Malabar Spinach: A Leafy Green that Grows like a Weed

<p><span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Malabar spinach is a leafy green in the tropics that grows all year round, and its vibrant purple seeds can even be used for hair dye. In this episode, we&rsquo;ll talk with a Texan woman who dyed her daughter&rsquo;s hair purple with the seeds, a plant researcher in Washington D.C. describing it is a great alternative food source, and a rooftop gardener in Taipei using it as a spinach substitute.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Topics covered in this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 0:07: Meet Stephanie Fredrickson&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 2:14: Intro to malabar spinach</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 3:59: Experiments with the berries</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 6:47: Meet Mamatha Hanumappa</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 8:09: Why grow malabar spinach?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 11:09: Ways to cook malabar spinach</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 13:04: The health benefits</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 15:11: Meet Kate Nicholson</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 17:17: Other similar perennials</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Min 18:56: Reevaluating the definition of sustainability</span></li> </ul> <p><span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Climate Cuisine is part of Whetstone Radio Collective. Learn more about this episode of Climate Cuisine at www.whetstoneradio.com