Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

market-farming - [Market-farming] Garlic flowers

market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Market Farming

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Craig Gilbert" <GarlicBed AT Comcast.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Garlic flowers
  • Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:29:19 -0400

The elephant garlic produces a huge flower which looks like purple fire works. It is often sold as a cut flower. I have seen prices from $1 to $3 at a local farmers market.  The much smaller hardneck garlic also produces a flower. These are much smaller and not necessarily pretty. These are popular in oriental markets.  Also, a great dressing can be made from these:  Harvest flowers while still young and tender, in food processor puree as finely as possible. Add olive oil, apple cider vinegar, umi (or rice)  vinegar, sweet basil, lemon juice, ginger juice, salt, very light cayenne pepper.  Consistency should be thick but fluid.  Put on a tomato sandwich and it is out of this world. Hugh Lovell, (renown biodynamic farmer and former Green party Candidate for Ag Commissioner) from Blairsville, GA  made one which leaped off the shelves at $8 per mason jar. He also would take a wheelbarrow full of garlic flower to his cows and watch them run to him and fight over them as part of a rite of spring.
 
 
 
 



Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page