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December 23, 2021 - (Source © lid.ch) - Written by the Agricultural Information Service LID Editing and texts: Renate Hodel and Jonas Ingold Extreme year makes for historically low harvests Summary. The weather left nothing out in 2021. Late frost, a lot of precipitation with flooding and massive hailstorms had a massive impact on the harvest in...

17.12.2021 - (Source © lid.ch) - The parsnip is a classic winter vegetable, but it had to fight back for its place in local kitchens: As a discontinued model, it has made an amazing comeback and is back in fashion today. In the Middle Ages, the starchy parsnip was as important as the potato is today. Due to its low susceptibility to disease, it was...

12/16/2021 - (Source © lid.ch) - The demand for edible mushrooms has risen steadily over the past five years and is currently experiencing a real boom. However, imports have also increased. In addition to button mushrooms, the Swiss range of mushrooms also includes noble mushrooms. According to the FOAG, the most important are shiitake, oyster...

12/03/2021 - (Source © lid.ch) - Many root vegetables that were once cultivated in Switzerland have fallen into oblivion in the course of mechanization. However, seed expert Robert Zollinger is convinced that oat roots, rapunzel or slug burdock have many exciting aromas, colors and shapes ready to be rediscovered. By David Eppenberger Many know the...

-(Source © Nursery Horstmann DE) - Japanese Cake Tree / Katsura Tree / Gingerbread treeAlthough unfortunately no gingerbread grows on it, the so-called gingerbread tree is a special feature. After and during the shedding of leaves in winter, it exudes a delicious scent of caramel and cinnamon. The Japanese cake tree / katsura tree / gingerbread...

October 25, 2021 - (Source © lid.ch) - This year's bad weather has also significantly reduced the honey harvest of Swiss beekeepers: On average, there was 7.2 kilograms of honey per bee colony - this year's honey harvest is 75 percent smaller than last Year. After last year's record harvest with up to 40 kilograms per bee colony in some cantons, the...