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  • Chef and the Farmer: A Sweet Collaboration  Image
    Chef and the Farmer: A Sweet Collaboration September 24, 2020

    Chef Jehangir Mehta is the owner of Graffiti and Me & You, popular restaurants in New York’s East Village—and he has built a reputation for “juxtaposing ingredients, textures and tastes from his native India with flavors from all around the globe.” His cultural heritage endlessly inspires him and is what launched him on a unique culinary journey.

    • Chef Jehangir Mehta,
    • cilantro,
    • eggplant,
    • peppers,
    • potato
  • Put Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplant on the Menu Image
    Put Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplant on the Menu March 19, 2019

    We’re Sowing the Seeds of Summer Crops

    • eggplant,
    • peppers,
    • the chefs garden,
    • toy box tomatoes
  • Fascinating History of Eggplant in the United States Image
    Fascinating History of Eggplant in the United States August 10, 2017

    Nearly 200 years ago, in 1825, two varieties of eggplant – white and purple – were being listed in multiple seed catalogs in the eastern United States. But, guess what? Thomas Jefferson was growing both varieties in 1812! Interestingly enough, seed catalogs originally suggested that white eggplant be grown for ornamental purposes only.

    • Chef Paul Liebrandt,
    • Eggplant,
    • Farmer Lee Jones
  • Farmer Lee Jones: Top Ten Summer Crops Image
    Farmer Lee Jones: Top Ten Summer Crops June 21, 2017

    If Farmer Lee Jones had it his way, he’d create a top 100 list of the best summer crops but we’ve convinced him to narrow it down to the top 10! Here are his final choices, products we’ve shipped to top chefs around the country and world – and are now available for home chefs, as well.

    • Blooms,
    • Carmellini® Beans,
    • Eggplant,
    • Farmer Lee Jones,
    • Lettuce,
    • Peppers,
    • Rhubarb
  • It was a Summer day some 30 years ago… Image
    It was a Summer day some 30 years ago… July 21, 2016

    Up before the sun and blurry from watching the clock and mentally re-checking his list of supplies every hour, Dad rose a bit grumpy but still looking forward to his trip to Decorah, Iowa. This time the trip was not for tractor parts, but to learn more about eggplants of all things!

    • Eggplant,
    • Stories,
    • Summer

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