A new project at Collège Boréal’s Applied Research Centre for Biodiversity is changing the way Sudburians, both newcomers and long-time residents, will enjoy vegetables in Northern Ontario.
Johnny Kashama is the manager of an applied research project at the Boréal greenhouses growing vegetables that newcomers enjoy that may not be available here, as well as new ways to eat existing vegetables — just different parts of the plant.
The hope is to not only offer new opportunities to farmers, like the chance to grow and sell a more diverse range of vegetables that will often fetch a higher price, like okra and amaranth, but also to use new parts of plants that they are already growing in their fields — like the very delicious bean and pumpkin leaves featured in the video above.
Kashama hopes to offer training in the best growing conditions and even harvesting to local growers and will be creating videos and recipes to help Sudburians add new ingredients to their favourite dishes, without needing a new pantry to do so.
Join host Jenny Lamothe and videographer Eden Suh as they visit with Kashama and learn (and taste) the uncommon vegetables he's growing. Bon appétit!
