Why is broccoli good for you? Dr. Jeanne Osnas answers ‘what are brassicas?’ and shares how to successfully cultivate, cook, and eat these nutritious greens.
In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Dr. Jeanne Osnas gives us a deep-dive into brassicas, including how to grow them and how to eat them. This is the first of several seasonal crop profile podcast episodes we’ll be sharing this year, and we hope you can harvest some helpful tips to apply in your garden.
Jeanne L. D. Osnas is a botanist and holds a BS in Earth Systems from Stanford and a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton. She is a co-author of the blog The Botanist in the Kitchen and lives and gardens in Anchorage, Alaska.
Additional Resources
Heirloom Cabbage Varieties and Other Members of the Brassica Family
What to Plant Now – A MOTHER EARTH NEWS Guide
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