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Dandelions grow in every continent in the world and are edible in their entirety. They are thought to have evolved about 30 million years ago and have been used for food and as a herb for almost all of recorded history.

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Ireland’s strawberry growers are welcoming the season of one of the nation’s favourite summer fruits.

Ireland’s strawberry growers are welcoming the season of one of the nation’s favourite summer fruits. Packed full of nutritional goodness, strawberries are the taste of summer.

Many people have an aversion to beetroot because the only way they have ever tasted it is boiled and drowned in vinegar.

Maca, sometimes referred to as ‘Peruvian Ginseng’, is a root vegetable native to Peru. Very much like a radish, in Peru it is known as the ‘fountain of youth’ as it has a long traditional use for energy, stamina and fertility.

Perfectly ripe, in-season berries are one of spring’s treasures and are plentiful this time of year. This delicious recipe from Siúcra combines fresh blueberries with creamy goat’s cheese and a hint of basil for a taste sensation that is bursting with juicy flavour and the perfect picnic snack.

The beautiful scenery of Mayo and the Wild Atlantic Way is wowing viewers across Great Britain – in the romantic comedy Wild Mountain Thyme, which was launched last week by Lionsgate, on all major premium video-on-demand retailers in Great Britain.

Bord Bia is encouraging consumers to ‘ Celebrate Strawberry Season’ and to enjoy tasty strawberries as a snack or in a delicious summer-fresh dish.

The olive is a small Mediterranean evergreen tree, its characteristic green to blue-black fruit producing olive oil. The olive tree has been held in high esteem throughout history.