Feedback From the Foodbank

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Feedback From the Food Bank

When growing food for others, consider the following when planning your 2012 crops.

Very Popular:

• Tomatoes - will take all that can be grown.
• Cabbage - good but smaller is better.
• Potatoes - reds only
• Carrots - very popular
• Peppers - bells are especially popular
• Onion - both yellow and red
• Broccoli - do more, popular and continuous
• Corn - very popular

 Do More:

• Cilantro
• Shallots
• Basil
• Chives
• Raspberries
• Cucumber
• Cauliflower
• Sugar Snap Peas
• Strawberries
• Spinach 

 

Feedback Foods:

• Kale - do all Italian variety, not Russian
• Greenbeans - do less, the food bank gets plenty from other sources
• Zucchini - harvest smaller, do less
• Squash - pick small

Unpopular - Do less:

• Okra - not popular
• Rutabaga - not popular
• Beets - not popular
• Turnips - not popular
• Dry Beans - NO