thank generations of Jersey farmers and gardeners for this towering and useful kale!
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Jyunpaku White Bitter Melon: Pearl of Okinawa
A natural marvel, the purest white bitter melon variety we know of, Jyunpaku bitter melon reminds us of the elegant white pearls found off the coast of Okinawa. The Japanese proverb “Ryou yaku wa / kuchi ni nigashi” (literally “Good medicine tastes bitter in your mouth”) perfectly sums up bitter melon — or as it…
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Maiz Morado: Beloved Corn Of Peru
Maiz morado originated some 2,500 years ago in an arid region of Peru.
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Manpukuji Carrot: Japanese Root Revival
Manpukuji is a throwback to the long, slender carrots of the Edo period in Japan.
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Millionaire: Tomato Of the Ozarks “Red Gold Boom”
The Millionaire tomato is surely one that fueled the Ozarks canneries for decades.
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Musquee de Provence: A Favorite French Heirloom
Musquee de Provence is the most common winter squash you’ll find at farmers markets all over southern France. But how did this Cucurbita moschata — more adapted to warmer climates — find its way into the culinary fabric of France? When Spanish explorers returned with squash seeds they’d collected from Native American growers in the…
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