Jim Buckle of Allendale Farm was happy to plant heirloom seeds for a change. "We got to grow all kinds of crazy stuff," he says.
(Aaron Kagan for The Boston Globe)
From farm to table, a link to the past
Chefs showcase heirloom vegetables
Jim Buckle of Allendale Farm was happy to plant heirloom seeds for a change. "We got to grow all kinds of crazy stuff," he says.
(Aaron Kagan for The Boston Globe)
If our modern system of food production has got you down, don’t despair. Reach for a Jimmy Nardello’s sweet Italian frying pepper. Or a Sibley squash, Boothby’s Blonde cucumber, or early blood-rooted turnip beet. (Full article: 749 words)
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