root vegetables
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Guides tagged root vegetables.
Beets
Beets are sweet, earthy root vegetables that store well and come with edible greens when freshly harvested. They roast beautifully, pickle easily, and add color to salads, grain bowls, and simple sides.
Carrots
Carrots are one of the most reliable local-farm vegetables year-round — harvested in fall and stored through winter. A fresh-pulled carrot from a farm stand tastes nothing like a supermarket bag carrot.
Potatoes
The variety of potato you choose matters far more than most recipes acknowledge. A Russet, a Yukon Gold, and a waxy red potato behave completely differently in the same preparation — and a freshly dug new potato from a local farm is unlike anything from a supermarket bag.
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a fall and winter staple with genuine variety differences that most cooks never discover. From the familiar Beauregard orange-fleshed type to Japanese purple varieties, the range in flavor and texture is wider than most people expect — and locally grown sweet potatoes from a farm stand are consistently better than the supermarket version.
The best way to store potatoes, onions, and garlic
Potatoes, onions, and garlic all need cool, dark, and dry conditions — but keeping them together or in the wrong spot cuts their storage life dramatically. Here is what actually works.
Root vegetables, storage crops, and winter farm shopping
Root vegetables and storage crops are what make winter local farm shopping possible. This guide explains what to look for, how to store it, and why local versions are worth seeking out.