produce

Top 10 Easy Produce to Grow

jharper — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Caught with Your Plants Down

Make Me Like Fava Beans

mkrolak — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0700

I'm starting to see fava beans at farmers markets all around town, and pretty much my only exposure to them thus far in my life comes courtesy of Hannibal Lecter.

So today I use my platform to speak to thousands of you for a completely selfish purpose: To solicit recipes.

Shirt, Meet Apple

mkrolak — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Today's Daily Tip

Our vinegar and water mix is supereasy, but I've been employing an even simpler fruit and veggie cleaner for a while now. Here's a breakdown of my method:

What's the probability your supermarket plums are genetically modified?

tmeronek — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:12:00 -0800

Plum dandy (um, pretty high). But we'll help you crunch the numbers: the little stickers on fruits and veggies have digits that let you know whether they're conventionally grown or organic, and if they're genetically modified (GM).

The Wrath of Buying Grapes

hsnavely — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:01:01 -0800

Do Funyuns count as a vegetable?

tmeronek — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:20:00 -0800

Sorry, but nope. And the "natural flavors" you see on ingredients lists could be, well, anything. This year, try spending more time in the produce aisle, and fill your grocery cart with unprocessed, unpackaged foods. More onions, fewer Funyuns!

Producing Good Produce

tmeronek — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:48:00 -0800