Tag Archives: chou frisé

Kale education: Kale discoveries in the Loire Valley…

Posted on 24/05/2012 by

For our first anniversary, my husband and I took a weekend trip to the Loire Valley, located about an hour or so outside of Paris. We lucked out and during the first day it was gorgeous and we felt the … Continue reading →

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Farmer Update: Madame Mustard

Posted on 20/05/2012 by

It was a really good weekend for The Kale Project. We had the meeting with the mustard greens farmer. Turns out that the sweet woman I spoke to last week helps her at the market. On Saturday, I met the … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened on the way to the market…

Posted on 17/05/2012 by

Well, actually a funny thing happened at the market. After months of sniffing around the bio markets of Batignolles and Raspail (held on Saturdays and Sundays respectively) for anything that was green but not chou frisé or chou pointu, I … Continue reading →

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Kale education: What’s in a name? A lot. Chou réflex…

Posted on 15/05/2012 by

When I first launched The Kale Project, I was hesitant that putting the movement out into the world was a mistake. Already after only two weeks, I am so happy that I’ve taken this step with the main reason being … Continue reading →

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Kale education: Parisian “kale”…

Posted on 11/05/2012 by

When I first arrived in France and could not find kale, I began to do a lot of research about whether maybe there was a secret, special spot where someone was selling the vegetable and along the way have learned … Continue reading →

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