Listing of local foods: vegetables, fruits, herbs, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy, honey, maple syrup, baked goods, jams, sauces, condiments, preserves, and...anything else we could find.
It's super useful to have an idea of which veggies are related to each other. Knowing the relationships!
| Onion/Allium Family (Alliaceae/Amaryllidaceae) | chives, garlic, garlic chives, elephant garlic, leeks, onion, scallions, shallot |
| Cabbage/Crucifer/ Mustard Family (Brassicaceae /Cruciferae) | arugula, bok choi, broccoli, broccoli raab, brussels sprouts, cabbage, calabrese, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, collards, cress, daikon, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, mizuna, mustard, radish, rutabaga, swede, tatsoi, turnip, wasabi, watercress |
| Beetroot/Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae /Amaranthaceae) | amaranth, beet, beetroot, chard, good king henry, goosefoot, lamb’s quarters, pigweed, quinoa, spinach, sugar beet, Swiss chard |
| Aster/Daisy Family (Asteracea/Compositae) | artemisia, cardoon, chamomile, chicory, chrysanthemums dandelion, endive, escarole, globe artichoke, jerusalem artichoke, lettuce, marigolds, safflower, salsify, scorzonera, shungiku (edible chrysanthemum), sunflower, tarragon |
| Squash/Cucurbit Family (Cucurbitaceae) | cucumber, gourds (angled luffa, bitter gourd (balsam pear, bitter melon), hardshelled gourd, smooth luffa, snake gourd), melons (cantaloupe/muskmelon, casaba, honeydew melon, water melon), squash/marrow (acorn, banana, buttercup, butternut, cheese, crookneck, delicata, golden cushaw, hubbard, kabocha, pumpkin, scallop, spaghetti, zucchini/courgette), west indian gherkin |
| Bean & Pea Family (Fabaceae/Leguminosae) | alfalfa, beans (adzuki bean, broad bean, chickpea/garbanzo bean, fava bean, french bean, hyacinth bean, lima bean, mung bean, rice bean, runner bean, soybean, vigna mungo), clover, cowpea, fenugreek, lentil, lupin, peas, peanuts, tares/vetches, trefoil |
| Potato/Nightshade Family (Solanaceae) | eggplant (aubergine), garden huckleberry, peppers (Caribbean red hot peppers, chili pepper, habanero, hot paper lantern, sweet pepper), paprika, potato, tobacco, tomato, tomatillo/husk cherry |
| Carrot Family (Umbelliferae/Apiaceae) | caraway, carrot, celery, celeriac, chervil, coriander/cilantro, cumin, dill, fennel, parsley, parsnip, root parsley |
| Grasses Family (Poaceae/Gramineae) | barley, corn/maize, mallet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, sugarcane, wheat |
| Others |
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