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By CINDY MAHAN
RappahMMck Ncm Stair Writer ' Now Rappahannock County residents can benefit from the exotic and beautiful vegetables, herbs and flowers grown by John Bums at Goat Hill Organic Farm.
For the past four years, Mr. Bums hais been selling exclusively to stores ini northern Virginia and Maryland, arid still does about 90 percent of his business with Sutton Place Gourmet But when several local people asked him if he would sell them plants and vegetables, he decided it would be a good thing for the community. ! Friday, April 14 was his first day otfen for local business, and he had plenty for sale. He has nasturtiums in bloom, along with violas, johnny jump-ups, marigolds, and soon-tobloom zinnias, more marigolds, bachelor’s buttons, petunias, calendula and more. Many of the flowers are edible, arid gorgeous in salads: nasturtiums, borage, viola, chrysanthemum, and calendula.
The selection of herb plants is extensive, with several varieties of each kind in most instances. They are big healthy plants in 4-inch pots. He has thyme, sage, basil, parsley, roserriary, fennel, chervil, and curry. Some of the more unusual varieties are purple sage, bronze fennel, silver thyme, golden thyme, purple basil, and Thai basil.
Medicinal herbs, which are field grown, include echinacea (also known as purple coneflower), germander and santolina.
Six kinds of lettuce are available, including red sails, red roman and V lollo rossa. Arugula is one green that
| can be kept on a windowsill in the I kitchen, cutting leaves when desired. Other greens are Chinese cabb&ge, joi choi (a Chinese vegetable excellent for stir frying), flowering kale, and radicchio.
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