Article: Exotic vegetables can spice up crop

Article: Spitalfields' changing role. (Fresh Produce--Canned ...
Grocer;  September 7, 2002 ;     587 words ...Spitalfields market is becoming a source of exotic vegetables from the east. Jim Heppell, chief executive of ... buyers who have recognised the public demand for exotic vegetables. The market has also established a strong reputation ...

Article: Exotic vegetables cook up confusion for ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  January 22, 1999 ;     473 words ...The array of exotic vegetables available in many supermarkets is confusing and bewildering for most shoppers, a new survey says. Nine out of ten consumers questioned ...

Article: A taste of the world: Bob Freyman grows exotic ...
Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA);  September 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... before it opens at 10 a.m. There she lines the refrigerator case and fills the baskets with some of the area's most exotic vegetables -- such as the Chinese eggplant and the edible luffa. Freyman and Moore's five-year partnership helps them provide ...

Article: Exotic tastes tip the scales of vegetable sales.(Market edge: ...
Grocer;  November 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Sales of exotic vegetables rose 22% in the past year, new figures show, suggesting consumers are becoming more adventurous. The market for exotics, a ...

Article: Exotic vegetables sprout at home
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 20, 1989 ;     602 words ...A rugula. Cardoon. Gobo. Scorzonera. No, they're not rare diseases, nor are they foreign phrases that will get your face slapped. They are among dozens of new and unusual gourmet vegetables - some call them "designer vegetables" - on a list compiled for home gardeners and commercial growers by a

Article: Exotic vegetables
Lincolnshire Echo;  April 7, 2009 ;     326 words ...Tomatillos: Native to Mexico these vegetables are tart. The seeds should be planted now for picking in mid to late summer. BORLOTTI BEANS: Popular in Italy, these beans make a welcome change to runner beans. They can be grown in a similar way to runner beans and should be sown from April onwards

Article: GARDENSCAPE: ; Peek into the world of exotic ...
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  January 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ...If perusing the new selections of vegetables in seed catalogs is less than enthralling, you can begin your research of heirloom vegetables with William Woys Weaver's "100 Vegetables and Where They Came From" (Algonquin Books, $18.95). No dry dissertation, Weaver's book draws on his experiences as a