Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hello All - I am new to the group. Where I live, the only fresh vegetables that I can eat in the long winter are parsnips, cabbage, cucumbers and carrots. So, being a vegetarian is a challenge and I welcome help and ideas. Thanks, plspom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I buy the bags of frozen vegetables and supplement the locally grown vegetables with that. A diced potato in with steamed frozen vegetables is really good, or rice with stir fried frozen vegetables is another option. Spinach is a cold weather crop and I can get that locally during the winter also. Turnip greens are really good cooked with onion and garlic. Turnips are a cold weather crop also. Michelle , Pamela Spratlen <plspom wrote: > > Hello All - I am new to the group. Where I live, the only fresh vegetables that I can eat in the long winter are parsnips, cabbage, cucumbers and carrots. So, being a vegetarian is a challenge and I welcome help and ideas. > > Thanks, > plspom > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Thanks, Michelle - I do use frozen veggies, but sometimes stores here turn off the freezer to save energy and then turn it on again, so there's a quality control problem. I will try the rice. No turnips where I am and spinach only frozen.  plspom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Do you mean you are growing these vegetables? Or your local stores only carry these vegetables? I wonder if you can set up a sheltered growing area (like a cold frame) if you want to grow vegetables. Sandy ________________________________ Pamela Spratlen <plspom Sat, March 13, 2010 11:35:02 AM [veg_grp] Cabbage in Winter Hello All - I am new to the group. Where I live, the only fresh vegetables that I can eat in the long winter are parsnips, cabbage, cucumbers and carrots. So, being a vegetarian is a challenge and I welcome help and ideas. Thanks, plspom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 If you search on localharvest website you may find a grower near you that has different produce for sale even in winter. The CSA that I work at has 4 hoop houses so they can offer turnips (and greens), spinach, carrots, onions, garlic, beets, ginger and some other cold hardy greens. Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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