Up to 1/3 of what comes home as fresh produce ends up in the compost heap. Half of that can be grown or extended. Everything from Beet greens to Zucchini can be coaxed on in one way or another. You can either extend their production, such as celery or create new crops or seeds. Vegetables: (T)ops can be cut up to ½” below their base and rooted in water, then soil, the greens used in salads, with some exceptions like carrots and parsnips, which you can use as a seed source (never eat carrot or parsnip greens!) Biennial plants such as beets, brussel sprouts, carrots, celery, lettucce parsley, parsnip, (H)earts can be extended by cutting them above the base with enough of the plant to continue it growing, or removing leaves until the remaining part is too small to eat, then using toothpicks to hold it above the bottom of a glass, like an avocado seed until it roots,...
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