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Jicama, Gaelynn Peterson, Shannon Cromwell Aug 2017

Jicama, Gaelynn Peterson, Shannon Cromwell

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This fact sheet describes Jicama, a crispy, sweet, mild, bulbous root vegetable. It includes a description, nutrition highlights, availability, eating, selecting, cleaning and preparing, storing, and some recipes.


Caraway In The Garden, Kristiane Pedersen, Dan Drost May 2017

Caraway In The Garden, Kristiane Pedersen, Dan Drost

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this fact sheet sheet describes caraway, a biennial plant closely related to carrot and parsley. It includes varieties, how to grow problems. and harvest and storage.


Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For The Wasatch Front, Shawn Olsen Apr 2017

Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For The Wasatch Front, Shawn Olsen

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This fact sheet provides suggested vegetable planting dates for an average year along the Wasatch Front.


Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Intake Among Children And Youth Through Gardening-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos Feb 2017

Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Intake Among Children And Youth Through Gardening-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Although there are numerous health benefits associated with eating fruit and vegetables (FV), few children are consuming recommended amounts. Gardening interventions have been implemented in various settings in an effort to increase FV consumption of children by expanding knowledge, exposure, and preferences for a variety of FV.
Objective: The purpose of this review was to identify the effectiveness of gardening interventions that have been implemented to increase FV consumption among children.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted using four electronic databases: Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL. English language studies conducted in developed countries between …


Using Shade For Fruit And Vegetable Production, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Sam Day Feb 2017

Using Shade For Fruit And Vegetable Production, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Sam Day

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This fact sheet stresses the value of protecting plants from too much sunlight radiation, and includes sunburn management, shade and the plant environment, timing shade application, shade cloth options and orientation, and cost.