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Pattypan Squash – A Squash from Another Planet
This week’s featured star is a vegetable we have already met before: the pattypan squash. But unlike the more familiar

Corn – The Cob That Domesticated Us
I’ve written about this before, but the story of corn is so successful and dramatic that it feels worth returning

Afghan Mulberry – Longer and Sweeter
The mulberry tree is one of my favorite fruit trees. Not just because of its wonderful fruit which truly belongs

Do you like your fruit… hairy? I realize that is a strange way to begin a piece about fruit, but

Green Fava Beans – Back to the Roots
How long have humans been eating fava beans in the Middle East and in the Land of Israel in particular?

Jerusalem Artichoke – The Perfect Tuber
There is something mysterious about the Jerusalem artichoke. It starts with the name itself (which, by the way, is not