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Buried Treasure in Your Garden

Unlike regular garlic or onions,

elephant garlic produces little

"seeds" underground, near the

bulbs. Sifting for them, and then

selling them, is a way that kids can

earn a little pocket money.









One bulb of elephant garlic can grow up to a pound in size!

flower

bud

shoot





leaves







A reference grid helps you know what

size the things in a picture really are.

These lines are half an inch apart.









bulb







roots

Scientific nam e:

Allium am peloprasum

Sometimes it forms bulbs like an onion. That's a m outhful, even for an elephant!

Sometimes it grows cloves like a garlic.

And, sometimes it hides from drought

inside a hard shell that resembles a snail! RECIPE!

Elephant garlic is actually a kind of leek. It is less ELEPHANT GARLIC

bitter and more sweet than regular garlic. It was brought CHIP OR VEGGIE DIP

to Texas by the first German settlers, and is still grown

in gardens here today. It's a true heirloom crop! 1 pint fat-free sour cream

1/4 cup fine-chopped elephant

The leaves are 20 inches tall, and grow in a fan shape. garlic or onion

With enough water, it will grow a single stalk with a flower (or 3 teaspoons dried onion)

shaped like a pompom. Before they flower, these stalks 2 tablespoons soy sauce

are called shoots, and they are edible, too. They can be

added to stir-fry, soups, or sauteed like asparagus. Serve with cucumber spears, carrot

sticks, celery sticks, or potato chips.

It survives partly because elephant garlic produces hard

underground clove pods, round with a sharp point, that

An even more ancient heritage:

can survive drought and flood. It's a self-seeding crop. Another name for this plant is "Levant Garlic".

"The Levant" is the region east of the Mediterranean

Sea. The word comes from French "levant", which

They are usually planted in fall here, but really, anytime means, to rise. "Levant" is a cousin of Spanish

from November to April will do. They prefer well-drained "levantar" (to stand up) and English "leavening"

(something that makes bread rise). When the Old

soil that is crumbly, not packed-down. (The process of Testament of the Bible says "onion", they are

hunting through the dirt for the hard seed pods is good for probably referring to elephant garlic.

the soil.)

A "maze" is a puzzle to confuse you

but a "labyrinth" is a path to enjoy.

The Farmers' Market is held on land

that belongs to United Methodist.



Pflugerville United Methodist

Church has a labyrinth made of

stones, with a gravel path. It's open

to the public anytime.



It's a "classical 7 circuit" design, the

oldest and most popular traditional

labyrinth. That means it's made by

laying down seven circles, one

inside the other.

Generally, a labyrinth has a spot in the middle that

you'll reach. The beauty of the design is that you

For some people, it is for prayer, and will travel every bit of this path once going in and

for others it is simply a meditation. once coming back out again.

Labyrinths are good for practicing

walking while making as little sound as There are many other labyrinths open to the public.

you can, taking deep breaths, and Labyrinth fans like to travel all over the world just to

walk on them!

seeing things you hadn't seen before.

If you can't get out to walk on one,

the next best thing is to take a pen and

trace one, trying not to touch the

edges. Take your time, and remember

to breathe deep.



For more information:

http://www.labyrinthsociety.org/









SOUR

CREAM









If you trace the same path each

time, visiting every aisle once, at

the grocery store, that's a form

of labyrinth.





Don't forget

the sour cream!


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