Why this group is working to preserve heirloom collard greens
CNN
Collard greens at the grocery store tend to be monotonous, but in reality, there are dozens of varieties of the staple vegetable. The Heirloom Collard Project is trying to preserve many varieties, and volunteers have actually regenerated about 20 of them, as one told CNN.
But in reality, there are dozens of varieties of the staple vegetable. The Jernigan Yellow Cabbage Collard, for example, boasts a light green color reminiscent of butter lettuce. Old Timey Blue collards, on the other hand, are barely green at all, with royal purple stems and blue-tinted leaves.
And those are just two of the more than 60 varieties of collard greens that the The Heirloom Collard Project is trying to preserve.
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