Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

livingontheland - [Livingontheland] Fwd: A famous chef's favorite Italian varieties

livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Healthy soil and sustainable growing

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: herb farmer <tradingpost@lobo.net>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Fwd: A famous chef's favorite Italian varieties
  • Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:46:00 -0600

Title: A famous chef's favorite Italian varieties



-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: A famous chef's favorite Italian varieties
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:18:57 +0000
From: Seeds From Italy <seeds@growitalian.com>
Reply-To: Seeds From Italy <seeds@growitalian.com>
To: tradingpost@lobo.net




Lidia's favorite veggies


Dear paul,

Lidia Bastianich, perhaps the most famous Italian chef in America, writes in the April issue of Fine Gardening magazine about how important gardening is to good cooking.

"I learned how to garden—and subsequently cook—from my grandmother," she writes. "Nonna Rosa, who lived in Italy, grew much of the food that was brought into our kitchen. It was during this time in my childhood that I came to a realization: To get the best ingredients, sometimes you had to plant them."

Isn't that the truth? The produce in the supermarket may look good, all shiny and perfectly shaped, but it never tastes as good as the vegetables and herbs we pick from our own gardens. 

But even more important, many of the best Italian vegetables are never found in supermarkets. Lidia lists nine lesser-known veggies that she considers essential to a true Italian garden. We have them all at Seeds from Italy. You can read her recommendations here.

Happy gardening!

Dan, Laurel, and Will Nagengast

Do your own research with samplers
Not sure which varieties are best for your garden or tastebuds? Conduct your own trials with our samplers. We have many kinds of samplers that give you a price break compared to buying the packets individually. At this time of year, you might want to look at the Pole Bean, Bush Bean, Borlotto Bean, or Summer Flowers Samplers. We also have gift boxes of seeds: Italian Bestsellers or Bees & Butterflies. Click here to see all the options.

Free catalogs for your club
Do you belong to a garden or Italian club? We would be happy to send you free catalogs to distribute to club members. Just email us with the number of catalogs you can use, when you would like to receive them, and the US Postal Service address where we should ship them. (U.S. residents only, please.)
And if you are organizing an Italian festival, let us know and we will gladly donate a gift certificate or other item for auction or door prize. Email us with the details or give us a call at 785-748-0959.

Beat the bugs this year


Every spring it happens: Just when the broccoli and cabbage are forming heads, small white or yellow butterflies come flitting around the garden. Within a few days, our beautiful cole crops have little green caterpillars. Yuck. 
Micromesh Easy Tunnels are the solution to pest insects like cabbage worms. The ultra fine mesh material keeps out almost all insects, giving you blemish-free produce. We now have Micromesh Tunnels in two sizes, Regular for most crops and Giant for tall crops. They are easy to use — just remove from the package and extend the integrated hoops over your row of vegetables. Push the hoops into the soil, then snug down the ends. The tunnels can be removed and put back into the package when you're done with them; with proper care, they should last for multiple seasons.
Only one caution about using any kind of row covers on your vegetables: For crops that require insect pollination, such as cucumbers and squash, remove the cover when the plants begin to flower.
We also have Easy Tunnels made of shade cloth, which will keep your cool-loving plants such as lettuce and arugula going longer into the summer.
 
Mother's Day is May 8

Dan's mom always used to say, "If you smell good, you look good."
We can't promise we look good, but we do smell good, thanks to the Italian soaps we use daily. We have an extensive selection of fruit, vegetable, and herbal soaps from Nesti Dante and Green Paradise. We have added several new varieties just in time for Mother's Day gifts. Pictured above is the Romantica Gift Set of six fragranced soaps packaged in a clear box. We also have two of the soaps in this collection as single bars: Noble Cherry Blossom & Basil and Tuscan Lavender & Verbena.
In addition, there are three new Le Deliziose soaps, which are smaller bars and more economical: Fig, Lavender, and Peach. Love those striped packages, too!
For those who don't like fragrance, we now offer Nesti Dante's ultra-pure natural soap, Il Purissimo. All vegetable, nothing artificial, very moisturizing and gentle on the skin.




 



Copyright © 2016 Seeds from Italy, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or because you asked to receive the Seeds from Italy newsletter in the past.

Our mailing address is:
Seeds From Italy
PO Box 3908
Lawrence, KS 66046

unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences 

 






This email was sent to tradingpost@lobo.net
why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences
Seeds From Italy · PO Box 3908 · Lawrence, KS 66046 · USA





  • [Livingontheland] Fwd: A famous chef's favorite Italian varieties, herb farmer, 04/19/2016

Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page