And there are plenty of choices, from the easiest vegetables to grow, like lettuce, to unusual varieties that are trickier to find on the shelves, like rainbow chard. A single packet of seeds ...

I love to use them in stews and chunky soups. Combining dried cannellini beans with chard makes a really hearty winter soup that will warm the whole family. The fennel adds another layer of ...

Swiss chard is in season from June to August, and from October to April. Look for rainbow varieties of chard at farmers’ markets or farm shops. Choose fresh-looking bunches with bright ...

The rainbow chard can be substituted with silverbeet or try combining with spinach, curly kale or cavolo nero. If using cavolo nero remember to pull away its central stem as it can be coarse.