Hi. I ate greens in Greece that the woman I lived with said she picked from garden, like weeds. Abit like spi ach but better. I also ate this in Italy, down near Naples. Any idea what it could be please? Thankyou.

Hi Maria, they may be available at some farmers markets and referred to as amaranth greens. Otherwise you can purchase seeds as they are very easy to grow.

Thanks Kim. I love going through the Baker Creek catalog, lots of varieties as you say and great photos too.

Great, thanks for the links. Many of the these plants look familiar as they grow wild where I live (California) e.g. fennel, chicory, dandelion… I’ve read some were deliberate introductions, some inadvertent. Perhaps there are people around here collecting their own horta but I haven’t heard about it if so. I do see people who are recent immigrants from Asian countries occasionally collecting wild mustard greens. Have to watch out for pesticides though.

Thanks Chris. There are some greek companies that sell seeds for greens, but I am not sure they deliver outside of Greece, here are 2 links they are Greek but you can use google translate http://www.sporosbank.com/423483996/category/562585
https://www.antemisaris.gr/sporoi-bolboi/sporoi-laxanikon-xortarikon/

Thanks for sharing Kim!

Great way to make a bean soup heartier!