Grow Parsnips And Save A Vegetable From Extinction

In the twenty-first century species diversity is a problem. In the vegetable world potatoes thrive and other vegetables become extinct. If one can still get the seed it is good to grow parsnips in order to do a bit for species diversity. The parsnip, known botanically as Pastinaca sativum, was once the 'potato' of the European world. It is a venerable, ancient root but has not adapted so well to globalization as have the tomato and the potato. In some

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