Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 If you have only 4 square feet of garden space, grow kale. If you can buy only one vegetable this week, buy kale. It is the hardiest possible plant, and the most nutritious. George Mateljan at http://whfoods.org has some delicious and original recipes on his website, and recently the Vancouver Sun devoted a column to the hardy stuff, complete with more recipes. You will find the article here. http://tinyurl.com/29k859 A small brag: the article mentions " the mother of all kale gardens " . That's me! Or rather, my garden. Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com (blog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Hi Ien, You are so right - kale is great! I eat it every day - I put it in my raw smoothies that I make for my lunch. " Mother " was right when she said to eat your greens! Kale is high in calcium - so much better for you than a calcium pill! Carol http://www.bluegreensolutions.com , " Ieneke van Houten " <ienvan wrote: > > If you have only 4 square feet of garden space, grow kale. > If you can buy only one vegetable this week, buy kale. > It is the hardiest possible plant, and the most nutritious. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Dear " Mother of the Kale Garden " (Ien), Do you plant enough kale in your garden to preserve for the winter months, and if so, how do you preserve it? Question about Kootenay - my nephew lives in Montana, right next to the Kootenai River - does that river come from the Kootenay Park area? Why would they be spelled differently? Carol http://www.bluegreensolutions.com , " Ieneke van Houten " <ienvan wrote: > A small brag: the article mentions " the mother of all kale gardens " . > That's me! Or rather, my garden. > > Ien in the Kootenays > http://freegreenliving.com (blog) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Ien, Thanks for sending this. Excellent article and great recipes! I love George's website. Irene ---- Ieneke van Houten 12/14/2007 12:09:08 PM Let them eat kale! George Mateljan at http://whfoods.org has some delicious and original recipes on his website, and recently the Vancouver Sun devoted a column to the hardy stuff, complete with more recipes. You will find the article here. http://tinyurl.com/29k859 A small brag: the article mentions " the mother of all kale gardens " . That's me! Or rather, my garden. Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com (blog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 When I was a kid my father used to grow kale in our vege garden on the west coast of the south island of New-Zealand. We were brought up with it, it grows well in the cooler months too. Adelle Davis,, the nutritionist recommends Kale in her book. Your article was great! I enjoyed reading it, Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Carol wrote: Dear " Mother of the Kale Garden " (Ien), Do you plant enough kale in your garden to preserve for the winter months, and if so, how do you preserve it? I didn't so much plant it, as allow it to continue. Once Red Russian kale is established and allowed to self-seed it is almost impossible to get rid of it, not that I want to! It is sweeter after a frost, so it freezes incredibly well. Just wilt it a bit, and chop it really fine. I took a garbage bag full to my city-dwelling daughter. She processed it in her cuisinart, and we had the whole huge pile reduced to half a dozen freezer bags in about half an hour.. Carol: Question about Kootenay - my nephew lives in Montana, right next to the Kootenai River - does that river come from the Kootenay Park area? Why would they be spelled differently? Reply: To my shame, I don't know where the Kootenay river starts, just where it ends. It flows into the Columbia at Castlegar. Yes, it is roughly the same region. The Montana area is more like our East Kootenay, drier and the mountainous are shaped more like rounded hills. I am in the Westernmost valley of West Kootenay. Long, narrow lakes surrounded by mountains, almost fjord-like in some places. Who knows why it is spelled differently. If you're ever around, come visit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Ien, I've seen lots of picture from that area - where my nephew lives in Troy, MT, and it is a most wonderful area. He lives in a log cabin on 500 acres and has a fly fishing charter service on the Kootenai River. Browse around on his site and look at the scenery - http://www.kroutfitters.com/ - looks like a great place to go even if you don't want to fish! One of these years we'll get out to see him, and would love to visit where you live too! Carol -- In , " Ieneke van Houten " <ienvan wrote: > To my shame, I don't know where the Kootenay river starts, > just where it ends. It flows into the Columbia at Castlegar. > Yes, it is roughly the same region. The Montana area is more > like our East Kootenay, drier and the mountainous are shaped > more like rounded hills. > I am in the Westernmost valley of West Kootenay. Long, narrow > lakes surrounded by mountains, almost fjord-like in some places. > Who knows why it is spelled differently. If you're ever around, > come visit! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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