Posts Tagged: broccoli

Cultivating California

Only in California could arid land be converted into the nation’s salad bowl. In the late 1800s, University of California researchers discovered how to remove salts from the soils of the Central Valley, turning it into one of the most productive...

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Survey identifies 19 produce candidates for a farm-to-WIC program

A new federal voucher that gives low-income women access to a range of fruits and vegetables could provide unique new marketing opportunities for California growers. In 2009, the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and...

A dish made with nopales (cactus pads).

Cruciferous vegetables help fight cancer

The role fresh vegetables play in maintaining good health is no secret. But, according to a University of California scientist, eating from a particular group of vegetables can help protect the body from lethal illnesses like cancer. These...

Romanesco cauliflower is one of the more unusual cruciferous vegetables.

Love those greens

Remember when George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, declared he didn’t like broccoli and declined to eat it? “I do not like broccoli,” said Bush, who served as President from 1989 to 1993. “And I haven’t liked it since I...

Broccoli and Brussels sprouts

Broccoli and Brussels sprouts contain substances that can block the growth of cancer cells, according to newly published research in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)