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I find spinach one of the easiest foods to slip into meals. Frozen and baby spinach are hardly noticeable in fruit smoothies, soups, pasta and egg dishes. There is no doubt that spinach has a lot ...

To the unknowing eye, the farmers market in chillier months may be uninspiring — tomatoes and stone fruit are a long way ... Leafy greens like kale and spinach are the humble heroes of late ...

But staring down at my cutting board, I realized I had made a mistake. There sat the fruit’s peel — with its zest full of concentrated citrus goodness — destined for a trip to the garbage can.

Spinach can either be sown in spring for a summer crop, or in the autumn for leaves to pick over winter. Choose your varieties carefully – some are ideal for spring sowing and others for autumn.