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Garlic Perennial grown as annual for strongly aromatic bulbs. Half hardy. Value: Contains small quantities of vitamins and minerals. Culinary Garlic is used almost exclusively as a seasoning in a range of dishes from curries and stews to pasta for the daring, the whole immature plants can be added to salads. La Gasconnade Serves 6-8 [...]

Celery Biennial grown as annual for fleshy leaf stems and leaves. Hardy. Value: Low in carbohydrate and calories, high in potassium. Culinary Usually eaten raw rather than cooking, celery adds welcome crunchiness to salads, particularly in winter months. It is a key ingredient of waldorf salad, made with equal quantities of chopped red-skinned apples and [...]

Celeriac (celery root)Biennial usually grown as annual for edible root. Hardy. Value: Rich in potassium; moderate amounts of vitamin C. Culinary Containing only 14 calories per 4 oz., celeriac is excellent for anyone on a diet. Scrub the bulb well to remove dirt before peeling it discolors rapidly when cut; put immediately into acidulate water. [...]

Brussels Sprout Biennial grown as annual for leafy buds and “tops”. Hardy. Value: Excellent source of vitamin C, rich in beta carotene, folic acid, vitamin E, and potassium. Culinary Steam or boil sprouts briskly for the minimum time required cooking through—they should not turn mushy. Small sprouts can be shredded in salads—’Rubine’ and Falstaff are [...]

Beet Also known as Beetroot. Biennial grown as annual for swollen root and young leaves. Hardy. Value: Slightly higher in carbohydrate than most vegetables, good source of folic acid and potassium. Culinary The roots are eaten raw— try them shredded as a crudité—or cooked and served fresh or pickled.  Young “tops” can be cooked like [...]

Asparagus Long-lived perennial grown for slender young shoots and ornamental foliage. Half hardy. Value:  high in potassium and folic acid, moderate source of beta carotene and vitamin E. Culinary/Recipe Asparagus spears should be used as fresh as possible, preferably within an hour of harvesting. They can be refrigerated in a plastic bag for up to [...]

The education in Norway is entirely free and with the current economic recession, Norway is a much better country to live/work and earn than even Sweden and Finland. Norway has a slightly difficult process to obtain a student visa, i.e after getting admission in any university/college in Norway, one has to transfer the amount (87,000 [...]

Iranian scientists have created green-glowing mice to demonstrate their expertise in sophisticated genetic-engineering techniques. “Our main purpose of such experiments is to display the abilities of (our) genetic researchers, something that our country has successfully accomplished, ” the Director of Iran’s Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research told Mehr news Monday. “One of the [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tobacco use will kill 6 million people next year from cancer, heart disease, emphysema and a range of other ills, global cancer experts said in a report issued on Tuesday. The new Tobacco Atlas from the World Lung Foundation and the American Cancer Society estimates that tobacco use costs the global economy [...]