Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]
Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School on Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio
738 DZRB AM 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday
Lesson in Folk Wisdom for Growing Up Summer Workshop
This is one way to encourage kids to have a daily supplement of vegetables. Vary the use of leek in their diet.
Onion leek is rich in vitamin K, A, C and B6, manganese, folate, iron, fiber, magnesium, molybdenum, copper, calcium, and potassium. It also contains thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin, and antibiotic substances like Allicin and Alliin - from Allium, the genus of onion (A. cepa), garlic (A. sativum), kutchay (A tuberosum), and the original leek (A. ampeloprasum). Leeks generally have also high calorie value, and fair amounts of protein and fat. It is no wonder onion is the most important vegetable in the world.
Spouting bulb of shallot or bulb variety (Red Creole, right)
Gather only what you need for the moment using scissor. Don't cut the entire stem - only mature leaves.
Grow leek where there is sufficient sunlight, preferably on elevated place. It's easy to grow leek from shallot (Sibuyas Tagalog)
and from bulb onions (e.g. Red Creole). Staggered planting assures
continuous supply of leek for the family - and for neighbors too. A pot
of onion leek makes a unique gift to friends who love to cook, those in
their senior years, and convalescing - with or without
special occasion Don't forget to add a little ribbon and a personal
message. ~
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Onions are native to Asia and the Middle East
and have been cultivated for over five thousand years. Onions were highly
regarded by the Egyptians
and have been revered
throughout time not only for their culinary use, but also for their therapeutic
properties. They were popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. Christopher
Columbus brought onions to the West Indies; their cultivation spread from there
throughout the Western Hemisphere. Today China, India, the United States,
Russian, and Spain are among the leading producers of onions.
– World’s Healthiest Foods
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