A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Nate Kleinman on Monkey Puzzle Trees - June 28, 2021

June 25, 2021 00:26:18
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Nate Kleinman on Monkey Puzzle Trees - June 28, 2021
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A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Nate Kleinman on Monkey Puzzle Trees - June 28, 2021

Jun 25 2021 | 00:26:18

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I have a fascination for seeds of unusual edibles from around the world, and the other day on Instagram, I saw maybe the oddest one of all: What about growing a monkey puzzle tree from Chile from seed? And who even knew that tree produced edible nuts? 

O.K., so maybe that wasn’t on the top of your list, but how about carrots that are gorgeous purple inside or a diversity of textural kales from far off places for your fall garden? Those and more to tempt you are our topic today, but first these messages.

It was Nate Kleinman who caught my attention with his social-media post about seed for that unusual conifer, the monkey puzzle tree. Nate is co-founder of Experimental Farm Network , a nonprofit cooperative of growers, whose mission includes the core belief that agriculture can and should be used to help build a better world. I love browsing their online seed catalog for its many distinctive possibilities, including some you can sow in these next weeks for late-season harvests. 

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