Jun 10th, 2013

The Color of Goodness

by Jonah Holland

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Beet bonanza. These beets were grown from seed obtained from the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. Variety: Early Blood Turnip Root (Betas vulgaris, family Amaranthaceae).

Beet bonanza. These beets were grown from seed obtained from the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. Variety: Early Blood Turnip Root (Betas vulgaris, family Amaranthaceae).

There’s just something extra special about the color palette with fresh vegetables — fresh as in minutes after harvest, and in this case chilled to preserve the freshness. This week Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden staff delivered 102 lbs. of beets and turnips to FeedMore. The beets were grown from seed obtained from Monticello’s Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants.  Year to date  produce donations: 156 lbs.

Purpletop White Globe turnips (Brassica rapa, family Brassica), heirloom variety, harvested at a good time... not too large, not too small, and with high-quality greens attached.

Purpletop White Globe turnips (Brassica rapa, family Brassica), heirloom variety, harvested at a good time… not too large, not too small, and with high-quality greens attached.

 

About Jonah Holland

Jonah Holland is Digital Content Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, where she has worked for 14 years overseeing social media, the blog, and the website. She is also a mom, yogi, open water swimmer, gardener, and seeker. She's been known to go for a walk in the Garden and come back with hundreds of plant photos, completely inspired to write her next blog post.

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