Posts by Forrest Gillies

To go with the seed story about Green Luobo Radish this month, we wanted to share this recipe for Kkakdugi, a Korean cubed radish kimchi. This recipe is modified from Korean food educator Mangchii, and most of the credit goes to her. Ingredients 4 pounds Green Luobo or other daikon radish 2 Tbsp kosher salt (iodized salt can slow fermentation) 2 Tbsp sugar ¼ cup fish sauce (substitute soy sauce for a vegetarian version) ⅔ cup Korean hot pepper flakes (gochugaru) 4 green onions, chopped […]

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The Groundwork farm just planted our first biennial seed crops into the fields, including Green Luobo radish and Colorado Sweet #6 storage onion. Biennial crops are seed crops that require two years to complete their life cycle. This is compared to annuals that reproduce in one year and perennials that live and reproduce for many years. The first year of growth is mainly vegetative (leaves, roots and stems) while the second year of growth is mainly reproductive (flowers and seeds). Biennials require a process called vernalization, which […]

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