$13 · Organically Grown Jerusalem Artichokes For Sale – 2 Varieties

Organically Grown Jerusalem Artichokes For Sale – 2 Varieties Freshly harvested from my own garden and available for purchase to eat or plant for a spring harvest. Skorospelka Variety $14 per pound : 6-8 medium to large size tubers. If you plan to plant them and grow your own - tubers can be divided and planted similar to potatoes. 1lb should give you 10 – 12 plants. Skorospelka Jerusalem Artichokes are one of the most desired varieties because it produces nice smooth tubers that taste have a nutty flavor and a consistency of a potato. This variety has a tendency to produce a compact tuber set close to the rootball and is easier to confine within a specific growing space than other varieties. Stampede Variety $14 per pound: 6-8 medium to large size tubers. If you plan to plant them and grow your own - tubers can be divided and planted similar to potatoes. 1lb should give you 10 – 12 plants. Stampede Jerusalem Artichokes have a crisp jicama-like texture raw and an earthy potato texture when cooked. This variety is a very prolific producers and extremely early bloomer. Perfect for those that want to cultivate an abundant crop that will be ready to harvest in the early spring or late summer. This variety produces a nice show of small yellow sunflower-like flowers. Health Benefits of Sunchokes: Also called sunchokes, Jerusalem artichokes are a root vegetable with a tough dark skin, white and starchy-tasting inside and a flavour that closely matches potato. Sunchokes are superstars when it comes to intestinal health. These little root tubers are packed with inulin, a non-digestible (by humans) dietary fibre with strong prebiotic properties. Inulin contains fructans, which are prebiotic food for good gut bacteria. By encouraging the growth of goods gut bacteria you help inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Sunchokes play a role in the prevention of colon cancer and studies have shown that the byproducts created during the fermentation of inulin in the gut suppress and block cancerous tumour cell growth in the colon. Other health benefits of sunchokes include: • help lower blood pressure • high in potassium which is an important mineral in the body that is especially beneficial for people at risk for high blood pressure • decrease blood cholesterol and normalizes triglyceride levels, • high in iron which can help increase hemoglobin levels in red blood cells • high in protein – especially sulfur containing essential amino acids; taurine, methionine, homocysteine and cysteine. These amino acids are essential for maintaining the flexibility of connective tissue as well as allowing the liver to carry out detoxification.