Turnip, Purple Top - 10lb Case Slow Food Ark of Taste sweet lift

sweet lift

The rich blue pigment comes from naturally occurring anthocyanins — the same compounds found in blueberries and purple cabbage — which also help the flesh hold color surprisingly well through cooking

and the golden delicious

I discovered the groundnut (Apios tuberosa) on its string

Fresh from Rooting Down Farms

Turnip, Purple Top - 10lb Case Slow Food Ark of Taste sweet liftThis is the classic old turnip variety grown all over the southeast since the mid 1800s. In the south these are harvested from late fall through late winter and sometimes into early spring. Cold weather intensifies their flavor, sweetness and crispness! It is a delicate balance though, because if it gets too cold they can be wiped out. Fortunately this cold snap that we are going through currently appears to have been not cold enough to damage Rickys