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Portuguese water dog doing 'deep woods agility', colourful frog, macro of dandelion seed, mushrooms after rains, stream in the woods, honey bee

'S' is for sumptuous, succulent, sweet, Swiss chard<br />
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Another one of my garden vegetables, Swiss chard has been called the 'new kale'. It is one of the most nutritious vegetables around, and ranks second only to spinach for its total nutrient richness. Cooking tip: boiling Swiss chard in an uncovered pot of water for 3 minutes will help to release some of it’s acidity by reducing its content of oxalic acid, making it sweeter.<br />
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Re Art's comment: Where I live in Vancouver, near the ocean, we are in the Canadian 'tropics'. We have a USDA climate zone rating of 9a (equivalent to coastal Oregon and northern California), so we can actually grow winter veggies here, and cold tolerant vegetables, such as Swiss chard, will last throughout most winters as we rarely get snow, and even more rarely get a killing frost.<br />
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'S' is for sumptuous, succulent, sweet, Swiss chard

Another one of my garden vegetables, Swiss chard has been called the 'new kale'. It is one of the most nutritious vegetables around, and ranks second only to spinach for its total nutrient richness. Cooking tip: boiling Swiss chard in an uncovered pot of water for 3 minutes will help to release some of it’s acidity by reducing its content of oxalic acid, making it sweeter.

Re Art's comment: Where I live in Vancouver, near the ocean, we are in the Canadian 'tropics'. We have a USDA climate zone rating of 9a (equivalent to coastal Oregon and northern California), so we can actually grow winter veggies here, and cold tolerant vegetables, such as Swiss chard, will last throughout most winters as we rarely get snow, and even more rarely get a killing frost.

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