Buffman and Gram's Vegetables for Vitality: Kale

 

As many of you know Allen, Sterling & Lothrop's fourth generation has been getting more and more involved in the business.  You may have met Jenn's (AS&L's seed room manager) daughter Nadia running the front with her grandmother, Shirley, or  you may have had one of Shawn's boys help you with a Christmas tree.

This year Buffman (Shawn's middle son) has joined forces with his grandmother, Shirley, to bring you their thoughts on the healthiest vegetable's you can grow.  They consulted Shirley's vast knowledge of gardening and nutrition and www.wiki.com

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Kale has the second highest antioxidant concentration of other vegetables. It is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin c, and rich in calcium. It contains sulferaphane which is a chemical with potent anti- cancer properties.

Kale tastes sweeter and more flavorful when it has been exposed to a frost. You can eat it raw; the new tender shoots are good in a green salad. Kale can be baked or dehydrated so it ends up with a consistency of a potato chip, also can be seasoned with salt. Kale can be steamed and eaten with butter and salt, or used in soups and other casseroles.