CABBAGE

Cabbage is one of the most nutritious and healthy vegetables in the world. Cabbage is an important source of beneficial substances that help the immune system defend our body from diseases and from germs and bacteria. It is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C , but also carotenoids and flavonoids with marked antioxidant properties that with their action contribute to the prevention of ailments and premature aging it is important not to delay the sowing that should be done in spring, since their growth period is very long. plant in succession from the end of March to May to have a harvest between late summer and early fall.
MATTIA 2C

ARTICHOKE

The artichoke is a vegetable of Mediterranean origin,its coltivation is widespread especially in Italy but also in France and Spain.
The properties
The artichokes contain many active ingredients and they have particoular therapeutic properties.They have very few calories,are very tasty and have a lot of fibres in addition to a good quantity of calcium, phosphourus, magnesium , iron and potassium.They hold regulatory properties of appetite and are reccomended to solve problems of cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, overweight and cellulite.
ALESSANDRO IANNOTTA 2C

Carrot

Potato

Originally from the Andes, the potato was domesticated in the region of Lake Titicaca and became one of the main foodstuffs of the Incas, who developed a large number of varieties to adapt it to the different environments of the regions inhabited by them.

The first Europeans to know the potato were the Spanish conquistadors of Peru: the first written description of the plant dates back to 1537. The potato arrived in Europe around the middle of the sixteenth century: it is reported in Spain in 1573, a little later in the countries Bassi and in Italy (at the time Spanish possessions), in England in 1588 (brought by Walter Raleigh), in Germany at the end of the century; in Italy it was called tartuffolo or white truffle.

olive trees in the 3rd Primary School of Maroussi, Greece.jpg

Olive trees' harvesting in the 3rd Primary School of Maroussi, Greece.jpg

Basil

Basil is an herb. The parts of the plant that grow above the ground are used to make medicine and kitchen