Sunday, May 22nd 10AM-Noon
Perennial Vegetable Research Site Visit and Tasting 10AM
Orchard Walking Tour 11AM
Perennial Vegetables: Sea Kale
There are few perennial vegetables commonly grown, yet they offer many benefits from pest and disease resistance, to seasonal niches, reduced work requirements, and environmental benefits. Visit a research plot and get to know one of these plants, perennial sea kale. We will taste sea kale broccolis, an early-season broccoli floret which closely resembles broccoli raab. Sea Kale (Crambe maritima) is a perennial member of the Brassica family with a long history of human consumption. It is a prolific producer of spring broccolis. We have been growing and researching the potential of sea kale for farms and gardens.
Following our perennial vegetable time, there will be a walking tour of the extensive perennial fruit, nut and berry plantings on site, which include most any kind of edible berry, nut and tree fruit hard to northern Vermont. Retail nursery is also open for sales. Workshop participants will go home with root cuttings to propagate their own sea kale plants.
Workshop hosted at East Hill Tree Farm in Plainfield, VT, a nursery for fruit trees, nuts, and berry plants in Plainfield, VT. 3499 East Hill Road / Plainfield, VT 05667. Pre-registration appreciated, but not required: Graham Unangst-Rufenacht: graham.rufenacht@gmail.com or 802-585-6236
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