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Estonian farm may be Europe’s northernmost artichoke grower
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Estonian farm may be Europe’s northernmost artichoke grower

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Artifarm in Kullamaa, Estonia, began growing artichokes out of curiosity and may be the northernmost farm cultivating the Mediterranean crop.
  • Owner Andreas Kilk said he has not heard of artichoke fields elsewhere in the Nordic countries or Canada.

A farm in Kullamaa, western Estonia, may have become the world’s northernmost grower of artichokes, a Mediterranean plant rarely associated with the region.

Artifarm owner Andreas Kilk said he has not heard of anyone maintaining an artichoke field in the Nordic countries or Canada, although small home growers may exist.

“I ordered specialized artichoke-growing supplies from Italy, and they told me they had never sold anything to the Nordic countries. Maybe there is someone growing them on a small scale, but I have not heard of a field,” Kilk said.

I ordered specialized artichoke-growing supplies from Italy, and they told me they had never sold anything to the Nordic countries. Maybe there is someone growing them on a small scale, but I have not heard of a field.

— Andreas KilkThe Artifarm owner described the rarity of growing artichokes in northern regions.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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