by Chef's Garden | May 8, 2018 | Historical Culinary Insights
Throughout recorded history, many famous people have adored asparagus – and this luscious spring vegetable is still in demand today. Here, we share the highlights of asparagus throughout history, as well as why Farmer Lee Jones loves it so much – along with the health...
by Chef's Garden | Aug 10, 2017 | Food History
Nearly 200 years ago, in 1825, two varieties of eggplant – white and purple – were being listed in multiple seed catalogs in the eastern United States. But, guess what? Thomas Jefferson was growing both varieties in 1812! Interestingly enough, seed catalogs originally...
by Chef's Garden | Jul 21, 2017 | Produce Varieties
“When we first started growing mesclun,” Farmer Lee Jones remembers, “we wondered if it would remain an interesting product. To help make that happen, we’ve continued to add varieties, with differing textures and flavors – and, here we are, 30 years later!” Mesclun...
by Chef's Garden | Jan 3, 2017 | Food History
Fiery yellow, red and orange nasturtium blooms have been popular trellis climbers in European gardens ever since the gardeners of the French King Louis XIV started cultivating them in his flowerbeds. Thomas Jefferson followed suit by planting them in the famed gardens...
by Chef's Garden | Jan 2, 2017 | Food History
What’s In a Name? For The Jerusalem Artichoke: Nothing Also called sunroots, earth apples and sunchokes, Jerusalem artichokes are neither artichokes or from Jerusalem. The mysterious origin of their name is almost as perplexing as the way their popularity in the...
