Produce Briefs...
Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts are members if the Brassica family and therefor kin to broccoli and cabbage. They do, indeed, resemble miniature cabbage. They are hardy and slow growing winter vegetable.
Fresh Green Garlic
Grown in California, regarded as a spring delicacy, fresh green garlic are very young garlic before they begin to form bulbils or cloves.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
Available late summer
Current Facts
Shelling beans begin as they end. The dried beans saved from prior harvests are sown. Then there are the flowers and foliage (both edible). Next, the beans are young and tender (fresh shelling beans) and finally dried beans. The beans can be harvested at each stage during the process.
Description/Taste
These miniature beans, native to North America, vary in shape from oval to round and are nearly flat. Their white flesh is often faintly dotted with specks of red and brown. They are rich, creamy and nutty in flavor.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The tepary bean is a Native American bean originally cultivated in the arroyos of Arizona using the "Three Sister Method" - planting maize, squash and beans closely together for fertilization, shade, structural support, moisture and weed prevention. Today the beans are not always planted with the companion crops in tow, yet still planted with biodiversity methods.
Geography/History
The tepary plant has inherently adapted to the dry conditions of the American southwest and it is drought-resistant. Hailing from the Sonoran Desert, these beans are often considered the only true American bean.
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Seasons/Availability
Available late summer
Current Facts
Shelling beans begin as they end. The dried beans saved from prior harvests are sown. Then there are the flowers and foliage (both edible). Next, the beans are young and tender (fresh shelling beans) and finally dried beans. The beans can be harvested at each stage during the process.
Description/Taste
These miniature beans, native to North America, vary in shape from oval to round and are nearly flat. Their white flesh is often faintly dotted with specks of red and brown. They are rich, creamy and nutty in flavor.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The tepary bean is a Native American bean originally cultivated in the arroyos of Arizona using the "Three Sister Method" - planting maize, squash and beans closely together for fertilization, shade, structural support, moisture and weed prevention. Today the beans are not always planted with the companion crops in tow, yet still planted with biodiversity methods.
Geography/History
The tepary plant has inherently adapted to the dry conditions of the American southwest and it is drought-resistant. Hailing from the Sonoran Desert, these beans are often considered the only true American bean.
