Roots & Bulbs

Appears in
Bountiful
Bountiful

By Todd Porter and Diane Cu

Published 2013

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NESTLED IN THE EARTH, ROOTS AND BULBS are the most humble of vegetables. They tend to be simple and unassuming. Some of them are better known for their ugliness than their beauty. And most people are unaware of the foliage from many of these rough gems until they actually grow them.

Yet root vegetables are satisfying. Comforting. They are a mother’s hug rather than a lover’s passionate embrace. Our reactions to them are less dramatic, yet oftentimes much deeper. They warm our souls and make us feel everything will be right in the world.