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  • From: Deb Taft <growbd AT aol.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fwd: [COMFOOD:] Nat'l Restaurant Association's List of What's Hot in 2010
  • Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:33:34 -0500



ummmmm, I was joking about the purslane! 

It grows like a...uh...well, like a weed around here.

Yes, I've tried the cultivated stuff but my customers weren't interested.  I think they recognized it from their own gardens and felt like it was ridiculous to purchase it from me.


-----Original Message-----
From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Mon, Dec 21, 2009 7:49 pm
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fwd: [COMFOOD:] Nat'l Restaurant Association's List of What's Hot in 2010



On Dec 21, 2009, at 6:44 PM, Deb Taft wrote:


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<excerpt><fixed><smaller>Top 20 trends:


11 Superfruits (e.g. acai, goji berry, mangosteen, purslane)

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Purslane's not a fruit!


unless they're talking about something I don't know about. (Your image
doesn't open for me.)


It's a very common weed here; I do sell some of it. The difference in
time needed between harvesting for market (removing to packing area,
cutting off roots, washing, making sure no non-edible weeds are
included, packing) and pulling it as a weed (yank it up and toss it;
except, if surface soil is moist and/or rain is expected, be careful
where you toss it, as it may re-root) is significant; but the flavor
and nutrition are both good. Harvest before it sets flower buds, the
flavor changes. Makes nice salad greens, or try it in quiche.


There are cultivated varieties; so, if it doesn't grow wild in your
area (your post didn't say where you are), you can probably find seed.
-- Fedco carries it, I'm sure I've seen it listed elsewhere also. -- I
don't know whether the cultivated varieties are non-invasive, though;
so if you haven't got it as a weed, consider that issue before
starting the stuff. 



<smaller>-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly

Fresh-market organic produce, small scale</smaller>=
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