your garden and great organic foods

To get maximum nutrition out of your garden plant one or more foods from each color group.

Generally, for colored vegetables, the darker the color, the richer in nutrition

Taken form Burpee rainbow Power chart:

Green – Rich in carotenes, especially lutein and zeaxanthin.
(Examples: ARTICHOKES, ASPARAGUS, SPINACH, Etc.)
Yellow/Orange – Rich in carotenes, especially beta-carotene.
(Examples: CARROTS, POTATOES, SWEET, SQUASH – Acorn, Butternut, Winter)
Deep Red/Purple – Rich in anthocyanins.
(Examples: BEETS, RADISHES, FRUITS – Backberrys, Purple Grapes, Strawberries)
Bright Red – Rich in lycopene.
(Examples: TOMATOES, WATERMELON
White/Light Green – Rich in either indoles and isothiocyanates or allylic sulfur compounds.
(Examples: CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, ONIONS AND SCALLIONS)
In a Category of Their Own
(Examples: CELERY, CORN, CUCUMBER, PEAS BLACK EYED)

Look for other nutrients, gardening, kitchen tips to follow.

You will find these at Organic Acres,

Farmers Market, General Store, Organic Community

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