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Sharp, earthly and floral

Sharp, earthly and floral

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Thyme has been long enjoined by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans. The people of the past loved this perennial plant and burned them as incense, used its sprigs in baths and aromatised cheeses and liqueurs. Thyme is one of the most important and well-known herbs of the Mediterranean region.

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All you’ve ever wanted to know about wild garlic

All you’ve ever wanted to know about wild garlic

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This article tackles everything you’ve ever wanted to know about wild garlic – tips how to use it in cooking included! Read now!

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Branched, leafy, thorny, flowering plant

Branched, leafy, thorny, flowering plant

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What cooks know about asparagus really differs from what botanists know about it. The latter could name around 300 species of this genus: some are edible, some are ornamental, some grow …

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A crunchy rainbow 

A crunchy rainbow 

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Species Beta vulgaris (for some reason bearing a vulgar name) includes some economically important crops like sugar beets that produce table sugar, mangelwurzel or fodder beet, whose white or orange-yellow swollen …

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A sacred crop

A sacred crop

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The soybean has always been a crucial crop for Asia, Africa, Australia, where it’s been widely cultivated for thousands of years. People loved it for its nutritive properties so much that …

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Veggie companion

Veggie companion

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If you are looking for a good companion – try radishes! Aside from being a crunchy, pungent ingredient in your salad, radishes are often used as a companion crop. In gardening …

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