“Root vegetable” is a loose term that describes crops with edible root systems. These include crops like potatoes, garlic, turnips, and carrots, as well as more uncommon foods like parsnips, celeriac, and daikon. Root vegetables are important crops in the ...
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The Humble Root Vegetables: Easy Winter Storage
As a child growing up in southern Idaho, October meant one thing: spud harvest time. School was cancelled for two weeks and everyone, young and old, headed to the fields to help bring the potatoes in. Spud harvesting machinery rolled ...
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Root vegetables are a diverse category of tasty plants. Many produce delicious, edible roots, but also greens that are nutritious and tasty. If your kids resist eating many of these, especially turnips, beets, and radishes, try growing heirloom varieties. They ...
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It has been said, and I know not by whom, that medicine in the future will be preventative rather than remedial, based on the best diet for our health, not on drugs. This article will explore this issue in relation ...
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