Our very own kale blend!  The "Tough" refers to just how cold hardy this kale is.  This kale was planted August 2013 and survived the brutal winter of 2014 on Long Island, and been selected after every winter since then. The greens are very soft and sweet, some are better braised, and others eaten raw.

I’ve called this my bulletproof corn. I’ve been working on this for a few years in less than ideal conditions to try to get something that required few inputs. It’s drought resistant and fast growing so it out competes weeds. It wasn’t particularly tasty for corn borers and we didn’t see a lot of pest damage. It’s great for popping or for a rough ground cornmeal, though there will a decent amount of hulls to sift through. Personally I found this works best as a popping corn.

*pending OSSI status

Grown at Invincible Summer Farms, Southold, NY

We have grown sweet sorghum on Long Island for many years selecting among the 8 or so heirloom varieties that we have on hand.  This mixture grows well for us and produces grain and sweet stalks around the end of October to go along with Halloween decorations. Our varieties are all sweet sorghums and can be crushed for the sweet sap similar to sugar cane, or one can chew on the stalk.  Some may be suitable for grain depending on your needs. 

This is a small yellow currant that was an offtype of Matt’s wild cherry – I have no idea what this has been crossed with but after successive generations it’s proved to be pretty stable. Very prolific on big plants.

Packet: 25-40 seeds

Grown in Southold, NY