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You can help conserve the seed of traditional vegetables.<\/p>\n
A traditional vegetable is one that\u2019s easy to grow, nutritious, and popular among certain populations in specific locations. In one place it\u2019s a favorite local food, while in another, due to a lack of knowledge about these valuable plants, it might be considered a weed.<\/p>\n
Wherever they are gathered, grown and consumed, traditional vegetables help diversify production systems, farm income, and diets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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By adopting a traditional vegetable in the WorldVeg Genebank, you can help ensure the diversity of these special plants remains available and accessible to people around the globe. Your support will fund collection, conservation, regeneration, and distribution of these very special species.<\/p>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_space=”padding-small”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” target=”true” image=”4374″ link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/spider_plant\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#9064bf” title=”SPIDER PLANT” height=”415px”]Cleome gynandra <\/em>adds tangy taste, plenty of vitamins A & C, iron, protein and much more to meals![\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” target=”true” link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/okra\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#369ff4″ height=”415px” image=”4060″ title=”OKRA”]Some call it lady’s fingers; we call it delicious! Abelmoschus esculentus <\/em>offers plenty of folic acid and antioxidants.[\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” image=”4061″ link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/roselle\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#fa575d” title=”ROSELLE” height=”415px”]Dried, pickled, in jams or drinks, the calyxes of\u00a0Hibiscus sabdariffa <\/em>provide a delicious boost of antioxidants.[\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” image=”4059″ link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/malabar\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#5586e8″ title=”MALABAR SPINACH” height=”415px”]Smooth and savory, red-stemmed or green-stemmed,\u00a0Basella<\/em> spp. enrich meals with ample vitamin C.[\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_space=”padding-small”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” image=”4282″ link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/amaranth\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#5586e8″ title=”AMARANTH” height=”415px”]Tasty leaves AND a versatile high-protein grain, all in one amazing plant![\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” image=”4281″ link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/african_eggplant\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#fa575d” title=”AFRICAN EGGPLANT” height=”415px”]Produce eggs without chickens? No problem for Solanum aethiopicum!\u00a0<\/em>[\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” target=”true” link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/wax_gourd\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#369ff4″ height=”415px” image=”4380″ title=”WAX GOURD”]Benincasa hispida<\/em> can be stored for months — it’s a vegetable for every kitchen![\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3″][gva_box_color text_style=”white” target=”true” image=”4277″ link=”https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/donations\/winged_bean\/” text_link=”ADOPT NOW!” color=”#9064bf” title=”WINGED BEAN” height=”415px”]Protein-rich seeds and pods of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus <\/em>enrich diets.[\/gva_box_color][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row content_placement=”top” row_space=”remove_padding_bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] A seed is a time capsule. It represents the hopes and desires of farmers who produce crops, and people like you, who consume those crops. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”10″ equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” row_space=”padding-small”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text] You can help conserve the seed of traditional vegetables. What is a traditional vegetable? A traditional vegetable is one that\u2019s easy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4177"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4392,"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4177\/revisions\/4392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}