monkey puzzle trees and other oddball edibles, with nate kleinman

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26/06/2021 12:12PM

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I HAVE A FASCINATION for seeds of unusual edibles from around the world, and the other day on Instagram, I saw maybe the oddest one of all: What about growing a monkey puzzle tree from Chile from seed (like the potted seedling above)? And who even knew that tree produced edible nuts? O.K., so maybe that wasn’t on the top of your list, but how about carrots that are gorgeous purple inside or a diversity of textural kales from far off places for your fall garden? Those and more to tempt you are our topic today. It was Nate Kleinman who caught my attention with his social-media post about seed for that unusual conifer, the monkey puzzle tree. Nate is co-founder of Experimental Farm Network dot org, a nonprofit cooperative of growers, whose mission includes the core belief that agriculture can and should be used to help build a better world. I love browsing their online seed catalog for its many distinctive possibilities, including some you can sow in these next weeks for late-season harvests. Plus: I’ll buy a $25 EFN gift certificate for one lucky reader; enter by commenting in the box way down the page. Read along as […] The post monkey puzzle trees and other oddball edibles, with nate kleinman appeared first on A Way To Garden.

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