{"title":"Leafy Greens","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"arugula","title":"Arugula","description":"\u003cp\u003eDistinctive peppery leaves, an easy and prolific green to grow. Readily self-seeds, coming back year after year. Flowers are gorgeous, delicate, and yummy to both people and pollinators. A favorite in our garden year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304240926909,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Arugula_2.png?v=1777671944"},{"product_id":"callaloo","title":"Callaloo","description":"\u003cp\u003eCallaloo the dish, originates in West Africa where the greens were domesticated. It is also cherished in many parts of the Caribbean. We originally got our seed from Michael's Edible Plant Project many years ago. Two years ago, we sent a sample by request to Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and they trialed it with other varieties, liking this one the best. They now offer it in their seed catalog! Our plants grew up to 10' tall! But if you harvested them more or topped them, they would likely stay a more reasonable size. Space 18\" apart and succession plant through the season for continual supply if you harvest frequently. The beetles like callaloo too, so be prepared. They readily self seed which is a good thing in our books, but some don't like that they can then be growing everywhere in no time!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304242532541,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Calalloo_1.png?v=1778525326"},{"product_id":"celtuce-stem-lettuce","title":"Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stem lettuce grows at first just like a regular lettuce at first and the leaves can be eaten like lettuce too- large frilly yummy leaves. But the real magic happens when the stems start to elongate and grow eventually into thick meaty, juicy edible stems! It's also known as \"stem lettuce\", \"asparagus lettuce\" or \"celery lettuce\", or at Chinese grocery stores, \u003cem\u003ewosun\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time the stem is usable the leaves might not be as desirable. Harvest the entire plan, peel the skin and enjoy! Raw, or cooked it is versatile, crisp and mild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur friend Angie turned us onto this, passed along a few saved seeds and we've grown and saved these seeds for a couple of seasons now, selecting from the biggest stems and healthiest plants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304242630845,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/celtuce2.jpg?v=1777420646"},{"product_id":"champion-collards","title":"Champion Collards","description":"\u003cp\u003eA good standard collard you can't go wrong with. An improved version of the variety Vates. Collards are so easy to grow in Florida during our cooler months fall through early spring. Continuous harvests of individual leaves allow the plants to grow all season long and still provide an abundance of greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are curious about the diversity of collards out there, check out the Heirloom Collards Project \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/heirloomcollards.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*photo borrowed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304242696381,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/ChampionCollards.png?v=1778525501"},{"product_id":"chijimisai","title":"Chijimisai","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new to us green that came highly recommended by many growers including Elise of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theurbanharvest.com\/pages\/about\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Urban Harvest\u003c\/a\u003e in St. Petersburg, Florida. Grows easily in the cooler months of Florida's growing season (October-March or so). This is a combo of Tatsoi x Komatsuna greens that has created an amazingly tasty green, with a notable umami flavor. The texture is smooth and these greens are versatile- eaten fresh mixed into salads or on sandwiches, juiced, cooked in soups, stews, lasagnas, pizzas and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest individual leaves or whole plants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304242860221,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Chijimisai_2.jpg?v=1776684841"},{"product_id":"devils-ear-lettuce","title":"Devil's Ear Lettuce","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescribed by our local grower friend, Angie (as part of her \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/toadstoolsfairyrings.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/18\/2017-2018-lettuce-trials\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2017-2018 lettuce trial\u003c\/a\u003e) as slightly tougher than a butterhead type, but with a surprisingly sweet flavor even with warmer weather. Massive plants, semi-heading with deer tongue shaped leaves splotched with burgundy edges and crunchy green midribs. A very slow to bolt variety which makes it heat tolerant and delicious! We grew this at the recommendation of Cody from Siembra Farm, who reports that it pops up all over the farm as a vigorous volunteer. So of course we grew it as well and in addition to these attributes, found it to be really pretty, and it stood out to everyone who visited our garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304244498621,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/devilsear4.jpg?v=1777420941"},{"product_id":"ethiopian-kale","title":"Ethiopian Kale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe originally found this in 2014 from Echo Florida's seed collection and loved it right away. It's one of those plants that checks all our boxes: easy to grow, tasty, self-sowing, easy to save seeds, flowers that are tasty to both people and pollinators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's not a true kale, so don't consider this a replacement for traditional kale you're used to. It's unique in its own way; not quite a kale and not quite a mustard, but a magical combination of both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe trialed this in our 2018-2019 growing season in partnership with the University of Florida Field \u0026amp; Fork program. Over two semesters, undergraduate students helped design the study and collect data with our support. Not surprisingly, it came out as the superior variety, especially as a fall planted vegetable. It won across the board in all categories: flavor, vigor, uniformity and yield. It was overwhelmingly the favorite in the taste trials, described as \"thick, rich, spicy, garlicky, delicious, and funky!\" Even when it's flowering, it still tastes good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt gets much taller than a traditional kale, is multi-branching and has smaller leaves, producing vigorously. It stands up well in warmer weather, but performs best when planted during cooler months, compared to a spring planted crop. When the spring insects descended on the field, Ethiopian kale withstood the assault much better than the others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocal testimonials: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEthiopian kale was the clear winner for brassicas in my spring garden and I will be growing it every year!! Very tasty and tender, excellent in soups, absolutely effortless to grow! I just pulled the plants on Sunday (June 23, 2020) because they were flowering and were just starting to attract pest pressure from harlequin bugs. I think with light pest patrols this plant could have kept going at least through early summer. Thank you¬†Melissa¬†for sharing such excellent seeds with us!!!\u003c\/em\u003e\" ~ Andi Houston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNika seriously prefers it over regular kale which is high praise. Dina and Angie also concur, \"LOVE that stuff!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a very commonly available seed although it is being grown at huge scales commercially for its use for jet fuel and other things! \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/programs.ifas.ufl.edu\/carinata\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRead more about the SPARC Team at UF and their work advancing this crop.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/workingfood.org\/kale-trial-testing\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRead about The Kale Trial on our blog!\u003c\/a\u003e Check out two pictures from the trial here in the catalog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304244727997,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/ethiopiankale1.jpg?v=1777420983"},{"product_id":"even-star-collards","title":"Even Star Collards","description":"\u003cp\u003eA landrace (more wild and diverse) variety that is vigorous and diverse, selected for tenderness and mild flavor over uniformity of leaves. This variety was bred and developed at Even Star farm in Maryland, you can read about this wonderful farm \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/evenstarfarm.bigcartel.com\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e. We got our seeds from the farmers at Twin Oaks Seed Farm in Virginia, provided through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthseeds.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommon Wealth Seed Growers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe small leaves are sweet enough for use as young salad greens. This variety was a winner in Kathy Whipple's garden last season. It was the first by several weeks to be harvestable, and the leaves remained tender and sweet even at a later stage with large leaves. The extreme heat in May did send some bolting along with other collards too. Kathy seeded 16 plants at the end of October and these provided a mess of greens at least twice a week, plus 5 gallons of greens put by in the freezer!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeems resistant to powdery mildew, and tolerant of a wide range of soils while being very cold hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage from Kathy's garden in 2019*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304244990141,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/evenstar.jpg?v=1777567908"},{"product_id":"feaster-family-heirloom-mustard","title":"Feaster Family Heirloom Mustard","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn old family heirloom grown by the Feaster family in Shiloh, Florida for over a hundred years (and maybe more)! We are so grateful to have acquired this seed for you to enjoy! Broad, pale green, smooth, enormous leaves have a nice spicy bite. They self-sow, and are known to show up all over the garden and in side-walk cracks and other unexpected places. A must grow mustard for our area!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to Jerome Feaster and his stewardship of this family heirloom that we can now all enjoy. The past couple of years, Bricky from Morningside Nature Center, and Charley Lybrand the Union Street Farmers Market Manager, grew out quantities of seed to share with us. Fun fact, we had many self-sow in our summer garden and they did well. This mustard just loves growing here. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaster Family Heirloom Mustard is part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/ark-of-taste-slow-food\/feaster-family-heirloom-mustard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSlow Food Ark of Taste \u003c\/a\u003eand has become a southern staple for our friend Farmer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bradfordfarmsc.com\/products\/feaster-mustard-greens-10lb-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNat Bradford in Sumter, South Carolina\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XrZT3mMJDWQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCheck out our little video\u003c\/a\u003e about the Feaster Family and their mustards!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304245547197,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/feastercenter.jpg?v=1776972971"},{"product_id":"florida-ultracross-collards","title":"Florida Ultracross Collards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique, super diverse landrace you won't find anywhere else!! This is a north Florida saved version of the original Ultracross, and you can read the full story below. Collards don't often set seed this far south, as we don't have cold enough weather long enough, to trigger flowering and then seed development. If we do get a cold enough winter then sometimes its just too late into the spring when they are going to seed and the aphids make seed saving a near impossible nightmare. But the past few seasons we've kept our eye out for gardens growing the Ultracross, where plants went to seed. We've collected from a few different sources but the most bulk of which we're offering here, comes from UF's Field and Fork farm and the Alachua County Farm to School garden. You can choose which one you want if you have a preference!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt UF, three different varieties were cross-pollinating: Alabama Blue, Green Glaze and Flash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Farm to School, the original North Carolina Ultracross of 21 species was grown and all that survived were saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the full story of the Collard Ultracross...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2020 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theutopianseedproject.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eThe Utopian Seed Project \u003c\/a\u003e(TUSP, Asheville, NC) along with 8 other trial sites (including us here with our pals at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fieldandfork.ufl.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUniversity of Florida Field \u0026amp; Fork\u003c\/a\u003e) grew 20 collard varieties as part of a nationwide collard trial for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/heirloomcollards.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Heirloom Collard Project\u003c\/a\u003e. TUSP also grew \"Lottie\" Collard, bringing the heirloom total to 21. During the winter of 2020 the collards survived lows of 8 degrees F and in spring\/summer 2021 seeds were saved from the surviving plants. Given the obligate outcrossing nature of \u003cem\u003eBrassica oleracea, \u003c\/em\u003ewe're certain of a high degree of inter-variety cross pollination. These seeds represent massive genetic diversity, firstly because the original heirloom collards are genetically diverse, and secondly because they've cross pollinated with each other. Collard grower and Heirloom Collard participant, Melony Edwards, described them as an \"ultracross\" this is not a technical term, but captures the spirit of these collards!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince this NC cross, seeds have successfully been saved further south in Georgia by Sean Dunlap and then even closer to our home in Archer, Florida by Jesse Wilson (Working Food's Youth Education Director!). While collards don't readily go to seed this far south, if it's cold enough (and perhaps the genetics diverse enough!) they will.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304246268093,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Ultracross_collards.jpg?v=1776457073"},{"product_id":"gbognome-nightshade-greens","title":"Gbognome Nightshade Greens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe description below is borrowed from our friends at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org\/collections\/eggplant\/products\/gbognome-nightshade-greens\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eExperimental Farm Network\u003c\/a\u003e, where we got our initial seed stock for experimenting here in Florida. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeatured in Dr. William Woys Weaver's book 100 Vegetables and Where They Came From, this fascinating plant has rarely been offered for sale or even trade in this country. Originally from Togo, though the species itself is believed to originate in India, Gbognome (pronounced bog-NO-may) produces beautiful green fruits ripening to yellow, which are supposedly edible (if very bitter) when picked and cooked in their green stage, but these are not the prime attraction. Gbognome is grown for its tasty and nutritious young leaves. Dr. Weaver advises cooking the leaves (which develop thorns on the spine once too mature) in water like spinach and reserving the cooking stock as a base for soup. His wonderful book contains a few great recipes for this plant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe grew these during the really warm spring and summer months in Florida and shared some plants for our friend Tim Noyes who helped with growing these plants to save their seed. They are short little plants maybe 2-3' high so they didn't need any staking. They took a while to get going probably because we started too early- they really need heat! The leaves were quite tasty and unlike other summer greens, not slimy. A nice treat for summer greens. This has become a favorite of farmer Angie Minno down the road from us as well. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304246563005,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/nightshadegreens4.jpg?v=1777567873"},{"product_id":"georgia-collards","title":"Georgia Collards","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn old standard variety dating back to 1879, that still holds strong as a great variety. Deep blue\/green color leaves, slow to bolt, non-heading growing about 2-3ft tall. Tolerates heat and poor sandy soils. A classic staple in Southern gardens for many generations. You can't go wrong with Georgia collards. It's the all time favorite of our friends at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/category\/Farm\/Fisher-Farms-105193397765283\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFisher Farm\u003c\/a\u003e. So if you don't want to grow it, you can buy it from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are curious about the diversity of collards out there, check out the Heirloom Collards Project \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/heirloomcollards.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304246694077,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/georgiacollards4.jpg?v=1777567428"},{"product_id":"grandpa-admires-lettuce","title":"Grandpa Admires Lettuce","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful butterhead type lettuce with leaves that swirl around a crispy head, with a touch of reddish-bronze, or purplish-pink artistic watercolor-like strokes through the light green ruffled leaves. Truly beautiful!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe originally grew it after seeing how lovely it was at the demonstration gardens of Seed Savers Exchange in Iowa. We were impressed with its vigor down here, and she is so, so pretty! This is also a favorite of local gardener, artist, homesteader and seed saver, Angie Minnow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've been saving this for many years now, so these seeds know our area a little better! Not the first to bolt in the garden, but not as long standing as some others. These plants can get quite large if well cared for. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNamed after George Admire, a veteran of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304247316669,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/GrandpaAdmiresLettuce.png?v=1784057032"},{"product_id":"hon-tsai-tai","title":"Hon Tsai Tai Flowering Broccoli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the ongoing quest to find healthy greens that grow well here, we started growing this one in 2015 and have loved her ever since. It's one of those plants that checks all our boxes: easy to grow, healthy, flavorful, beautiful, self-sowing, attracts pollinators, seed can be saved. It has even volunteered itself freely and thrived during warmer months!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlants produce abundant long purple stems, with lovely yellow flowers that attract pollinators. Tastes great at all life stages from baby greens through flowering. Flowering early is OK, that's what it's supposed to do. Be sure to eat the flowers and buds! It has a pleasing mild mustard taste that even kids are OK with. It may be used raw in salads or on sandwiches, lightly cooked in stir-fries or soups or however you do your greens. Harvest multiple times from the leaves, stems and flowers. Chef Eddie Cromer at Daily Green made a delicious pesto from the flowers!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA staple in our garden every year, and we think you'll love it too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304247677117,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Hon_Tsai_Tai_Flowering.jpg?v=1776686035"},{"product_id":"kame-collard-greens","title":"Kame Collard Greens","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Liberia via Jon Jackson of Comfort Farms in Milledgeville, GA as part of his emerging \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Alkebulan-Seed-Collective-100076568563735\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlkebulan Seed Collective\u003c\/a\u003e. This is the traditional green of the people where the seed was sourced, and in their Kwa language is known as Kame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are familiar with Ethiopian Kale, it is very similar. Tender like a mustard but not spicy, they have wonderful flavor. We are still learning about this plant after growing it twice ourselves. For unknown reasons the plants did not do so well for a seed crop in Georgia, but grew beautifully for us in Gainesville, Florida 5 hours south. We were able to produce several ounces of seed to share back with Jon and a limited amount to share with you all here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrows well as a fall\/winter\/early spring green. Harvest individual leaves for a continual harvest. Annual plants will flower and produce seed in one season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304247939261,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/kame1.jpg?v=1776971276"},{"product_id":"key-lime-lettuce","title":"Key Lime Lettuce","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe tried this variety after a recommendation from Southern crop historian \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slowfoodnations.org\/participant\/david-shields\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDavid Shields\u003c\/a\u003e. An elderly Texas seed saver has been growing it all his life, and the seed came from his father, who grew up in southern Florida, thus the name \"Key Lime\". It's really a beautiful butterhead type lettuce, with lime green heads and a sweet, buttery flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large heads can grow up to 1 pound although in our experience they have not gotten that hefty. It has done very well in tests throughout the United States and seems resistant to most lettuce diseases. A slow bolting variety, is good for southern growers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChef Ashley describes it as a bright and light flavor with a creamy texture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304248004797,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/keylime5.jpg?v=1777557532"},{"product_id":"lacinato-dinosaur-kale","title":"Lacinato (Dinosaur) Kale","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dark green heirloom kale from Tuscany dating way back to the 1700's, sweet delicious and very cold hardy. Blue\/green bumpy leaves that look reptilian and are 11-19\"long. Described in \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/fifty-shades-of-kale-drew-ramseyjennifer-iserloh?variant=32118246178850\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFifty Shades of Kale\u003c\/a\u003e\" book as the most pungent-tasting of the varieties, with a hint of spiciness that works well with cream sauces and meats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis variety tends to last a long time into the warmer spring months. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304248135869,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Lacinato_Kale_1.jpg?v=1776684621"},{"product_id":"magenta-lettuce","title":"Magenta Lettuce","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA truly beautiful lettuce with ruffled edges and gorgeous bronze and rose coloring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis variety was recommended to us by local farmers for its tolerance of the warm weather that can sneak into our cool season, causing lettuces to bolt and become bitter. It is slow to bolt and has good tolerance to tipburn and bottom rot, along with strong disease resistance, including resistance to several races of downy mildew and lettuce mosaic virus. Slow bolting is especially important to us and is one of the key traits we select for in our climate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd it tastes great, too! The reddish portions, where minerals are more concentrated, tend to have the most flavor. Cher Ashley Rella describes it as a drier lettuce that’s especially good for sandwiches and salads, needing only a very light dressing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304248856765,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/magenta3.jpg?v=1776972124"},{"product_id":"maruba-santoh","title":"Maruba Santoh","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe first learned about Maruba Santoh through a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablemarketfarming.com\/2018\/01\/14\/asian-greens-for-january-chinese-cabbage\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVirginia-based gardening blog\u003c\/a\u003e while searching for a diversity of greens that would thrive here. We loved it so much that we’ve grown it every year since, and it’s now become a household name among local gardeners who appreciate it for its ease of growth, abundant greens, and versatility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a beautiful plant, with soft, tender, rounded chartreuse leaves that form a loose, semi-heading shape. The flavor is excellent: a mild mustard that’s not spicy or bitter at all, but has flavor unlike lettuce (sorry, lettuce, but it’s true!).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flat white stems are juicy and crisp, with a flavor reminiscent of pak choi. It’s delicious fresh, cooked, and added to just about anything that needs some greens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one has earned a permanent place in our garden. It grows beautifully, produces abundantly, and a joy to eat! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304249053373,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/maruba3.jpg?v=1776973491"},{"product_id":"molokhiya-egyptian-spinach-saluyot-jews-mallow","title":"Molokhiya (Egyptian Spinach, Saluyot, Jew's Mallow)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you want easy, no fuss greens and have room for a small annual shrub, grow this! Mokokhiya is a Middle Eastern super-green, also known as Jew's mallow or Egyptian spinach. Leaves are rich in beta carotene, iron, vitamin C and antioxidants. This \"food of kings\" dates back to the time of the pharaohs, when an Egyptian king drank it in soup to recover from an illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it's one of the most widely eaten vegetables in Egypt. In the Philippines, it is called \"saluyot\" and is widely grown for the leaves. We use this similar to how we would use spinach, as spinach is harder to grow here and this productive and easy plant will provide loads of fresh greens all summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Adler from the Edible Plant Project was stewarding this for many years and we got this seed back in 2014 and have been keeping it ever since. It's very easy to grow and provides nutrient dense leaves that are easy to incorporate into your day to day meal prep.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leaves do exude a silky, gooey substance similar to okra, which lends itself great for cooking into dishes that can use some thickening. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304249643197,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Molokhiya_4.jpg?v=1776457407"},{"product_id":"mustards-ultracross-cover-mix","title":"Mustards Ultracross Cover Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a colorful and textured mix up of many varieties that were left to go to seed during a mustard variety trial at The University of Florida's Field and Fork campus farm. There are purples and greens, frilly, smooth, and fuzzy ones....expect a delightful mix! Some are great for eating, some are mild, and some really spicy. A few have excessive hairs that make them unpleasant for eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMustards are a great option for a winter cover crop to help remedy an area that had root knot nematode infestations. We like to use mustards for this purpose in fall\/winter beds that we're not planting in. Chop them down before the spring beetles show up and start munching on them, and just before or during flowering. They produce a good amount of leafy greens to add organic matter to the soil. If you incorporate them into the soil, wait at least a few weeks to plant anything, to allow the biofumigant properties to dissipate so they won't impact your next crop. Chopping\/mowing them up finely is a good option, or placing a tarp overtop of cut down plants so they can rot in place. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304249741501,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/UCmustards2.jpg?v=1777210385"},{"product_id":"myers-family-heirloom-mustards","title":"Myers Family Heirloom Mustards","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare family heirloom from Mississippi that can be hard to come by! We acquired seed from Seed Savers Exchange in 2014 and have been growing it ever since.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMustards thrive in the South during our mild winters and into early spring, and this one is a real standout. Plants can grow\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003etall and vigorous, with showy, frilly, deeply textured leaves. It’s a truly gorgeous plant and one that almost always catches the attention of visitors to the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe leaves are firmer and less tender than many other mustards, with a serious mustardy kick—think wasabi! We love it. It’s slow to bolt when the weather warms and seems to have better pest resistance than many other mustards we’ve grown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen it flowers, it puts on another lovely show, producing delicate yellow flowers that are especially attractive to pollinators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304249774269,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/myersmustard3.jpg?v=1777557020"},{"product_id":"purple-ultracross-collards","title":"Purple Ultracross Collards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a variation of the OG Ultracross Collard, originally saved in 2021 in North Carolina as a hybridized mix of many varieties of heirloom collards grown with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/heirloomcollards.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHeirloom Collard Project\u003c\/a\u003e. Since then, growers everywhere have been loving this diverse mix of collard greens and saving seeds for traits that suit them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a selection from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.utopianseed.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Utopian Seed Project \u003c\/a\u003efor plants containing purple pigmentation in various amounts in the stems, veins, and leaves. There is still quite a bit of variation among the plants as we discovered in our own gardens in Gainesville, Florida. Purple coloration sometimes intensifies during cooler weather, so you may notice more purple hues after a cold front or freeze, and more green during mild winters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you appreciate unique collard greens, you'll love these!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304250626237,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/PurpleUC3.jpg?v=1777557402"},{"product_id":"queensland-lettuce","title":"Queensland Lettuce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn Australian heirloom Romaine-type lettuce with big leaves and quite large heads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndividual leaves can be harvested from the outer parts, leaving new growth to develop on the inside for a continual harvest, or you can harvest the entire head. This variety is exceptionally slow to bolt in warm weather, which is a key trait we select for in our climate. When our mild winters get warm for a few days, Queensland is less likely to bolt and become bitter, compared to other lettuce varieties. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our 4th saved generation in Gainesville, always saving from later bolting plants. We originally got our seed stock from ECHO in South Florida and have been saving this ever since. If a few do well for you, don't eat the entire plant, eat some leaves but let them bolt and save your own adapted seeds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304250691773,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/queensland3.jpg?v=1777556652"},{"product_id":"sorrel","title":"Sorrel","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSorrel grows exceptionally well here and is best as a \u003c\/span\u003ecool-season crop, but it often surprises us by hanging on through the summer heat, especially when grown in a shadier spot with plenty of mulch. Its roots are strong and persistent, making established plants difficult to remove, so plant in a location you won’t mind sorrel sticking around for a while!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eSorrel has a wonderfully tangy, lemony flavor that adds a bright punch to salads. It’s also traditionally used in French cuisine to wrap fish fillets before baking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKids love it! Once they discover the sour leaves, they keep coming back for more. Our kids call it the “Sour Skittles Plant”—and we dedicate a couple of rows to it just to keep up with demand!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304251183293,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Sorrel_2.png?v=1777672157"},{"product_id":"tokyo-bekana","title":"Tokyo Bekana","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe first learned about this from a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablemarketfarming.com\/2018\/01\/14\/asian-greens-for-january-chinese-cabbage\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVirginia-based gardening blog\u003c\/a\u003e, in our quest to find a diversity of greens that grow well here. We now love Tokyo Bekana so much that we grow it every year, and it's become a household name among local gardeners, who also adore this plant for it's ease of growth, abundant greens, and versatile uses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pale green, lettuce-like leaves of this baby Chinese cabbage are sweet and mild, never bitter or spicy. They are great in salad mixes, make a wonderful slaw, and can be bunched and used like a Chinese cabbage. You can pretty much sub this for lettuce and it's surely more nutritious since brassicas are nutritional powerhouses. They can be harvested quickly as young baby greens, or up till when they form very loose heads. 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We got our seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange who got them from Benny and Vicky Cox, owners of Collard Shack in Ayden, NC. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*photo borrowed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304252395709,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/yellowcabbagecollards1.jpg?v=1777421295"},{"product_id":"yukina-savoy","title":"Yukina Savoy","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimilar to the popular Tatsoi, but larger and more ruffled. Very easy to grow during our cooler months and suitable as a spinach substitute due to it's mild flavor when harvested young and similar looking leaves. 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The flowers are gorgeous and very attractive to pollinators, as well as being edible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304252461245,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Yukina_Savoy.png?v=1776462667"},{"product_id":"malabar-spinach","title":"Malabar Spinach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis heat-loving tropical green grows vigorously in our warmest months, producing an abundance of leaves and berries. Malabar spinach grows as a vine and should be supported on a trellis of some sort. The texture is not for everyone, due it's thicker and more succulent, viscous consistency. But it has a nice complex Earthy flavor and if you want fresh greens to eat raw or cook with in the summer months when kale, collards and lettuce are long gone- this is a green to try! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe berries are edible  but not all that tasty. They are highly pigmented and make an excellent natural pigment!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46728726741181,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-01_at_5.53.56_PM.png?v=1777672545"},{"product_id":"tropical-indian-lettuce","title":"Tropical Indian Lettuce","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare tropical lettuce with incredible potential for warm climates like Florida. 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