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    SUNCHOKES 101

    Aug 06, 2018 5 minutes
    Text and photos by Signe Langford

    My introduction to sunchokes ( Helianthus tuberosus ) was as an exotic item on fancy menus, where they were called Jerusalem artichokes. I remained in the dark about the true provenance of this wonderful North American plant for many years. Then, several years ago, I visited Soiled Reputation, the farm of Anthony John, a.k.a. the Manic Organic, in Perth County, Ontario. Strolling through one of the recently turned fields, I noticed tubers littering the furrows—’chokes, whole or pieces—here and there on the ground. I quietly picked up a few, shoved them into my pocket and planted them when I got home.

    Well, those first, somewhat ill-begotten tubers, failed. Karma? So, I emailed him, confessed my sin and asked him for a few to plant, and standup guy that he is, he sent me down

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