Celery was used medicinally way before it was used for culinary purposes. I use my juicer to make celery juice almost daily, so I decided it would be a good idea to try to grow celery. This process turned out to be a bit more complicated than I expected, unlike leek which grew so easily.… Continue reading How to Grow Celery from Stalk or Seed

History of Celery Celery originates from the Mediterranean basin. This plant was originally used for medicinal purposes and it wasn’t until the 1600s that it started becoming food in France and Italy. Stalks were originally hollow, not solid. However, Europeans found the flavor to be too strong and bitter. So they developed the blanching technique… Continue reading 3 Types of Celery: Leaf, Stem and Root