One of the greatest joys of growing your own food is being able to harvest crops at different stages of growth than they are usually available at your grocery store...

Beets THE LEAF BEET IS NOT GROW FOR ITS ROOT, but rather for its leaves.  It’s more commonly known as Swiss Chard Sugar beets have about twice the amount of sugar...

Rutabaga ACTUALLY I JUST LIKE TO SAY “RUTABAGA,” don’t you? Rutabagas are actually the result of a mix between cabbages and turnips.  They are high in Vitamin...

Turnip DESPITE BEING A ROOT VEGETABLE, turnips are actually related to broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage and the mustards. I like to pluck one out of the ground,...

Beets I GREW UP THINKING I DIDN’T LIKE BEETS. In fact, having tried a pickled beet once when I was around 7 years old kind of sealed the deal for me.  It wasn’t...

SERIOUS LOATHING. Yeah, yeah…we know “they’re so good for you, blah blah blah.” One of us used to get practically force fed pickled beets as a child....