POTTAGE GARDENS

The concept of a Pottage Garden came from medieval French origins where it was called a Potager Garden. Pottage is a thick creamy stew made from vegetables and grains with an occasional bit of meat thrown in. The garden was grown in easy proximity to the kitchen and hearth where these vegetables would be harvested from and thrown into the pot, or cauldron. In this issue, find out more about pottage gardens, kitchen gardens, and cottage gardens and the plants that went into them and into the cooking pot.