Leaf of the Week: Kale

After my bits and bobs blog a couple of weeks ago I realised I had shot myself in the foot. Each one of those ‘random’ leaves was a potential subject for this feature and I had used them all up! Even with only 3 more weeks, including this one, left to go, I thought I might have done myself a disservice. But no! The range of leaves we grow for the salad bags at Growing Communities goes way beyond my expectation. Here, growing in perfect time to take the title of leaf of the week, is kale.

This has actually made a bit of a comeback because I recognise it from my first few weeks at Growing Communities back in April. It’s a member of the brassica family and has that wonderful soft gray look. Unsurprisingly it has the same texture as cabbage and taste but this kale, grown for salad, is not as tough as the one you might boil up to get your vitamins…