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Join us on this page to follow the growing season of Collards/Kale. Share your best stories, tips, and photos in each of the entries below.

Our brussel sprouts seemed a little stunted this year. Perhaps the lack of sun and warmth this summer drained the energy needed for larger sprouts. But our abundance of these mini-sprouts will see us through January, we hope.

Gardening through the Frost

Late fall and early winter have always been the saddest time of year for me. This is the furthest point in the calendar year from tending to growing fruits and...
Kale Recipes

Farm to Table: Kale Recipes

Please help us welcome, Melissa Breyer, Senior Editor of Care2 Healthy & Green Living, as she shares her thoughts and recipes using kale with us: But really,...
Dwarf Siberian Kale

What Dr. Brent Says about Kale…

Kale IF YOU’RE NOT EATING KALE, perhaps it’s because you haven’t seen the light.  Kale has more lutein and zeaxanthin than any other vegetable.  These carotenoids...
Collard greens

What Dr. Brent Says About Collards…

Collard greens YOU DO NOT LEAVE OR PASS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN U.S. without having collard greens (preferably with vinegar) and a piece of corn bread.  If you didn’t,...

More Than Just Salad Bar Decoration

COLLARDS WAS A GIVEN, KALE WAS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. Since one of us is southern, there was little doubt that we’d grow collards. But we had to be convinced to grow...
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