Cabbage

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Cabbage seeds are TINY! But a head of

cabbage can grow to be

HUGE.

Big or small, cabbage packs a nutritional punch:

one cup has 91% of our daily vitamin K requirements; 190% of daily vitamin C;

and 5 grams of fiber.

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Cabbage grows well in Whatcom County

all year long.

Photo by Norman Winter/Mississippi State University horticulturist

BiodiversityFarmers can grow big fields with one crop, or many crops in one field. Usually they practice crop rotation, or planting different

crops in different fields each season. It is important for the health of our soil to vary plantings. Check out these two different ways

cabbage can be grown:

Credit: Ksenija Putlin Credit: Norman Winter/Mississippi State University horticulturist

Yum! Enjoy cabbage for Harvest of the Month,

and remember to thank your server.

Cooked, raw, green, purple:

there are lots of ways to eat cabbage.

Purple cabbage salad

Green stuffed cabbage rolls

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