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White Acorn Squash – A Blue-and-White Squash
Summer brings with it the summer squashes, including the one we know here as chestnut squash. This is not the

Halawi Dates – Iraqi Toffee-Caramel
One of the phenomena modern agricultures has produced in our globalized world is what I like to call “varietal imperialism.”

Mulukhiyah – The Most Romantic Weed in the Country
If you are an Israeli reader living in Israel, chances are you have stepped on this week’s featured star hundreds

Flat Peach – Much Better Than It Sounds
Sometimes I feel that the guiding principle behind naming fruits and vegetables is simply to confuse people. It seems that

Lion’s Mane – A Mushroom That Makes You Want to Roar
I always get excited when writing about mushrooms, because mushrooms are wonderfully strange creatures, at least for our purposes here.

Faqqus – More Cucumber Than a Cucumber
When I saw the beautiful fresh organic faqqus that arrived at the garden this week, I immediately knew they deserved