Dr. Steve Rothwell

Dr. Steve Rothwell is the host. Rothwell has a PhD in Nutritional & Environmental Physiology of Watercress from the University of Bath. Rothwell may be the only person in the world with a PhD in Watercress, but I'll keep looking!

"Watercress is the most nutritious fruit or vegetable known—it has more than twice the overall nutrient value of kale—but hardly anyone is aware of that fact."  
-Dr. Steve Rothwell

Here's a quick video from Dr. Steve:
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Dr. Steve Rothwell.

Read more about Dr. Rothwell here: http://www.lovefood.com/guide/producers-and-suppliers/21904/lovefood-meets-a-salad-farmer-and-doctor-of-watercress

Find Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevesleaves
and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StevesLeaves/?fref=ts

A mention in the New York Times

You can find B&W Quality Growers watercress in all sorts of places! And it comes with a bite.

Original link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/dining/vincent-price-cookbook.html?_r=0

New Watercress Variety!

Chefs gave us some feedback, and we listened. Introducing a new watercress variety with smaller stems, easier to prep and no more tangles! Look for it in a store near you.

Watercress in the news

We got our horn tooted! John Vena Produce was kind enough to do the shout out:

"B&W Quality Growers has just released their first batch of *new* and *improved* loose ‪#‎watercress‬! Now STEMLESS, what used to be a tangle-y mess is now a pillow of beautiful, tender, ready-to-use round leaves. Prep free! Less stem, more of that incredible peppery flavor you love. The perfect excuse to use more of the world'd #1 ‪#‎superfood‬ smile emoticon

Try it with this simple but balanced Roasted Cauliflower Salad With Watercress, Walnuts and Gruyère from The New York Times:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/dining/05apperex.html"

Below is the image of the New York Times recipe.

All images from John Vena Produce and The New York Times.

Find the original link here: https://www.facebook.com/JohnVenaProduce/posts/1018770381516088

Happy New Year!

From all of us at B&W Quality Growers, thank you for a wonderful 2015. Let's make 2016 even better!

Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays!

All of us at B&W Quality Growers extend our most heartfelt thanks for enjoying our watercress! 

A watercress wreath or tree is a healthy addition to any holiday table.

May your days be merry and bright!

Happy Holidays!

How are your eyes?

Do you see what I see? How's your vision? Did you know that vitamin A is abundant in watercress. One bowl of this vegetable gives you 42% of the recommended daily value of the vitamin. Watercress, when consumed on a regular basis, can help aid in macular degeneration, and cataracts.

There's two types of Vitamin A, Preformed, which is found in animal products, and Pro-Vitamin A which is in watercress and some other plant based foods. Not only does Vitamin A help your eyes, it also helps form and maintain healthy skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissue. It also is known as retinol and produces the pigments in the retina of the eye. Vitamin A especially helps promote good vision in low light. Eat your watercress to keep your body, and eyes, happy and healthy.

Link to sources: http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/watercress-benefits-for-skin-hair-health/

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002400.htm