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The Local Food Report
As we re-imagine our relationships to what we eat, Local Food Report creator Elspeth Hay takes us to the heart of the local food movement to talk with growers, harvesters, processors, cooks, policy makers and visionaries

Surprise! Sweet Potatoes and Artichokes Grow on Cape Cod

Elspeth Hay

Most people think of sweet potatoes as a southern crop, and artichokes as something from the Mediterranean. But both plants can thrive on Cape Cod. This week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay visits the Barnstable County Fairgrounds demonstration garden to learn about growing these two unusual crops.

You can see photos and learn more about the vegetables, fruits, and herbs growing in the garden on Elspeth's blog. And here's a link to the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension website, where you'll find all kinds of resources for gardeners, including information on soil samples, pest management, and a master gardener hotline.

This show is a rebroadcast from 8.23.2012.

An avid locavore, Elspeth lives in Wellfleet and writes a blog about food. Elspeth is constantly exploring the Cape, Islands, and South Coast and all our farmer's markets to find out what's good, what's growing and what to do with it. Her Local Food Report airs Thursdays at 8:30 on Morning Edition and 5:45pm on All Things Considered, as well as Saturday mornings at 9:30.