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kohlrabi
This week we nerd out on kohlrabi (available November - April). To appreciate kohlrabi, you need to understand another engineering marvel: modern…
Andrea Castillo
Feb 18
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parsley
Do you remember the lovely pine aroma the last time you walked in a forest, the woody scent after grinding fresh spices, or the fresh, grassy punch to…
Andrea Castillo
Dec 14, 2021
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thirsty alfalfa
three million gallons of water per minute More than one billion gallons of water in California go to growing alfalfa—a nutrient-rich plant in high…
Andrea Castillo
Nov 13, 2021
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watermelons
This week we nerd out on watermelons (available May to October). All living beings on Earth constantly search for water—tree roots grow into cracked or…
Andrea Castillo
Oct 31, 2021
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cheap salad greens
In 2007, at the mandatory Iowa stop, presidential hopeful Barack Obama greeted the crowd and then offended at least half the room. In an effort to…
Andrea Castillo
Jul 29, 2021
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arugula
This week we nerd out on arugula (available year-round). Arugula: the leafy green that is a popular salad ingredient and isn't a lettuce.
Andrea Castillo
Jun 29, 2021
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expensive strawberries
wait, how much for a basket of strawberries? Now that winter’s gone, there’s a new fruit in town: the strawberry! After a winter season full of citrus…
Andrea Castillo
Apr 1, 2021
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brussels sprouts
This week, we nerd out on Brussels sprouts (available September - May). Abuelitas, omas, or grandmas leave edible legacies. “The way grandma used to…
Andrea Castillo
Feb 22, 2021
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makrut limes
This week we nerd out on makrut lime (fruit available November-January, leaves available year-round). “As American as apple pie” is an idiom that…
Andrea Castillo
Dec 29, 2020
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sweet potatoes
This week we explore sweet potatoes (peak availability September-December). Sometimes the best way to understand what something is, is to start from…
Andrea Castillo
Dec 5, 2020
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pears
Think back to a recent memory of eating a pear. Chances are texture may be one of the more salient aspects of that memory. If so, there’s a tiny reason…
Andrea Castillo
Oct 16, 2020
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honeydews
This week we nerd out on honeydew melons (available June-October). Has anyone ever said something simple that, for whatever reason, reaches you in an…
Andrea Castillo
Sep 11, 2020
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