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Beets & Beet Greens
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Beets, Crops
Beets and beet greens are quite popular here at Deri Farm. Beets are in the same plant family as Swiss Chard and are essentially the same as chard, except they have a root the swells up! Or you could say chard lacks the swelling root of a beet.
I think many people are surprised at how tasty beets can be. Many people only know beets from the boiled ones often seen at salad bars. One of my favorite ways to enjoy beets is to roast them. The skin on my spring beets is very thin, so there is no need to peel them.
I plan to post some beet recipes. A fellow farmer, Natalie, came up with a really tasty beet recipe: beet pesto.